Day 55.
Sport - 'Physical activity governed by fixed rules and often engaged in competitively.'
Asset - 'A useful or valuable thing or person.' (Oxford Dictionary).
- India is a developing country and a lot of money has been and is being spent on constructing sporting infrastructure. Sport is a very peculiar thing. In India, Sport is a subject of State. For sports to develop in all the Indian States, it is to nth degree vital, that states work along with industry and this is possible under the concept of PPP (Public-Private Partnership). Now, I won't delve much into PPP, but talk briefly about the role of states.
- India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories making a total of thirty-five. Now, these states and union territories are further subdivided into districts. Every state plays a far-reaching role and every one of them have to be looked as a nation. A nexus betwixt State and Industry could certainly aide in delineating sport axioms of India.
- When we think about Olympics and we talk about India in them, then what if each of the 35 states and union territories could give us one Olympic medal. Surely, we would be among the top three nations in the medal tally by the 2020 Olympics. But, we have to also see how states can use assets, lands? What can the states do? Well, one thing that can be done is to divide states into two parts with sports for the public and sports for excellence. Also, states don't have all the resources, so they have to be careful while rewarding the athletes.
- There is also a need for governance and policy reforms to achieve excellence in sports at State and even National-International level competitions. States like Kerala who aren't big enough are a good example in this category. About seven new stadiums in different districts are in the building process on the PPP model. They are also creating sport facilities where children can play. The ulterior motive being to initiate sport as an activity in children before they graduate.
Thought Of The Day : - ''A man's worth depends upon the nobility of his aspirations.''
Asset - 'A useful or valuable thing or person.' (Oxford Dictionary).
- India is a developing country and a lot of money has been and is being spent on constructing sporting infrastructure. Sport is a very peculiar thing. In India, Sport is a subject of State. For sports to develop in all the Indian States, it is to nth degree vital, that states work along with industry and this is possible under the concept of PPP (Public-Private Partnership). Now, I won't delve much into PPP, but talk briefly about the role of states.
- India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories making a total of thirty-five. Now, these states and union territories are further subdivided into districts. Every state plays a far-reaching role and every one of them have to be looked as a nation. A nexus betwixt State and Industry could certainly aide in delineating sport axioms of India.
- When we think about Olympics and we talk about India in them, then what if each of the 35 states and union territories could give us one Olympic medal. Surely, we would be among the top three nations in the medal tally by the 2020 Olympics. But, we have to also see how states can use assets, lands? What can the states do? Well, one thing that can be done is to divide states into two parts with sports for the public and sports for excellence. Also, states don't have all the resources, so they have to be careful while rewarding the athletes.
- There is also a need for governance and policy reforms to achieve excellence in sports at State and even National-International level competitions. States like Kerala who aren't big enough are a good example in this category. About seven new stadiums in different districts are in the building process on the PPP model. They are also creating sport facilities where children can play. The ulterior motive being to initiate sport as an activity in children before they graduate.
Thought Of The Day : - ''A man's worth depends upon the nobility of his aspirations.''
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