BHUBANESWAR 24-Jul-2015
Govt of India has constituted All India Council of Sports, 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.
