Sports Ministry Makes All Sporting Infrastructure ‘free & accessible’ to Federations and Non-SAI Coaches

Sports Ministry Makes All Sporting Infrastructure ‘free & accessible’ to Federations and Non-SAI Coaches

• The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has decided to allow all national and state sports federations, leagues and clubs to use the Sports Authority of India Stadiums and facilities  free of cost with effect from November 1, 2019.
• This means that sports federations would be able to organise the sports events in all sporting facilities owned by the government without any fees.
• Further, the ministry has also decided that the non-SAI coaches, who are not part of camps organized in Sports Authority of India centers, can train their athletes in SAI facilities free of cost by booking training slots online from November 1.
• However, the coach must has a minimum of at least 10 wards under his or her training.
• The decision has been taken to promote the Fit India Movement and to make play fields and sporting infrastructure accessible to all sports persons across the country so that the culture of playing sport and therefore of fitness, becomes a way of life for Indians.