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A strong step towards the

DEVELOPMENT
OF SPORTS

The new sports policy includes the vision of India’s
readiness to associate sports with excellence, as well as
India’s strong claim in international sports events, including
the Olympic Games of the year 2036, and a visionary
strategic roadmap. This policy is based on the following five
main pillars, which touch every aspect of sports:

1. Excellence on 2. Economic 3. Social development
the global stage development n This policy emphasises social
n The first goal of this policy is n By promoting sports start-ups, inclusion. Emphasis has
to improve performance and professional leagues, and sports been laid on planning and
results. For this, sports science, tourism, as well as attracting creating special events and
technology, and artificial international events to India, infrastructure to give equal
intelligence are being included in this policy connects sports with opportunities in mainstream
the training system so that it can employment generation and sports to women athletes,
be made world-class, along with entrepreneurship. economically weaker sections,
monitoring the performance of youth from tribal communities,
athletes. n Under this, the goal is to and Divyangs.
encourage private sector
n Under this, a mechanism will be participation in the field of n Under the policy, the goal
developed to identify and hone sports through PPP, Corporate is to revive indigenous and
talents and strengthen sports Social Responsibility (CSR), and traditional sports as well as
programs from grassroots to innovative financing initiatives. connect the NRIs.
high levels.

n Under the policy, priority will 4. Sports as a Mass Movement
be given to infrastructural n Instead of limiting sports only to the elite class, it will be given the form
development of sports in urban of a mass movement. Work will be done to make sports participation
and rural areas to enhance the a part of the culture at every level—school, college, panchayat, and
capacity and governance of the workplace. Along with promoting public participation and fitness
National Sports Federations as culture through nationwide campaigns and community-based programs,
well as to promote sports. a fitness index will be started for schools, colleges, workplaces, etc.

been brought suddenly; there has been a decade Games. India also struck a new record of medals in
of strong planning and effort behind it. This is the the University Games. This has not happened sud-
reason why today, many people are surprised at how denly. There was no lack of hard work and passion
the performance of our athletes has improved so in the country’s players even before. But in the last
much after 2014. 11 years, they have gained new confidence, and the
India gave its best performance ever in the Tokyo government has supported them at every step. In
and Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games. India also the last 11 years, the government brought reforms,
created history in the Asian Games and Asian Para the players performed, and the entire ecosystem of

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