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Issues with Sports in India

• Who is the boss?
  • Constitutionally speaking, sports form a part of Entry 33 of the State List.

• Ministry of youth affairs & Sports
  • Sports Authority of India
• Autonomous Bodies
  • BCCI
  • IOA
  • AIFF
  • IHF etc
• Malaise in Sports Governance
  • No clear role & responsibility
  • Lack of Transparency in working
  • Power without responsibility & accountability
  • Lack of professionalism (politicization of bodies)
  • Corruption & abuse of power
• Allocation for sports
  • FY 2022-23 budget allocated for sports stands at Rs 3062.60 cr.
  • Chinese government spends more than 300 billion yuan annually on sports (Appx 3 lakh crores)
• Lack of Sports infrastructure
  • Please Don’t talk about cricket..!!
• Attitudinal problem in India
  • Hobby or career? – Kya banoge – Doctor ya Engineer
  • Sports – A route to govt job?
• Vision & Policy lacunae in India
  • Shift from post success to pre support model
  • Do we need watchdog for federations?
  • Does India want to become a sporting nation?

What is being done?

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