With an aim to promote and foster a sports culture in the state and encourage budding athletes to pursue their dreams, the Uttar Pradesh cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Friday approved the New Sports Policy, 2023.
As part of the new sports policy, special focus is to be laid on a range of aspects — from a player’s physical fitness to training. Along with this, various provisions have been made to support the development of new institutions while connecting schools, colleges and private academies with sports, stated a press release from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). Further, according to the release, after researching sports policies of other states, the state government incorporated provisions which they thought would go into helping athletes chase their goals, in the Sports Policy 2023.
It also specifies the creation of a separate sports authority for the state.
Financial assistance to sports associations and academies
The new policy promises financial support for various sports associations and sports academies. Academies and sports organisations with limited resources will benefit from it. These associations and academies will be able to expand their infrastructure and training facilities with the government’s financial support, which will further lend itself to producing top athletes.
