Overview

• Khelo Bharat Niti 2025 replaces the 2001 policy with a five-pillar strategy to professionalize governance and elevate India’s global sporting standing
• The policy mandates that schools and colleges integrate sports into daily routines while prioritizing villages, the poor and daughters to widen participation
• It pledges full support for sports startups and a strengthened domestic manufacturing ecosystem through public-private partnerships, CSR funding and innovation initiatives
• NSP 2025 was developed through comprehensive consultations with central ministries, NITI Aayog, state governments, national sports federations, athletes and experts
• Modi celebrated Team India’s third-place finish with 588 medals at the World Police and Fire Games and highlighted preparations to host the 2029 edition in Ahmedabad