Foundation laid for ₹14-crore Khelo India indoor sports complex in Mandya, Karnataka
Union Ministers Mansukh Mandaviya and H. D. Kumaraswamy laid the foundation stone of a ₹14-crore multi-purpose indoor sports complex in Mandya, Karnataka, under the Khelo India scheme on 14 March 2026.
Summary
Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Heavy Industries and Steel Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy laid the foundation stone of a ₹14-crore multi-purpose indoor sports complex in Mandya, Karnataka, on 14 March 2026. The facility, sanctioned under the Khelo India scheme, is coming up on the campus of the University of Agricultural Sciences at VC Farm, Mandya. Mandaviya said Khelo India aims to revive sports culture at the grassroots and urged local youth to produce more champions under the slogan 'Khelo India! Vibrant Mandya!'.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 14 March 2026, VC Farm (University of Agricultural Sciences campus), Mandya
- Facility
- Multi-purpose indoor sports complex, ₹14 crore
- Scheme
- Khelo India
- Ministers
- Mansukh Mandaviya, H. D. Kumaraswamy
Practice MCQs 1 questions
A ₹14-crore Khelo India multi-purpose indoor sports complex was founded on 14 March 2026 in which Karnataka district?
Show answer
Correct answer: B — Mandya
The foundation stone was laid at VC Farm, Mandya, on the campus of the University of Agricultural Sciences.