PM urges youth to choose playgrounds over screens at Khelo India dialogue

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Khelo India dialogue, urging Indian youth to prioritise physical sports over screen-based entertainment like video games. He stressed that sports centres and playgrounds hold greater importance than digital leisure for the country's youth. Modi expressed concern over India's lack of participation in nearly half of all Olympic sports disciplines. To address this gap, he announced a talent hunt initiative targeting children between the ages of 5 and 15 years.

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