The
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development, Entrepreneurship,
Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that Sports is
already an integral part of education. The Right of Children to Free and
Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, has been enacted, making elementary
education a Fundamental Right, which, inter alia, provides for:
(i)
A play ground for each school;
(ii)
A part time instructor for
physical education in upper primary school;
(iii)
Supply of play material, games and
sports equipment, as required, to schools.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today he said, in
terms of the provisions of the RTE Act, no school shall be established or
recognized unless it fulfills the norms specified in the Schedule attached to
the Act.
He said, further, Central Board of Secondary Education
(CBSE) has made it mandatory for all schools affiliated to it to provide one
compulsory period for sports upto 10th class and two periods in a
week for classes 11th and 12th.
The Minister said, as ‘Sports’ is in state list,
primary responsibility for promotion and development of sports including
providing equal opportunity to children for participation and training in
various fields of sports/games is that of State Governments. As far as the
schemes of Sports Authority of India (SAI), an autonomous body under the
Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports entrusted with talent identification and
nurturing of identified children, is concerned, young talented children in the
following age groups are identified for nurturing and providing scientific
training for achieving excellence in sports:
|
S.
No.
|
Name
of Schemes of SAI
|
Age
Group
|
|
1.
|
National
Sports Talent Competition (NSTC)
|
8-14
Years
|
|
2.
|
Army
Boys Sports Companies (ABSC)
|
8-
16 Years
|
|
3.
|
SAI
Training Centres (STC)
|
14-21
Years
|
|
4.
|
Special
Area Games (SAG)
|
12-18
Years
|
|
5.
|
Centres
of Excellence (COE)
|
12-25
Years
|
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