Jharkhand Sports Policy-2022

• 14 Sep 2022

Why In News?

• On September 13, 2022, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren released the state's new sports policy 'Jharkhand Sports Policy-2022'. In this sports policy, provision has been made to prepare sports and players according to participation in national and international level by giving better training.

Key Points

• The Jharkhand Sports Policy-2022 was released with the aim of ensuring that the sports and sportspersons played in the state of Jharkhand get priority, so that their talent can be identified and the talents can be prepared according to participating in the national and international level by giving better training.

Highlights of Jharkhand Sports Policy-2022:

• To make sports an integral part of their lives for all boys, girls, youth and citizens of all age groups of the state and to provide ample opportunities to participate actively in all activities.
• To pave the way for talented players to reach national and international level in selected sports discipline.
• To identify talent and give it a chance. To work towards their all-round development by training and making them champions going forward.

Objectives of Jharkhand Sports Policy-2022-

• Capacity building and development of sportspersons in sports in the state.
• To prepare sports as an attractive and viable career option.
• Making sports a catalyst for social change and development from panchayat level to state level.
• To create an environment for sports and physical activities for citizens of all ages.
• To prepare a database of players and provide resources with international standards, to promote indigenous and traditional sports.
• To promote sports tourism and also provide equal opportunities to differently abled sportspersons.

Other important points related to sports policy-

• Plan to work at Panchayat, Block, District and State level for talent enhancement among sportspersons.
• Scheme to give scholarships to sportspersons.
• Insurance facility for sportspersons.
• Benefits of pension scheme to former players.
• Development of high quality playgrounds in every block of the state.
• To develop day-boarding, sports school center, residential sports development center, Eklavya sports academy for the players of the state in a planned manner.
• To create the country's first sports digital database for all the players of the state.
• Establishing a Sports University.
• Reservation to sportspersons in job and educational institution.
• Direct recruitment to the players of Jharkhand in the second, third and fourth class jobs of the state level.
• Amount of honor for players and coaches.
• Provision has also been made in the Sports Policy 2022 in relation to rural sports centre, sports academy, sports university, sports science, sports talent search, sports infrastructure development, coach development, physical fitness program, sports branding and transparency.
• Awards for best PHE, PT teacher and ground level coach, creating state talent pool for PT teacher and ground level trainers.
• To attract related PPPs and sponsors of sports activities and communication skills.
• Organizing Jharkhand Premier League for football, hockey, etc., promoting rural level sports, traditional sports.
• Enacting laws like the National Sports Development Code of India in Jharkhand to ensure a world of doping-free sports.
• The Sports Department will work to make those organizations partners, which are interested in sports development of school children in Jharkhand.
• Special initiatives for roadmap in football, archery and athletics and state sports development fund will be created to promote sports environment in the state.