{"id":2508,"date":"2023-09-06T07:04:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T07:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=2508"},"modified":"2023-09-06T07:04:06","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T07:04:06","slug":"pm-modi-approved-rs-675-crore-for-khelo-india-anurag-thakur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/pm-modi-approved-rs-675-crore-for-khelo-india-anurag-thakur\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi approved Rs 675 crore for Khelo India: Anurag Thakur"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW DELHI: Anurag\u00a0<\/span>Thakur,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Union\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sports,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tuesday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prime\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span>Narendra\u00a0<\/span><\/a>Modi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>authorised\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>675\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crore\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Khelo\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span>initiative\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>expressed\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hope\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Team\u00a0<\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>finish\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>year’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Asian\u00a0<\/span>Games\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span>its\u00a0<\/span><\/span>highest-ever\u00a0<\/span><\/span>medal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>total.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>much-awaited\u00a0<\/span><\/span>official\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ceremonial\u00a0<\/span><\/span>dress\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>playing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>uniform\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>contingent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>competing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>upcoming\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2022\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Asian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Games,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>take\u00a0<\/span><\/span>place\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hangzhou,\u00a0<\/span>China\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>September\u00a0<\/span>23\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>October\u00a0<\/span>8,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>released\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>Olympic\u00a0<\/span>Association\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(IOA)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tuesday.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IOA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>held\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>glitzy\u00a0<\/span><\/span>send-off\u00a0<\/span><\/span>event,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>was\u00a0<\/span>attended\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>senior\u00a0<\/span>officials,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>famous\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sprinter\u00a0<\/span><\/span>PT\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Usha,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Union\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Information,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Broadcasting,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Youth\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Affairs,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sports\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Anurag\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Thakur.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>“In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>first\u00a0<\/span><\/span>60\u00a0<\/span>years\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>World\u00a0<\/span>University\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Games,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had\u00a0<\/span>won\u00a0<\/span><\/span>18\u00a0<\/span><\/span>medals.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>This\u00a0<\/span>time,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span><\/span>26\u00a0<\/span><\/span>medals\u00a0<\/span><\/span>under\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>belt,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>including\u00a0<\/span><\/span>10\u00a0<\/span>gold\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ones.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>It’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fantastic\u00a0<\/span>news\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>PM\u00a0<\/span>Modi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>sanctioned\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>sum\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Rs\u00a0<\/span><\/span>675\u00a0<\/span><\/span>crore\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Khelo\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>budget\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sports\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span>tripled\u00a0<\/span><\/span>during\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>administration.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Like\u00a0<\/span><\/span>no\u00a0<\/span>other\u00a0<\/span>leader\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>world,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Prime\u00a0<\/span>Minister\u00a0<\/span>Modi\u00a0<\/span><\/span>inspires\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>team.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Whether\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you\u00a0<\/span><\/span>refer\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bharat,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hindustan,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>athletes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>bring\u00a0<\/span><\/span>honour\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nation,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Thakur\u00a0<\/span><\/span>told\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>reporters.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>team\u00a0<\/span><\/span>included\u00a0<\/span><\/span>athletes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>several\u00a0<\/span><\/span>different\u00a0<\/span>sports,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>including\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Asian\u00a0<\/span>Games\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shot\u00a0<\/span>put\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gold\u00a0<\/span><\/span>medalist\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Tajinderpal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Singh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Toor,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>shooting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>phenomenon\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Manu\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Bhaker,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>hockey\u00a0<\/span><\/span>goalkeepers\u00a0<\/span><\/span>PR\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sreejesh\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(men)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Savita\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Punia\u00a0<\/span><\/span>(women).<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“It\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not\u00a0<\/span>just\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>uniform;\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>symbol\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pride\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>identity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>athletes,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>said\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Thakur\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>remarks\u00a0<\/span><\/span>on\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>occasion.