Cabinet approves "KHELO INDIA" programme on 20 sept 2017.
The Youth represent the most dynamic and vibrant segment of
the population. India is one of the youngest nations in the World,
with about 65% of its population being under 35 years of age. The
youth in the age group of 15-29 years comprise 27.5% of the
population. At present, promotion and development of sports in the
country is being carried out through following three schemes: -
I. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan - To provide infrastructure in rural areas and to encourage sporting culture in the country through competitions.
II. Urban Infrastructure Scheme - To provide quality sports infrastructure in urban areas so as to provide facilities for talent to hone their skills.
III. National Sports Talent Search – To identify young talent. 1.2 Currently, there is dearth of supporting infrastructure, absence of encouragement to young people to participate in sports, and lack of organized system of talent search. To promote mass participation in sports and achieve effective implementation, the existing schemes of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA), Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS) and National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS) are proposed to be dovetailed into a single scheme to be named as “Khelo India: National Programme for Development of Sports”.
Objective of Scheme;-
a) Mass participation of youth in annual sports competitions through a structured competition; b) Identification of talent
c) Guidance and nurturing of the talent through existing sports academies and new set up either by the central Government or State Government or in PPP mode.
d) Creation of Sports Infrastructure at mofussil, Tehsil, District, State levels, etc. 3.2 Components of Scheme 3.2.1 Competition: Competition structure should cover the whole of India. The competition will be held at Block/District/State and National level. The games/sports which are popular in a particular area shall be played as part of the competition at Block/District/State level. The competitions will be conducted in respect of five distinct age groups, namely, age above 6 -under 12, above 12 -under 18, above 18- under 36, above 36-under 50 and above 50.
The competitions above the age group of 36 are proposed keeping in mind the general health and wellbeing of adult population so that overall economy of the country gets a boost due to reduction of lifestyle and other diseases like obesity, diabetes etc. by adopting the physical activities and participation in these sports competitions. There shall be a separate set of competitions for physically challenged candidates. The competitions will be 100% funded by Centre and it will be Central Sector Scheme. However, States or Sports Federations and Sporting Organizations will be associated in obtaining the assistance from them as regards availability of land, playfields, manpower, infrastructure etc., in conducting the 3 CHAPTER Khelo India – National Programme for Development of Sports 6 competitions. The competition component itself will involve an expenditure of the order of Rs. 1885 crore, if the scale of expenditure on Gujarat Khelmahakumbh is adopted as a guiding principle and also on the basis of proper arrangement of sports competitions at various levels. In view of constraint of availability of funds, an amount of Rs. 230 crore is earmarked for competitions for 2016-17 with an overall allocation for the programme Khelo India at Rs. 500 crores.
However, with a view to popularize sports and organize quality competitions, the scale of expenditure will have to be revised to at least Rs. 1200 to Rs. 1500 crores in subsequent financial years. Sports has been promoted in a huge manner by developed economies as well as Brazil, Russia and China. Russia continues to do well in sporting area and China has been doing exceedingly well at International level. Sports has been promoted in the same way as education contributing to their economies. Promotion of sports will have good impact not only on individuals but also on Indian economy in a positive manner. Promotion of sporting culture among young Indians will also help in universalisation of education. There is no denying of the fact of the positive impact of sports on health of individuals which not only boosts the economy but also helps to save tremendous health care cost. Sporting activity is contributing to Indian economy both directly and indirectly by way of promotion of healthy lifestyles. Thus, it is imperative that sports promotion is treated as a ‘public good’ at par with education and health by the State. In view of the scale of expenditure, an Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) Memorandum will be prepared for appraisal and subsequently, approval of the Cabinet will be sought for the scheme for next five years. 3.2.2 The organizers at all levels will be free to bring in sponsors who may contribute both financially and in kind towards successful conduct of competitions. Contributions of private sectors and sponsors may be accounted for and if some funds are realised these may be used for maintaining and upgrading sports facilities at that level of competitions. The help in kind would be accounted for and taken on record by the concerned authorities. 7 3.2.3 Talent : The talented sportspersons from amongst the participants of the competition for the age group of above 6 -under 12 and above 12 -under 18 at, District, State and National level will be identified through the competition structure contemplated in para 3.2.1.
On conclusion of the competitions, the Organising Committee of the respective level of Competitions will prepare a discipline-wise list of talented candidates separately for boys and girls keeping in view gender sensitivity and representation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Minorities, and weaker sections of society. The selected candidates will be eligible for either grant of suitable scholarships or for admissions in SAI Centres and Sports Academies. The disbursal of scholarships shall be on the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) principle through the implementing agency. Every potential candidate will have to pass through the same competition structure to be eligible for scholarships under this Scheme in a particular year and his/her having received the scholarship during any previous year will not have any bearing on his selection in any subsequent year. Thus, the process of fresh selection every year will ensure that only the most deserving candidate will be eligible for scholarships, thereby maintaining reasonable standard. Such selected candidates will also be given preference for induction in various sports promotional schemes of the MYAS/SAI, wherever feasible and if the selected talents so desire.
