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Kehlo India's share, announced in the budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is Rs 20 crore more than the revised allocation of Rs 880 crore during the previous financial year.
The swimmer won seven medals, including five gold and two silver.
The four-day trials will be held at the University of Calicut beginning June 17.
Nirmala, who set the swimming pool alight at the first-ever Kerala Olympic Games by clinching two gold medals on Friday, dedicated her latest achievement to her grandmother Shyamala, who helped her stay afloat during life's lowest phases.
The government's flagship Khelo India programme was handed the biggest reduction -- of Rs 232.71 crore -- among all sports heads for the 2021-22 budget.
The action was taken two days after SAI lodged a complaint, alleging that several athletes across the country were duped through the false advertisement, which sought money to compete in the Khelo India Games.
The teenager from Nattika, who recently broke the national Under-21 long jump record with an effort of 6.36 metres at the Khelo India Youth Games in New Delhi, has the potential to land India a medal at the U-20 Worlds.
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