New Delhi: The National Institution for Transforming India or NITI Aayog today announced an action plan named Let's Play - Action Plan for Revitalising Sports in India with the aim to target 50 Olympic medals in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
The 20-point plan highlights some key areas that require improvement. These action points have been divided into a short-term vision (4 to 8 years) and a medium- to long-term vision (8 to 15 years), according to its official website. "We are a large and diverse nation. Sports can be a great means of national integration" PM Narendra Modi said on NITI Aayog's website.
The points include targeting a group of priority sports, organisation of sportspersons into three groups for each priority sport, harnessing the potential of indigenous and regional sports, world class coaches and a grading system for coaches.
Special emphasis will be given to implement the National Sports Code and Sports Bill, to formulate an injury insurance scheme, strengthening and scaling-up of existing Sports Authority of India (SAI) training centres and facilitating creation of sports academies for individual sports among others.
The 20-point plan highlights some key areas that require improvement. These action points have been divided into a short-term vision (4 to 8 years) and a medium- to long-term vision (8 to 15 years), according to its official website.
Special emphasis will be given to implement the National Sports Code and Sports Bill, to formulate an injury insurance scheme, strengthening and scaling-up of existing Sports Authority of India (SAI) training centres and facilitating creation of sports academies for individual sports among others.
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