The possibility of their induction in State sports academies may also be worked out with the State Governments. The scholarships will be granted in a graded manner for each level, i.e, the National level scholarships will be the highest while the district level the lowest. The expected financial implication on the scholarships is given hereunder: 8 Level (with number of units) Indicati ve number of talents identifie d per unit Indicati ve total number of talents identifie d Quantum
I. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan - To provide infrastructure in rural areas and to encourage sporting culture in the country through competitions.
II. Urban Infrastructure Scheme - To provide quality sports infrastructure in urban areas so as to provide facilities for talent to hone their skills.
III. National Sports Talent Search – To identify young talent. 1.2 Currently, there is dearth of supporting infrastructure, absence of encouragement to young people to participate in sports, and lack of organized system of talent search. To promote mass participation in sports and achieve effective implementation, the existing schemes of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan (RGKA), Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS) and National Sports Talent Search Scheme (NSTSS) are proposed to be dovetailed into a single scheme to be named as “Khelo India: National Programme for Development of Sports”.
Objective of Scheme;-
a) Mass participation of youth in annual sports competitions through a structured competition; b) Identification of talent
c) Guidance and nurturing of the talent through existing sports academies and new set up either by the central Government or State Government or in PPP mode.
d) Creation of Sports Infrastructure at mofussil, Tehsil, District, State levels, etc. 3.2 Components of Scheme 3.2.1 Competition: Competition structure should cover the whole of India. The competition will be held at Block/District/State and National level. The games/sports which are popular in a particular area shall be played as part of the competition at Block/District/State level. The competitions will be conducted in respect of five distinct age groups, namely, age above 6 -under 12, above 12 -under 18, above 18- under 36, above 36-under 50 and above 50.
The competitions above the age group of 36 are proposed keeping in mind the general health and wellbeing of adult population so that overall economy of the country gets a boost due to reduction of lifestyle and other diseases like obesity, diabetes etc. by adopting the physical activities and participation in these sports competitions. There shall be a separate set of competitions for physically challenged candidates. The competitions will be 100% funded by Centre and it will be Central Sector Scheme. However, States or Sports Federations and Sporting Organizations will be associated in obtaining the assistance from them as regards availability of land, playfields, manpower, infrastructure etc., in conducting the 3 CHAPTER Khelo India – National Programme for Development of Sports 6 competitions. The competition component itself will involve an expenditure of the order of Rs. 1885 crore, if the scale of expenditure on Gujarat Khelmahakumbh is adopted as a guiding principle and also on the basis of proper arrangement of sports competitions at various levels. In view of constraint of availability of funds, an amount of Rs. 230 crore is earmarked for competitions for 2016-17 with an overall allocation for the programme Khelo India at Rs. 500 crores.
However, with a view to popularize sports and organize quality competitions, the scale of expenditure will have to be revised to at least Rs. 1200 to Rs. 1500 crores in subsequent financial years. Sports has been promoted in a huge manner by developed economies as well as Brazil, Russia and China. Russia continues to do well in sporting area and China has been doing exceedingly well at International level. Sports has been promoted in the same way as education contributing to their economies. Promotion of sports will have good impact not only on individuals but also on Indian economy in a positive manner. Promotion of sporting culture among young Indians will also help in universalisation of education. There is no denying of the fact of the positive impact of sports on health of individuals which not only boosts the economy but also helps to save tremendous health care cost. Sporting activity is contributing to Indian economy both directly and indirectly by way of promotion of healthy lifestyles. Thus, it is imperative that sports promotion is treated as a ‘public good’ at par with education and health by the State. In view of the scale of expenditure, an Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC) Memorandum will be prepared for appraisal and subsequently, approval of the Cabinet will be sought for the scheme for next five years. 3.2.2 The organizers at all levels will be free to bring in sponsors who may contribute both financially and in kind towards successful conduct of competitions. Contributions of private sectors and sponsors may be accounted for and if some funds are realised these may be used for maintaining and upgrading sports facilities at that level of competitions. The help in kind would be accounted for and taken on record by the concerned authorities. 7 3.2.3 Talent : The talented sportspersons from amongst the participants of the competition for the age group of above 6 -under 12 and above 12 -under 18 at, District, State and National level will be identified through the competition structure contemplated in para 3.2.1.
On conclusion of the competitions, the Organising Committee of the respective level of Competitions will prepare a discipline-wise list of talented candidates separately for boys and girls keeping in view gender sensitivity and representation of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Minorities, and weaker sections of society. The selected candidates will be eligible for either grant of suitable scholarships or for admissions in SAI Centres and Sports Academies. The disbursal of scholarships shall be on the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) principle through the implementing agency. Every potential candidate will have to pass through the same competition structure to be eligible for scholarships under this Scheme in a particular year and his/her having received the scholarship during any previous year will not have any bearing on his selection in any subsequent year. Thus, the process of fresh selection every year will ensure that only the most deserving candidate will be eligible for scholarships, thereby maintaining reasonable standard. Such selected candidates will also be given preference for induction in various sports promotional schemes of the MYAS/SAI, wherever feasible and if the selected talents so desire.
The possibility of their induction in State sports academies may also be worked out with the State Governments. The scholarships will be granted in a graded manner for each level, i.e, the National level scholarships will be the highest while the district level the lowest. The expected financial implication on the scholarships is given hereunder: 8 Level (with number of units) Indicati ve number of talents identifie d per unit Indicati ve total number of talents identifie d Quantum
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