on the 28h november, 2014 bill no xxxv  of  2014 the compuslory physical fitness of children through sports in schools and development of sports infrastructure bill, 2014 a billto promote sports education and physical fitness for an all-round development of childrenin the country and to develop international standard sports infrastructure in the country, by making sports a compulsory regular subject in schools and providing equal opportunity and incentives to sportspersons across the country and for all matters concerned therewith  and incidental theretowhereas the memorandum of understanding between india and netherlands signed in new delhi on the thirtieth day of january, 2014 recognises that india aims to create a lasting legacy with the development of sports infrastructure for promoting sports, education and allied areas along with india's ambition to host global sports events in the future:and whereas the united nations, in its resolution 58/6 adopted by the general assembly and sponsored by india, on the third day of november, 2003, recognises sport as means to build a peaceful and better world and increased implementation of projects for development through sport:and whereas the united nations in its resolution 58/5 adopted by the general assembly on the third day of november, 2003 recognises sport as a means to promote education, health, development and peace:and whereas it is considered necessary to give effect to the said resolutionbe it enacted by the parliament in the sixty-fifth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act be called the compulsory physical fitness of children through sports in schools and development of sports infrastructure act, 2014short title, extent and commencement5(2) it extends to the whole of india(3) it shall come into force on such date, as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for coming into force of different provisions of this act, and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provisiondefinitions102 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government ofthe state, and in other cases, the central government;(b) "coach" means and includes any person involved with development of skillsof an athlete for the sport;15(c) "notification" means a notification published in the official gazette and theexpression "notify" shall be construed accordingly;(d) "physical fitness" means optimal state of physical, mental health and wellbeing to be able to cope with daily needs and the ability to perform ones daily tasks efficiently; and(e) "sports" means the sports specified in the schedule20sports and physical fitness as a regular subject in schools253 from such date, as the central government may, in consultation with the state government,  by notification in the official gazette specify, training in sports and physical fitness shall be imparted as a compulsory subject in all schools and there shall be endevour to develop infrastructure of international standard along with over-all development of student by providing equal opportunities in sports to all sportspersons, create awareness, reduce stress and develop skill in sports as a whole in the country to achieve excellence in the international arena304 the appropriate government shall ensure capacity and awareness buildingprograms in sports through physical education that may include orientation on national cadets, scouts and guides, sports training and competitive sports along with demonstrations or workshops to guide students and help in building awareness about sportsmandatory capacity and awareness building programs5 the appropriate government shall issue guidelins to be followed by each school to,—guidelines to be followed by schools35(a) treat sports as a regular subject as a part of the curriculum in school, withseparate theory and practical training for the students' mental well-being and physical fitness;(b) make evaluation of the subject through continuous grading and examinationsso that the subject has equal weight-age as other academic subjects;40(c) mandatorily include the result of the subject as part of the regular mark-sheetobtained by the students in school;(d) mandatorily allocate a minimum number of hours in a months, for the trainingto be impassed to students from sixth to twelfth;(e) allow students to choose from various sports with accredited coaches and coaching facilities:provided, that schools may choose to offer separate sports to students, depending on their infrastructure and accessibility to sports infrastructure56 the appropriate government shall ensure that schools shall have special provisionsfor  physically challenged students to,—speical provisions for physically challenged students(i) engage them into games and less-physically involving sporting activities likechess and carrom10(ii) arrange for special assistance programs in each school for those physicallychallenged students who fail in the module or course:provided that the special assistance program for physically challenged students shall be scheduled before or after regular school hours, to support the students to gain insights and strive to bring each student on the same platform as against failing them in the module157  (1) the appropriate government shall take measure to ensure that the necessarysports infrastructure is provided or arrangements to avail such infrastructure is made inall schools which do not possess sufficient sports infrastructure to facilitate the training by,—adequate access to sports infrastructure(i) facilitating free access to sports authority of india infrastructure in thedivisional and district sports complex;20(ii) making necessary transport arrangements for students to avail the nearestfacility accompanied by at least one school sports staff personnel in accordance with the strength of students in school;(2) every school and respective school board shall maintain a record of students availing sports infrastructure with a view to determine aid, assistance or funds to the respective schools25(3) every divisional or district sports office or the place where the schools are availingthe facilities shall maintain a record for consideration by the appropriate government while granting funds for the upgrandation of the divisonal or district sports infrastructure