INTRODUCTION: - India has progressed steadily in the area of sports during the past few decades. This incredible potential must be displayed on a national and international level. It's time to encourage new talent, give them access to first-rate resources, and provide them with the best training possible(Singh & Bali, 2020). The ministry of sports and young affairs launched the Khelo India programme to foster a grassroots athletic culture in India. The purpose is to develop a robust foundation for all sports played in our country and promote "sports for Excellence" as well as "sports for everyone". To promote India's sports culture, the Khelo India programme has been introduced. The National Sports Talent Search Scheme, the Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme, and the old Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan, formerly known as the "Yuva Krida and Khel Abhiyan," were all combined to form the Khelo India Scheme.(Gupta, 2020)

METHODOLOGY: - for the purpose of the present study the data was collected by convenient purposive sampling from 300 participants of different Khelo India Academies who are the beneficiary of khelo India program. A self-developed questionnaire was administered as a tool for data collection. Total 12 questions are formed to gather the data on identification of sporting talent. The scoring was done on 5 point scale ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics (percentage) and Non-Parametric statistics (Chi-Square). The statistical significance was tested at 0.05 level.

FINDINGS AND RESULTS:-

The result of all the selected aspects has been presented in different table no.1 to 12 and figure 1. In which SD- Strongly disagree, D- disagree, NAND- Neither agree nor disagree, A- agree, SA-strongly agree.

Table-1:- Percentage distribution and Chi-square analysis for the scores of the variable there is a need for more tournaments to asses Talent Identification

The Percentage distribution presented in the table-1 shows that 50.3% participants strongly agree, 38.3% participants agree, 11.3% participants neither agree nor disagree, 6% participants

The Percentage distribution presented in the table-4 shows that 40.7% participants strongly agree, 36.7% participants agree, 13.7% participants neither agree nor disagree, 5.7% participants disagree and 3.3% participants are strongly disagree that Khelo India programme provide a fair and reasonable opportunity for all players. The calculated value of Chi-square is found to be 184.23 against the tabulated value 9.49, which is significant at 0.05level.

Table-5:- Percentage distribution and Chi-square analysis for the scores of the variable ‘Level of achievement of player’ to be considered for talent identification

The calculated Chi-square value is found to be 261.70 against the tabulated value 9.49, which is significant at 0.05 level and the percentage distribution in table-5 shows that 46% participants strongly agree, 39.3% participants agree, 7.3% participants neither agree nor disagree, 4.3% participants disagree and 3% participants are strongly disagree that ‘Level of achievement of player’ to be considered for talent identification.

Table-6:- Percentage distribution and Chi-square analysis for the scores of the variable your coach has the fundamental skills required for the talent identification process

The Chi-square analysis in table-6 for the factor “your coach has the fundamental skills required for the talent identification process” among the participants shows that there is a significant difference in the response of all selected participants, as the calculated value is found to be 238.67 against the tabulated value 9.49, which is significant at 0.05 level. The percentage distribution of factor in the table shows that 49% participants strongly agree, 32% participants agree, 8.3% participants neither agree nor disagree, 6.3% participants disagree and 3.7% participants are strongly disagree with that the coach has the fundamental skills required for the talent identification process.

in the table shows that 54.3% participants strongly agree, 19.7% participants agree, 14% participants neither agree nor disagree, 8.3% participants disagree and 3.7% participants are strongly disagree with that there is needs to identify talent to make India a sporting superpower.

Table-10:- Percentage distribution and Chi-square analysis for the scores of the variable Identification of sports talent at the grassroots level plays a crucial role in athletes’ development and performance

The calculated Chi-square value is found to be 142.93 against the tabulated value 9.49, which is significant at 0.05 level and the percentage distribution in table-10 shows that 40.75% participants strongly agree, 31.3% participants agree, 13.3% participants neither agree nor disagree, 11.3% participants disagree and 3.3% participants are strongly disagree about Identification of sports talent at the grassroots level plays a crucial role in athletes’ development and performance.

Table-11:- Percentage distribution and Chi-square analysis for the scores of the variable there is a Lack of coordination among the concerned bodies affecting uptake of sports

The Percentage distribution presented in the table-11 depict that 48.7% participants strongly agree, 28.7% participants agree, 16.3% participants neither agree nor disagree, 3.3% participants disagree and 3% participants are strongly disagree that there is a Lack of coordination among the concerned bodies affecting uptake of sports. The calculated value of Chi-square is found to be 221.57 against the tabulated value 9.49, which is significant at 0.05 level.

Table-12:- Percentage distribution and Chi-square analysis for the scores of the variable scientific interventions like Physical, Physiological and Psychological assessments are needed

key objective of the Khelo India programme is for a high-powered committee to discover potential athletes in major sports disciplines at various levels. Several studies have defined achievement motivation (motive) as executing a job brilliantly, attaining perfectly, overcoming challenges, and performing better than others. Goals for achievement can influence how a person conducts a task and signify a desire to demonstrate expertise(Wani & Gopinath, 2019). Many efforts have been taken by the government as well as the private sector; however a country with a population of 1.35billion people has not produced a significant number of medallists. This emphasises the need for a broader net of talent scouting and quality training in order to find and train more talents. In this study, the roles of the government and private sector in talent scouting and training in India are explained(Kumar, Prakash, & Rao, 2015). On the basis of results and findings the participants response shows that the participants are strongly agree with the khelo india program in the identification of sporting talent. We can also conclude that there is need for more tournamnts to assess talent, special camps should be organised to identify talent, they are agree with the talent identification process of khelo india program, khelo india provide fair and reasonable opportunity for all players, level of achievement of player to be considered for talent identification,coaches have the fundamental skills, coaches need to know the scientific test to predict the athlets ability, participants are agree with the facility to facilitate the talent identification process, there is a need to identify talet to make india a sporting superpower, Identification of sports talent at the grassroots level plays a crucial role in athletes’ development and performance, There is a Lack of coordination among the concerned bodies affecting uptake of sports and, Scientific interventions like Physical, Physiological and Psychological assessments are needed for the improvement in the khelo india program.

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