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>uniform\u00a0<\/span><\/span>celebrates\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India’s\u00a0<\/span>independence\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>highlights\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>rich\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cultural\u00a0<\/span>heritage\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>design\u00a0<\/span><\/span>prowess.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>As\u00a0<\/span>much\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>squad\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span><\/span>symbolise\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>youthful\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>new\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span>am\u00a0<\/span><\/span>optimistic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>guarantee\u00a0<\/span><\/span>historic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>performances\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>return\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>highest\u00a0<\/span><\/span>medal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>total.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>I\u00a0<\/span><\/span>implore\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>support\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>applaud\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>athletes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Aaquib\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Wani,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>famous\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Kashmiri\u00a0<\/span><\/span>designer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>previously\u00a0<\/span>created\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>shirt\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>cricket\u00a0<\/span><\/span>team,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>created\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>playing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>uniform.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Every\u00a0<\/span>athlete\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wears\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>bit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>home\u00a0<\/span><\/span>state\u00a0<\/span><\/span>onto\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>pitch\u00a0<\/span><\/span>thanks\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>design,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>influenced\u00a0<\/span><\/span>by\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>nation’s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>diverse\u00a0<\/span><\/span>artistic\u00a0<\/span>expressions\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>serves\u00a0<\/span>as\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>visual\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ode\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>great\u00a0<\/span>diversity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>unity\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>constitutes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>IOA\u00a0<\/span><\/span>President\u00a0<\/span><\/span>PT\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Usha\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stated\u00a0<\/span>that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>she\u00a0<\/span><\/span>anticipates\u00a0<\/span><\/span>each\u00a0<\/span>participant\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>give\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their\u00a0<\/span>best\u00a0<\/span>effort\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>represent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pride.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>“We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>eagerly\u00a0<\/span>anticipated\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Asian\u00a0<\/span>Games\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2022,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>pleased\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would\u00a0<\/span>send\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>largest\u00a0<\/span><\/span>delegation\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>634\u00a0<\/span><\/span>athletes.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>We\u00a0<\/span><\/span>think\u00a0<\/span><\/span>this\u00a0<\/span>team\u00a0<\/span><\/span>has\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>ability\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>give\u00a0<\/span><\/span>India\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>biggest\u00a0<\/span><\/span>medal\u00a0<\/span><\/span>total\u00a0<\/span><\/span>as\u00a0<\/span>well,”\u00a0<\/span><\/span>she\u00a0<\/span><\/span>added.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>The\u00a0<\/span>athlete\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>focus\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of\u00a0<\/span>everything\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>do\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>IOA,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>go\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>great\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lengths\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>make\u00a0<\/span><\/span>sure\u00a0<\/span><\/span>they\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are\u00a0<\/span>well\u00a0<\/span>taken\u00a0<\/span><\/span>care\u00a0<\/span>of,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>she\u00a0<\/span><\/span>continued.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>Following\u00a0<\/span><\/span>athletics,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rowing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>competing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Hangzhou\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>unit\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that\u00a0<\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>33\u00a0<\/span>members\u00a0<\/span><\/span>large.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>A\u00a0<\/span><\/span>15-person\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Esports\u00a0<\/span><\/span>squad\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>also\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span>present\u00a0<\/span><\/span>at\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Asian\u00a0<\/span>Games,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>where\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>competition\u00a0<\/span><\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>making\u00a0<\/span><\/span>its\u00a0<\/span>official\u00a0<\/span>debut.<\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span>In\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>most\u00a0<\/span><\/span>recent\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Asian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Games,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which\u00a0<\/span><\/span>were\u00a0<\/span>held\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2018,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>Indian\u00a0<\/span>team\u00a0<\/span><\/span>won\u00a0<\/span><\/span>70\u00a0<\/span><\/span>medals,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>including\u00a0<\/span><\/span>16\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gold\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ones,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>setting\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span>record\u00a0<\/span><\/span>for\u00a0<\/span>most\u00a0<\/span><\/span>medals\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ever.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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