NEW DELHI: The Sports Authority of India has established a para centre under its National Centre of Excellence Scheme at SAI regional centre in Gandhinagar, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said in the Parliament on Thursday.
Under the 'promotion of sports among persons with disabilities' vertical of the Khelo India scheme, financial assistance is provided to support district and state-level games to the concerned national sports federations, namely, Special Olympic Bharat, All India Sports Council of Deaf and Paralympics Committee of India.