50 Medals In Olympics For India Just a Dream?

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The News

Who is the boss?
- Constitutionally speaking, sports form a part of Entry 33 of the State List.

Ministry of youth affairs & Sports
- Sports Authority of India
Autonomous Bodies
- BCCI
- IOA
- AIFF
- IHF etc
Malaise in Sports Governance
- No clear role & responsibility
- Lack of Transparency in working
- Power without responsibility & accountability
- Lack of professionalism (politicization of bodies)
- Corruption & abuse of power
Allocation for sports
- FY 2022-23 budget allocated for sports stands at Rs 3062.60 cr.
- Chinese government spends more than 300 billion yuan annually on sports (Appx 3 lakh crores)
Lack of Sports infrastructure
- Please Don’t talk about cricket..!!
Attitudinal problem in India
- Hobby or career? – Kya banoge – Doctor ya Engineer
- Sports – A route to govt job?
Vision & Policy lacunae in India
- Shift from post success to pre support model
- Do we need watchdog for federations?
- Does India want to become a sporting nation?