facilities30selection procedure for international and national sporting events8 the appropriate government shall regulate the selection of sportspersons forinternational and national events by selecting who qualify the standard selection criteria, inrelation to international parameters and norms as benchmark provided that the appropriate government may authorise the sports authority of india for regulating the selection under this section359 the appropirate govenment shall take necessary measures to spread awarenessabout sports education, including the right use of sports medicines, regulations on antidoping and other malpractices along with incentivising and promoting sports as a serious profession4010 (1) the appropriate government, by notification in the official gazette, shall mandate that any new infrastructure to be built in the country to be in accordance with international norms and guidelines as set by the international olympic committee for the development of sports infrastructure by,—promoting sports as a profession and creating awareness about antidoping regulationdevelopment of sports infrastructure according to international parameters(a) building both soft and hard infrastructure by taking international standardsas benchmarks for the purpose of easing the accessibility to infrastructure for sports and games by sportspersons;45(b) commissioning sports infrastructure in divisional, state and national level,in rural and urban parts of the country; and(c) commissioning the construction of separate infrastructural facilities for both men and women in each sporting facility, like toilets and changing rooms etc5(2) the appropriate government shall ensure to provide at least minimum basic sports infrastructural facilities at the grassroots level, like in villages and small towns to encourage sportspersons(3) the  appropriate government shall invest in the scaling up of the quality of infrastructure at major towns and regional centres1011 the appropriate government shall frame guidelines to promote talent and give incentives to students and sportspersons who represent the country and bring laurels at the national and international level, by—incentives to and promotion of sportspersons(a) rescheduling of examinations, compensation of attendance and grantingcredits or by providing equitable credit system where in extra credits and grades shall be given to ensure that the students do not lose out or refrain from taking up sports at an extra-meritorious level; and15(b) providing job opportunities, preference for government loans, concessionon travel fares and minimum financial benefits12 (1) the appropriate government, shall ensure that government owned or public sector undertaking companies take responsibility for supporting talent and promising sportspersons who have achieved state, national and international accolades by,—public sector undertakings to promote and support sportspersons20mandating a quota for employment and funding expenses for meeting sports expenditurein the requirement of equipments and medical aid for sportspersons;(2) all such govtowned or psu companies as mentioned in clause (2) shall provide sports by allowing, not just their employees and sportspersons, but even the general public and schools to avail their sports infrastructural facilitiespenalty2513 the appropriate govt shall decrease the audit grants and aids to a school if thatschool fails to comply with any of the provisions of this act14 the central government, shall from time to time provide, after due appropriation made by the parliament by law in this behalf, requisite funds for carrying out the purposes of this actcentral government to provide funds30power to remove difficulty15 if any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this act, the centralgovernment, in consultation with state governments, may make such order or give such direction, not inconsistent with the provisions of this act, as appears to it to be necessary or expedient for the removal of any difficultypower to make rules16 the central government, in consultation with the state governments, may bynotification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act35 the  schedule [see section 2c)]|    | sl no               | name of sport   ||----|-----------------------|-----------------||  1 | 1                    | aero sports     ||  1 | 2                    | archery         ||  1 | 3                    | athletics       ||  1 | 4                    | atya patya      ||  1 | 5                    | aquatics        ||  1 | 6                    | badminton       ||  1 | 7                    | ball badminton  ||  1 | 8                    | baseball        ||  1 | 9                    | basketball      || 10 | billiards and snooker |                 || 11 | bridge                |                 || 12 | body building         |                 || 13 | boxing                |                 || 14 | carrom                |                 || 15 | chess                 |                 || 16 | cricket               |                 || 17 | cycling               |                 || 18 | cycle polo            |                 || 19 | equestrian            |                 || 20 | fencing               |                 || 21 | football              |                 || 22 | golf                  |                 || 23 | gymnastics            |                 || 24 | handball              |                 || 25 | hockey                |                 || 26 | ice hockey            |                 || 27 | judo                  |                 || 28 | kabbadi               |                 || 29 | kayaking and canoeing |                 || 30 | karate do             |                 || 31 | kho-kho               |                 || 32 | korfball              |                 || 33 | mallakhamb            |                 || 34 | mind sports           |                 ||   sl no | name of sport                          ||-----------|----------------------------------------||        35 | motor sports                           ||        36 | netball                                ||        37 | paralympic sports                      ||        38 | polo                                   ||        39 | power-lifting                          ||        40 | rowing                                 ||        41 | roller skating                         ||        42 | rugby                                  ||        43 | sepak takraw                           ||        44 | shooting                               ||        45 | shooting ball                          ||        46 | soft ball                              ||        47 | soft tennis ball                       ||        48 | special olympic sports                 ||        49 | sports for deaf persons                ||        50 | squash rackets                         ||        51 | table tennis                           ||        52 | taekwondo                              ||        53 | tennis                                 ||        54 | tenni-koit                             ||        55 | tennis ball cricket                    ||        56 | ten pin bowling                        ||        57 | triathlon                              ||        58 | throw ball                             ||        59 | tug of war                             ||        60 | volleyball                             ||        61 | weightlifting                          ||        62 | winter games (skiing and snowboarding) ||        63 | wrestling (free style and greco roman) ||        64 | wrestling (indian style)               ||        65 | wushu                                  ||        66 | yachting                               | statement  of  objects  and  reasonsindia is home to a billion plus population however, our dismal performance at 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 promoting sportpersons while 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, a potential tool for the physical and mental well-being of people by inculcating values of  leadership, team-work, endurance, and focus along with bringing exposure, helping in 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 recognises 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, leave alone emphasizing the importance of sports in physical fitness many schools across the country barely recognise the necessity of including sports in their schedule the education system needs to be revamped to give sports an equal importance in the holistic upbringing of future flag-bearers of the countrythe lack of infrastructural facilities and training of international standards are major impediments in the process of development of sports in india moreover, considering sports as  a serious career option comes at the cost of education and job opportunities, falling attendance, grades and the struggle to earn a livelihood added to that is the cost and struggle to avail sporting facilities in various parts of the country this shouldn't be used in excuse and deter the government to wash their hands off the responsibility of providing for sporting facility, from the grassroots level, in villages and small towns to upgrade the quality of infrastrucutre at major towns and regional centresthis bill strives to give sports education and physical fitness a status at par  with other academic subjects taught at schools and hence makes sports education a compulsory module in all schools across the country, the evaluation of  which would be through continuous grading and examinations as is the case with other subjects moreover, the bill lays guidelines for schools to arrange for special assistane programs for those who fair poorly in the evaluation of the sports module to monitor their progress and physical fitness the bill seeks to make guidelines for the building of such infrastrucutre to meet the benchmark of international parameters this is a step towards promoting a culture of sports and making the facility easily accessible to all sportspersonsalso, the bill seeks to give incentives to those who excel in any field of sport by providing concessions and financial benefits, along with mandating all public sector undertakings and enterprises to provide compulsory quota for employment of sportspersons and make available their sporting infrastructure to all willing sportspersons in the country, as part of their social responsibility creating awareness about sports and physical fitness is imperative to empower sportspersons and student alike for their overall development, in order to harness the talent and potential of the youth and bring international acclaim to indiahence this bill financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides sports and physical fitness education as a compulsory and regular subject in schools clause 4 of the bill mandates capacity and awareness building programmes  clause 6 allows for special provisions for physically challenged students to participate in sports caluse 10 of the bill lays down guidelines to be adhered to while commissioning sports infrastructure in the country to meet international standard clause 14 makes it obligatory for the central government to provide requisite funds for carrying out the purposes of this bill the bill does involve expenditure towards building of infrastructure of international standards whenever it commissions the building of any such infrastructure after the enactment of the act for union territory the bill will also involve expenditure towards infrastructural facilities and awareness programmesthe bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure which cannot be estimated right now from the consolidated fund of india memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 16 of the bill gives power to the central government, in consultation with the state governments, to make necessary rules for making rules, by notification in the official gazette for carrying out the purposes of the bill the rules will relate to matters of details only the delegation of legislative power is of normal character————— a billto promote sports education and physical fitness for an all-round development of childrenin the country and to develop international standard sports infrastructure in the country, by making sports a compulsory regular subject in schools and providing equal opportunity and incentives to sportspersons across the country and for all matters concerned therewith  and incidental thereto—————(shri vivek gupta, mp)gmgipmrnd—3078rs(s3)—28112014