Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) programme

March 16, 2024

The Khelo India Rising Talent Identification (KIRTI) programme was launched by the Union Sports Minister recently.
The scheme, aimed at school children in the age group of nine to 18 years, will focus on using sports as a tool for healthy life and primarily keep youngsters away from drugs and gadgetry distractions.
KIRTI works on the principle of ‘catching them young’ and ‘nurturing’ them into champions using innovative IT tools, who will excel and secure medals at national and international levels.
- The launch was also made in 50 centres across the country.
- Fifty thousand applicants were being assessed in the first phase across 10 sports disciplines, including athletics, boxing, wrestling, hockey, football, and wrestling.
- It was stated that 20 lakh assessments would be done in the first year to identify and assess talent through notified talent assessment centres.
Data analytics based on artificial intelligence would be used to assess the sporting acumen of the aspiring athletes.