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National Sports Policy (NSP) 2025 approved by the Union Cabinet

Posted 02 Jul 2025

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Superseding the existing  NSP, 2001 the current policy aims at Harnessing the Power of Sports for Nation's Holistic Development. 

  • India’s first National Sports Policy (NSP) was unveiled in 1984. 

Pillars of the NSP or the Khelo Bharat Niti, 2025

  • Excellence on Global Stage: Strengthen sports programs from grassroots to elite levels, enhance capacity and governance of National Sports Federation, etc. 
  • Economic Development: Promoting the economic potential of sports through sports tourism, promoting Start up and entrepreneurship, etc. 
  • Social Development: Ensuring social inclusion through the participation of women, weaker sections, etc. 
  • Sports as a People’s Movement: Driving mass participation, promoting a culture of fitness, universal access to sports facilities, etc. 
  • Integration with National Education Policy 2020: By integrating sports into school curricula, specialised training for teachers, etc. 

 Strategic Framework

  • Governance: Through a robust regulatory framework including legal framework.
  • Private Sector Funding & support: Innovative financing mechanisms like Public Private Partnerships and Corporate Social Responsibility.
  • Others: Leverage emerging technologies, including AI and data analytics, National Level Monitoring Framework, etc. 

India and Sports

  • Constitution: Sports is a ‘State’ subject under Seventh Schedule. 
  • Ministry: Dedicated Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) with two separate Departments, i.e., Youth Affairs and Sports. 
  • Key Bodies: Sports Authority of India set up in 1984 under the Societies Act, 1860 under Department of Sports.
  • Government Schemes: TOPS (Target Olympic Podium Scheme 2014), Khelo India (2017), Fit India Movement (2019), etc. 
  • Tags :
  • SAI
  • National Sports Policy
  • Department of Sports
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