Government constitutes ‘All India Council of Sports’
The Govt. of India has constituted ‘All
India Council of Sports’. The council will be an advisory body for the Ministry
of Youth Affairs and Sports. While the advice rendered by the council will be
duly considered by the government, it will not be binding and obligatory on the
government. The council may organize national, international conferences,
seminars, symposia etc, for promotion of sports and games in the country......................................................
The Council will be headed by a
President in the rank of Minister of State and will include four Members of
Parliament, Sports personalities, coaches, sports experts, sports
administrators, DG SAI, DG NADA, Vice
Chancellor of LNIPE, officials from Sports Ministry,
representatives from National Sports Federations, Indian Olympic
Association, corporate bodies and NGOs. Appointments of the President and
members of the Council other than ex-officio members shall be made by the
Government..............................................
The Council will meet from time to
time, at least once in a quarter, and deliberate on matters relating to the
promotion and development of sports and games in the country. The Council will have the aims and objectives as
indicated below:.....................................-
(a) popularizing sports amongst the youth as
a way of life;
(b) increasing outreach of sports to rural
and tribal areas, areas affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE), North East and
Jammu & Kashmir;
(c) implementation of policies for promotion of sports and
games in the country;
(d) matters relating to promotion of inclusiveness in
sports with special focus on women, differently-abled, tribals etc;
(e) preventing drug abuse in sports, fraud of age and
sexual harassment of women in sports;
(f) bringing professionalism, transparency and good
governance in functioning of National Sports Federations;
(g) ways and means to raise resources for the promotion of
sports and games in the country;
(h) promotion of sports sciences and sports medicine;
(i) augmenting sports infrastructure and ensuring its
proper utilization;
(j) matters relating to participation and performance of
sportspersons and teams in international sporting events;
(k) issues arising out of match fixing and other
malpractices in competitive sports; and
(l) ways and means to promote indigenous games in the
country
(m) early identification of sports talent and
nurturing of the identified talent;
(n) Integration of sports in educational curriculum in
schools, colleges and universities;
(o) Welfare measures for sportspersons;
(p) issues and matters specifically referred to the
Council by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. ........................................................................
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