RAS question
What is the budget allocation for Khelo India in FY 2026-27?
Correct answer: (C) ₹924.35 crore.
Khelo India has been allocated Rs. 924.35 crore in the Union Budget for FY 2026-27.
Explanation
The FY 2026-27 allocation for Khelo India is Rs. 924.35 crore. The PIB backgrounder places this figure under the scheme's financial outlay and says the 2026-27 Budget continues support as Khelo India moves into a long-term, outcome-oriented phase. It also explains the policy context: the Budget announced a Khelo India Mission to transform the sports sector over the next decade, taking forward the talent-nurturing work already begun under the Khelo India programme. That is why option C is the right answer: it is the specific Khelo India allocation, not a rounded estimate or a separate sports-sector initiative.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Rs. 500 crore refers to the separate sports goods manufacturing initiative mentioned by PIB, not the Khelo India allocation.
- (B) Rs. 750 crore is not the figure in the PIB backgrounder's Khelo India budget outlay.
- (D) Rs. 1,200 crore overstates the Khelo India allocation because PIB gives the FY 2026-27 figure as Rs. 924.35 crore.
Concept
This tests welfare and development-scheme budgeting under Indian governance, especially the ability to separate a scheme allocation from related sectoral announcements. Such questions recur in RAS because budget figures are often asked through specific flagship programmes rather than broad ministry totals.