Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur says, “The Khelo India scheme was launched 7 years ago as a brainchild of our honourable Prime Minister with a vision to boost a strong sporting culture at the grassroots level and to build a framework for all sports played in our country. It’s establishing India as a great sporting nation. Khelo India has been so successful that 41 medals won in the Asian Games 2023 were because of Khelo India Games and the Khelo India program.”