Explain all the achievements of sports council of india in physical education class xi
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The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that the Government of India has recently constituted All India Council of Sports (AICS) headed by Prof V.K. Malhotra as its President in the rank of Minister of State. The Council is an advisory body for the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The salient aims & objectives of the Council are as follows:
· popularising sports amongst the youth as a way of life;
· increasing outreach of sports to rural and tribal areas, and areas affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE), North East and Jammu
& Kashmir;
· matters relating to promotion of inclusiveness in sports with special focus on women, differently-abled, tribals, etc.;
· preventing drug abuse in sports, fraud of age and sexual harassment of women in sports;
· early identification of sports talent and nurturing of the identified talent; and
· integration of sports in educational curriculum in schools,
colleges and universities.
It is expected that advice of the council will help the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports make better policies and programmes for promotion of sports.
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Some specific achievements of All India Council of Sports are stated below:
- As a result of frantic efforts and counselling of this council NSNIS was established.
- Coaching camps were organised from time to time by this Council and stadiums, gymnasiums and swimming pools were constructed for the promotion of sports.
- Stress was laid on the development of sports especially in rural areas.