Sports For Women has encouraged sports all over the country thus allowing the population to harness the power of sports through its cross-cutting influence, namely, holistic development of children and youth and women in specific, Community development, social integration, gender equality, healthy lifestyle, national pride and economic opportunities related to sports development.

The increasing rates of female athletes’ participation in sports events help to counter gender biases. Furthermore, it has been observed that women that do sports and participate in National League, besides improving their physical & mental health, are more likely to overcome biases, feel empowered and develop leadership skills.

• 10 Ka Dum wherein competition will be organised in 10 Disciplines across 10 Cities with the objective of encouraging mass participation of women in sports and developing a sporting culture.

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This Ministry runs a Central Sector Scheme, namely, the ‘Khelo India – National Programme for Development of Sports’ Scheme (Khelo India Scheme), of which one of the Components, namely, ‘Promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games’, is specifically dedicated to the development and promotion of rural and indigenous/tribal games in the country.

Indigenous games of Mallakhamb, Kalaripayattu, Gatka, Thang-Ta, Yogasana and Silambam have been identified for promotion under this Component. Grants are sanctioned for infrastructure development, equipment support, appointment of coaches, training of coaches and scholarships under this Component.

This Ministry implements various Sports Promotional Schemes across the country through the Sports Authority of India (SAI), viz. National Centres of Excellence (NCOE), SAI Training Centre (STC), Extension Centre of STC, National Sports Talent Contest (NSTC) - (with its sub-schemes for Regular Schools, Indigenous Games & Martial Arts (IGMA) School & Akharas), whereby services of expert coaches, sports equipment, boarding and lodging, sports kit, competition exposure, educational expenses, medical/ insurance and stipend as per the approved scheme norms are provided.

The Khelo India initiative, a national program aimed at promoting sports participation across India, includes a dedicated focus on Persons with Disabilities (PwD) by providing access to training, competitions, and infrastructure development specifically designed to cater to their needs, enabling them to participate actively in sports and achieve excellence at various levels

84 Khelo India Athletes have been currently identified in para sports. This provides comprehensive support to athletes, including scholarships, specialised training and coaching facilities, exposure to international competitions, and access to world-class training facilities, which entail funding of ₹6.28 lakhs per annum per Khelo India Athlete including ₹10,000 per month out-of-pocket allowance for each KIA.
 

Under the Khelo India Scheme, the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) organizes National-level competitions, Khelo India Youth Games, Khelo India University Games, Khelo India Para Games and Khelo India Winter Games to provide a platform for talented athletes to showcase their sporting and competitive skills. 

So far, 6 editions of the Khelo India Youth Games, 4 editions of the Khelo India University Games, 5 editions of the Khelo India Winter Games, 1st edition of the Khelo India Para Games have been successfully conducted with the participation of 36 States/UTs.

In the series the Khelo India Para Games is planned to be conducted in Delhi from 20th March onwards in 6 Sports Disciplines namely Para Archery, Para Powerlifting, Para Athletics, Para-Badminton Para Table Tennis and Para Shooting.