{"id":48892,"date":"2025-07-22T20:58:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T15:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=48892"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:41:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T10:11:20","slug":"national-sports-policy-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/22-07-2025\/national-sports-policy-2025","title":{"rendered":"National Sports Policy 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/Governance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India, a country with immense talent and growing ambitions in the global sporting arena, is poised for a strategic transformation with the introduction of the <strong>National Sports Policy 2025<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The new policy supersedes the existing <strong>National Sports Policy, 2001.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It lays out a<strong> visionary and strategic roadmap<\/strong> to establish India as a global sporting powerhouse and a strong contender for including the <strong>2036 Olympic Games.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Policy is Anchored on Five Key Pillars<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Excellence on the Global Stage: <\/strong>Strengthen sports programs from the grassroots to elite levels.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Build world-class systems for training, coaching, and holistic athlete support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sports for Economic Development: <\/strong>It seeks to promote sports tourism and attract major international events to India.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Encourage private sector participation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sports for Social Development: <\/strong>Promoting participation among women, economically weaker sections, tribal communities, and persons with disabilities through focused programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sports as a People\u2019s Movement: <\/strong>The policy aims to drive mass participation and a culture of fitness through nationwide campaigns and community-based events.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Integration with Education (NEP 2020): <\/strong>In alignment with the National Education Policy 2020, the NSP 2025 proposes to integrate sports into school curricula.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Strategic Framework:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Governance: <\/strong>Establish a robust regulatory framework for sports governance, including legal framework.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Private Sector Funding &amp; support:<\/strong> Develop innovative financing mechanisms and engage private sector participation through PPPs and CSR.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Technology &amp; Innovation: <\/strong>Leverage emerging technologies, including AI and data analytics, for performance tracking, research, and program implementation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>National Monitoring Framework:<\/strong> Create a national framework with well-defined benchmarks, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and time-bound targets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Model Policy for States: <\/strong>The NSP 2025 will serve as a model for States and Union Territories, encouraging them to revise or formulate their own policies in alignment with national objectives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Whole-of-Government Approach:<\/strong> The policy calls for integration of sports promotion into the activities, schemes, and programs of all Ministries and Departments to achieve a holistic impact.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Need for the Policy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Paris Olympics<\/strong> ended with India securing<strong> six medals <\/strong>\u2014 one silver and five bronze \u2014 to place<strong> 71st in the medals tally<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was ranked below nations with much smaller populations including <strong>Georgia, Kazakhstan and North Korea.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The United States,<\/strong> with less than a quarter of India\u2019s population, topped the charts with <strong>126 medals followed by China with 91.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India has now won just <strong>41 Olympic medals<\/strong> in total since its debut in <strong>1900<\/strong>, all at the Summer Games.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The country\u2019s performance led to <strong>many questions about the need for a sporting culture.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Significance of the Policy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Focuses on<strong> identifying and nurturing talent<\/strong> from a young age<strong> through structured pathways.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Advocates for Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)<\/strong> in infrastructure development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Recognizes the economic potential<\/strong> of sports\u2014including job creation, tourism, and manufacturing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Integrates sports science, medicine, psychology, and nutrition<\/strong> for athlete development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aligns with <\/strong>Fit India Movement, Khelo India, and Viksit Bharat @2047 goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/columns\/himesh-reshammiya-is-having-a-moment-capmaniatour-its-glorious-10141549\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">India, a country with immense talent and growing ambitions in the global sporting arena, is poised for a strategic transformation with the introduction of the National Sports Policy 2025.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Strategic Framework:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Governance: Establish a robust regulatory framework for sports governance, including legal framework.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Private Sector Funding &#038; support: Develop innovative financing mechanisms and engage private sector participation through PPPs and CSR.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Technology &#038; Innovation: Leverage emerging technologies, including AI and data analytics, for performance tracking, research, and program implementation.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">National Monitoring Framework: Create a national framework with well-defined benchmarks, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and time-bound targets.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/22-07-2025\/national-sports-policy-2025\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48892"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48892\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48908,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48892\/revisions\/48908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}