Government of India Takes Ambitious Projects in Hand to Make India Sporting Nation

Indian govt. has also taken a project in hand to give sportsperson job security. As per the project, the in every public sector sportsperson should have five per cent reservation

Author: Sudipta Biswas

Published: July 14, 2017, 9:43 AM IST

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The Sports Ministry made a pledge to make India a sporting nation.

The Indian government has taken ambitious projects in hand to groom 1,000 athletes for the 2028 Olympic. Alongside this the Sports Ministry pledged to make sporting events compulsory at schools. Ministry also promised to install modern infrastructure across the country to host national and international sporting events. The government believes the project will bring a sea change in India’s sporting culture.

The Indian government has already begun a project which called top 10 performances at the 2028 Olympics. These projects will emphasis on sports science and sports medicine respectively. The project will be handled by highly-qualified sports staffs. The government also claimed that the there will be ‘incremental improvement’ from 2018 and system will mature by 2020.

The Indian government has also taken a project in hand to give sportsperson job security. As per the project, the in every public sector sportsperson should have five per cent reservation, and the deadline for this project is May 2018.

In another project, Indian Sports Ministry has demonstrated the work to install the infrastructure to win the hosting rights of multi-sports tournaments like Asian Games, Olympic Games, and the Commonwealth Games. The Indian government is glad to host the FIFA U-17 World Cup. In November this year, India will host Himalayan Games. The ministry also made an extensive plan to make sports a ‘sustainable livelihood’, hence they want to host for sporting events in the country throughout the year. The ministry pledged to host National School Games in January 2018. The project will be ready to installation by March 2018.

The Sports Ministry also announced a blueprint for producing talent pool for the 2024 and 2028 Olympics. The ministry will provide Rs 5 lakhs per athletes for eight years. The ministry will produce 1,000 athletes for 10 Olympic sports. A committee will be built to scout talent for this project. In fact, they will use the online portal to pick up a talent, and the money will not be given directly to the athletes but will be used for their development. The ministry has identified 15 disciplines for Asian Games and Olympic. For the Olympic, the ministry focused on six sports where India have the chance to win medals. The project will be in action from September 2017.

Meanwhile, the ministry announced yoga and sports are compulsory at schools. It has sent a proposal to the Department of Department of School Education and Literacy. The ministry wanted to create a framework which will involve consultation, content development, teaching methodology, pedagogy. The ministry expected the project will be ready for operation by May 2018.