 bill no 30 of  2016 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2016 by shri anurag singh thakur, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1  this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2016 2 in the seventh schedule to the constitution,—(i) in list ii-state list, in entry 33, the word "sports," shall be omitted; and (ii) in list iii-concurrent list, after entry 47, the following entry shall be inserted,namely:—"48 sports-promotion and development" statement  of  objects  and  reasonsindia is home to a more than billion population however, our dismal performance at the international sports like the olympics, asian games and the common wealth games make it evident that there is an absence of thrust in sports in the country clearly, our culture and attitude towards sports is a major deterrent towards improving sporting standards in our country even in our constitution, sports is clubbed along with theatre, entertainment and other amusements as a state subjectpromoting sportspersons by providing equal opportunity, incentives and access to sporting facilities is essential, however, changing the attitude of people and bringing seriousness about sports education and training in physical fitness is of utmost importance moreover, sporting activities are means of a holistic development for all it is a potential tool for the physical and mental well-being of people by inculcating values of leadership, teamwork, endurance, and focus along with bringing exposure, helping skill development and increasing immunity towards various illnesses that in turn would increase the productivity of people and hence boost economic development throughout the countrythe united nations recognizes sport as a low-cost and high-impact tool in humanitarian development and peace-building efforts, the standard of which is increasingly being recognised in india the prevalent scenario does not provide for students and sportspersons to excel in the arena of sports, but only emphasizes the importance of sports in physical fitness the lack of infrastructural facilities and training of international standards are major impediments in the process of development of sports in india this should not be used in excuse and deter the central government to wash their hands off the responsibility of providing sporting facility, from the grassroots level, in villages and small towns to upgrade the quality of infrastructure at major towns and regional centersthe proposed bill seeks to inculcate the beginning of importance to be given to sports by shifting it to concurrent list so that the central government can play its due role this is a step towards promoting a culture of sports by coordinating the responsibility among center and state in order to harness the talent and potential of the youth and bring international acclaim to indiahence this bill annexure extract from the constitution of india seventh schedule (article 246) list ii-state list     33 theatres and dramatic performances; cinemas subject to the provisions of entry 60of list i; sports, entertainments and amusements      list iii-concurrent list     47 fees in respect of any of the matters in this list, but not including fees taken in any court      lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri anurag singh thakur, mp)gmgipmrnd—4256ls(s3)—24022016