 bill no  40 of  2014 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2014 byshri mullappally ramachandran, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fifth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2014short title2 in the seventh schedule to the constitution,— statement of objects and reasonsindia has a vast pool of human resources but it has not manifested its potential in sports at the international level there have been numerous explanations for india's poor performance in sports at the international level at present, sport is a state subject and hence a primary responsibility of the state government therefore, it could not get direct attention of the union government in order to achieve excellence at national and international level international sporting events are an essential part of diplomatic relations among the nations sports diplomacy has been used as an effective tool to reshape bilateral political relations, address security related issues or bring to an end the practice of apartheid or human rights violations at international level by different nationsinternational sporting events require political and diplomatic clearance, grant of visas for sportspersons, coaches, administrators and provision of security to teams, etc, which fall within the domain of the union government no state government can undertake such exerciseit has, therefore, become necessary that central government should take necessary steps to promote and encourage sports activities in the country; make available all necessary facilities and infrastructure and provide funds to all associations and institutions involved in the promotion of sportsthe bill, therefore, seeks to amend the seventh schedule to the constitution with a view to—(i) omit the word "sports" in entry 33 of list ii-state list; and (ii) include a new entry "sports and games" in list iii-concurrent list, so that union government can also take all necessary measures including legislative measures to improve the standard of sports in the countryhence this billnew delhi;mullappally  ramachandranjune 25, 2014 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     25 education, including technical education, medical education and universities, subject to the provisions of entries 63, 64, 65 and 66 of list i; vocational and technical training of labour       lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri mullappally ramachandran, mp)gmgipmrnd—756ls(s3)—01072014