
Mandya to get Khelo India, Sports Sciences Centres
The Hindu
₹2 cr. sanctioned for their formation; sports infrastructure to see improvement to encourage local sporting talents
A Khelo India Centre (KIC) and a Sports Sciences Center will soon be coming up in Mandya, the sugar bowl of Karnataka, and a sum of ₹2 crore had been sanctioned to facilitate their formation. The idea of KIC was announced by the Union Sports Ministry while the Sports Sciences Centre was announced in the State budget for systematically assessing sports talents. Minister in charge of Mandya district K.C. Narayana Gowda, who is the Minister for Youth Empowerment and Sports, has released ₹10 crore towards the development of District Stadium in Mandya town in a bid to revamp the sporting infrastructure in the district.More Related News

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