HOW
SHOULD BE SPORTS AND GAMES IN TELANGANA STATE
Sport has proved to be a powerful but
highly undervalued and under exploited tool for promoting solidarity and in
contributing to an atmosphere of tolerance and understanding. Sport has been
found to contribute to Economic and Social growth, by improving Public health &
bringing different communities together through its tremendous potential as a
tool for advocacy & mobilization. Sports contribute to Global efforts to
achieve the Millennium Development Goals. [UN Report on International year of
Sports and Physical Education, 2005]Youth is an integral part of democratic
society and future asset of Mankind. It is universally recognized that Sport is
an effective way for channelizing the energies of Youth for productive &
meaningful purposes.
The
dream of sports fraternity is that in the newly formed 29th
state Telangana by the Government of
India, the sports and games shall be given vital importance and to use the
sports for social Reconstruction and also to use the sports as tools for
transforming the frustrated, disorganized, disgruntled youth in to self
confident, capable work force which can bring social change and economic well
being both to the state and Nation and shall view to achieve the peak of
excellence by winning more medals in the National and International
competitions.
Swami Vivekananda said play Football
daily for an Hour, you will attain Moksha.
He is of the opinion that a man, who plays a game observing the code of
conduct involved in it, acquires all the virtues of the Character, the
Morality, the Humanity, the Devotion and the Dedication. He also wants that all
people should have muscles of Iron and Nerves of Steel, wherein the Mind is
dwelled in such a Material that is made up of with a Thunder Bolt.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru believed that
Sports could be used as a vehicle for Goodwill and Friendship. Sports develop
Friendship that is everlasting. The Aristotle western philosopher and teacher
of World Conqueror Alexander was strongly felt that nothing exhausts and
destroys the human being more than physical inaction as such human body needs
movements. The Human Resource Development strategy
is to use the sports for social Reconstruction.
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Though the
sports are said to be important category for maintaining sound mind and body
which facilitates social interaction in fostering peace and brotherhood but it
is most ignored subject in the society as there is no appraisal to the
professionals. Unless the sports are made as compulsory subject in the
curriculum of the Education and when it is made as one of evaluating subject,
the image of the sports professionals and the image of the sports faculty will
remains unrecognized.
The Sports has gained tremendous
popularity universally and it has become a way of life in most of the
countries. Sports help for all round development to become physically strong
and mentally alert. It provides ample and healthy means for recreation and
relaxation of human body and mind. India
which is the second largest country in terms of population and seventh largest
in terms of area in the world, performs poorly in sports when compared to some small
Island countries which are smaller and even half of the population of smaller
states in the country. Let Hue & Cry from all corners of society used to be
raised occasionally, but sincere focus and attention was never made by the
government and also officials concerned who are at the helm of sports
administration. The China which is equally populated country to India is
competing well in Olympics and achieving more medals and even topped beating
all the advanced countries in the world.
The main barrier coming in way of
development of sports in the country is the indifferent attitude shown by
parents and society as a whole this may be due to economic and sub-social
compulsion which make the parents to feel that, the sports are waste for the children
education and academic progress.
The attitude can only be changed when
sports are given the status of a "Career" by making it an integral
part of Education. Then the Educational Institutions will be after the sports
and all the opportunities of sports will be availed by them.
Lack of parental support and lack of
assurances for the players the participation in sports is decreased, due to
that, the standards of sports are being declined. As such a comprehensive
sports policy for Telangana state with all ingredients is needed to be drafted
and implemented.
The state has strong and vibrant people. To
emerge as Sports power it needs to synergize between Education and Sports. The
indifferent attitude of Parents and discouragement to potential Sports persons
is also need to be corrected with meticulous planning and
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vigorously following deadline and it is necessary to correct
system introducing a comprehensive sports policy which shall make the sports
and games as the part of the education curriculum and shall be very keen aiming
at on this aspect to promote Sports and Games from Grass-root level.
In Indian Society Sports culture and
consciousness is lacking. Today in our Educational curriculum all the emphasis
is on academics and sports are the most neglected area. As such physical
fitness programmes are mandatory and included as part of the curriculum and to
be rewarded in a manner to the similar to the reward of the academic
achievements. To develop awareness and to develop psychological input it is
essential to give "Top Priority" for sports in education by
introducing the sports as an evaluation subject.
In the State most of the talented children
living in remote areas and as they could not afford to expose themselves in the
competitions conducted at plain areas the talent search being introduced will
bring out such children through fitness evaluation records. The assurances and
attractions provided for Sports for diverting the children towards sports are
also very meager. Moreover, the competition in the academics is very high as
such the children are more concentrated on studies rather than the sports. The
parents have also got a notion that, the sports will not help the children to
prosper in their lives.
