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CONCEPT NOTE
Sports today stands to defy ts tradtona! "eann# $%&% "ere!y
"eant re&reaton and
p!easant past"e' It %as (e&o"e a professon n)o!)n# s*!!+ a
&o""er&a!sed
entertan"ent+ a "ar*et n tse!f' It for"s a "a,or part of
e)eryday ro-tne of "any
peop!e and dra$s t%e nterest of )arant a#e #ro-ps' T%e
"portan&e of sports n t%e
present so&ety &an eas!y (e #a-#ed (y t%e fa&t t%at
$e %a)e as "any sports &%anne!s on
te!e)son today as t%e ne$s or entertan"ent &%anne!s. at
!east t%ree pa#es are de)oted to
sports n e)ery !eadn# da!y' At t%e sa"e t"e+ t%e Indan sports
"ar*et+ &o"prsn# of
t%e #ate re)en-es+ "eda r#%ts+ sponsors%ps and "er&%andsn#
%as (een est"ated to (e
appro/"ate!y 0+123 "!!on 4SD n t%e year 5607'
0
In Inda+ t%e "pa&t fa&tor of sports#oes so far t%at $e
%a)e fe!t t%e need to %ono-r a sportsperson $t% one of t%e
%#%est
&)!an a$ard'
Sports n Inda %a)e %ad ts far s%are of &ontro)erses too' 8e
t "at&% f/n# n &r&*et
$%&% !ed to o-ster of so"e of t%e (est p!ayers of t%er t"es
and re&ent!y t%e spot f/n#
n IPL $%&% a#an n)o!)ed so"e of t%e !eadn# na"es+ or
nstan&es of dopn# (y o-r
$rest!ers and (o/ers $%&% %a)e !ed to t%er (!a&*!stn#'
Apart fro" t%s+ $e %a)e a!so
$tnessed t%e CW9 S&a" $%&% !fted t%e )e! of
&orr-pton and "s"ana#e"ent (y t%e
a-t%ortes+ as a!so t%e nstan&es of !a&* of re&o#nton
to !eadn# sportspersons of t%e
not:so:pop-!ar sports'
We+ n Inda+ %a)e a f-!! f!ed#ed Mnstry de)oted to sports+ at
(ot% 4non and State
!e)e!' Re&o#nton s #)en to yo-n# sportspersons n t%e for" of
sports ;-ota for
ad"ssons n 4n)erstes and for appont"ent n #o)ern"ent ,o(s' In
spte of t%s+ $e
do not %a)e any natona! !a$ for #o)ernn# and re#-!atn# dfferent
aspe&ts of sports !*e or#an?aton+ &ontro! and re#-!aton of
sports (odes.
=(> #ood #o)ernan&e and transparen&y t%eren.
=&> for"-!aton and ad%eren&e to (est pra&t&es
n sports.
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=d> ena&t"ent and enfor&e"ent of proper r-!es to
#o)ern part&paton and
se!e&ton of sports persons to represent Inda.
=e> a)odan&e of s-(stan&e a(-se.
=f> "at&% f/n# and (ettn# pra&t&es.
=#> (road&astn# r#%ts.
=%> $e!fare "eas-re for sports persons =n&!-dn# re"o)a!
of #ender
ds&r"naton+ &ontra&t-a! ss-es+ (enefts+
et&>.
=> reso!-ton of sports dsp-tes.
=,> standardsaton of sports ;-ota and para"eters deter"nn# t+
et&'
T%e #o)ern"ent %as "ade efforts to re#-!ate sports !a$+ n t%e
for" of t%e Natona!
Sports De)e!op"ent 8!!+ 5607 and t%e Pre)enton of Sportn# Fra-d
8!!+ 5607 $%&% are
pendn# ds&-sson n Par!a"ent' It s t"e t%at sa"e s
s-(,e&ted to n:dept% s&r-tny so
t%at #aps &o-!d (e &!eared'
Heren &o"es+ t%e A"ty Co"petton on La$ Refor"s =ACLR>+
t%e -n;-e &on&ept
ntated (y t%e A"ty La$ S&%oo!+ Noda+ n t%e fe!d of !e#s!at)e
draftn#' T%e a" of
t%e 7rdACLR s to #)e a p!atfor" to yo-n# !e#a! "nds to
ds&-ss a(o-t t%e ss-es stated
n a(o)e paras and &o"e -p $t% a draft !e#a! re#"e n order to
"a*e a &ontr(-ton n
t%e fe!d of Sports La$'