Therefore,
the parental support is not available to get more participation in sports. To
develop awareness and to develop psychological input it is essential to give
"Top Priority" for sports fitness in education by introducing the
sports as an evaluation subject. of monitoring.
The Sports/Games are not made compulsory in
the Education. The PE.Ts/PDs who are responsible to promote the sports in their
schools/colleges are not having any curriculum to be adopted. In the past about
3 decades ago in the state of A.P. in every school there used to be PT classes
and also conduct of tests and children basing on their performance used to be
awarded one star, two star and three star along with the certificates and those
certificates were to be given importance in the recruitments of Armed forces
and in the police forces.
The sports subject would give an opportunity
to the system and help for identification of talented children for exposing
them towards specific Sports and games for Concentration as per the Genetic,
Social and Ecological conditions in the different areas of the country taking
into consideration.
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If the sports and games programme is universalized among
rural and urban school going children will put them into right direction for
adoption of Sports, which will change their attitude and divert them from the
Anti-social activities as they could withstand from stress and strain.
There are
several factors which have negative sense in favour of the potential Sports
power and becoming hurdles to achieve the best.
Telangana state is the home to different types of climate areas which
are congenial for the development of different types of Sports and Games to
emerge as Sports power as most of the people of different body types inherently
suitable to excel in different disciplines of Sports and Games if they are
properly handled with meticulous planning and introducing the system which
creates insistence with compulsion so that the country will have a creation of
suitable and systematic Sports atmosphere to excel in Sports and to achieve the
best would facilitate to intensify the training of specified Sports and Games
with specific schedule and scientific approach would result in achieving the
best in long term training.
Inclusion of
sports and Games in Educational Curriculum and introduction of test and
measures to evaluate the potentiality of school going children is essential at
this stage by introducing the Physical Education and sports as part of the
Education right from primary classes to create awareness and sporting
atmosphere of sports and games.
SUGGESTIONSFOR INTRODUCING NEW SPORTS POLICY FOR TELANGANA STATE:-
·
In place of existing Sports Authority
system Telangana Sports Directorate to be established on par with some of other
states in the country taking in to consideration of their experiences and to
make effective, authentic and Specific ordinance duly framing constitution for
Telangana state sports Directorate.
·
A comprehensive sports policy for
Telangana is to be introduced with all ingredients which would facilitate the
promotion of sports in the state.
·
For effective implementation budgetary
provisions to be enhanced and allocated basing on the population @Rs.150/- per
head.
·
Inclusion of sports and Games in
Educational Curriculum as the compulsory subject and to develop awareness and
to develop psychological input to give "Top Priority" for sports in
education as an evaluation subject.
·
Creating Basic sports infrastructural
facilities from grass root level.
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·
Establishment of Sports Schools in
every district admitting talented children under talent search.
·
To bring organizing all the sports and
games Sports and Games of Associations/SGF/University sports/State sports
Dept., under one umberella.
·
Talent search throughout the year in
all the schools in the state and creating a data bank at every district making
tested children on order of merit as per score and such children shall be directed
by establishing sports schools in every district and shall be nurtured with
scientific approach under the guidance of qualified
and efficient coaches with meticulous planning.
·
Providing suitable jobs and adequate
financial assistance along with a social security to sports people’s right from
grass root level with creation of specific sports quota and implementation
without bias adding strict rules and regulations.
·
To existing sports quota system in
recruitments to be amended giving priority and special percentage of quota to
sports persons ignoring cast system. Accordingly the sports quota system for
admissions in professional colleges in the state to be amended.
·
Stream lining the selection procedure
of the talented boys and girls in all levels of competitions. Framing strict
guidelines and every level of participation at State/National/International
level shall be computerized. This data could be used in recruitments and
admissions.
·
Involvement of Public and Private
sectors entrepreneurs in promotion of sports.
·
To adopt unformed staff patterns for
all the Districts including head quarters for effective administration.
·
Existing sports quota appointments in
secretariat, Heads of the departments, other sectors and districts shall be
reviewed and expelled the unauthorized appointments of sports quota without
merit.
·
Providing medical and sports science
facility to develop research aptitude to the coaches and players, yoga and
meditation in every district including headquarters.
·
Providing standard facilities and
refresher courses to the coaches PETs/PDs and Administration Training and
evaluation tests for the District sports Administrators/Officials to improve
functional ability.
·
Development of guidelines for Proper
supervision and activating the functioning of sports and games associations
with democratic approach by implementing suitable and acceptable guidelines and
formation of association’s right from Village level.
·
Identification of Sports and games for
concentration as per the Genetic, Social and Ecological conditions in the
districts.
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·
To have a special plan of action for
promotion of individual sports to achieve more medals in the National and International
competitions.
·
Provisions of adequate competition
expossure specially for mass participation at grass root level conducting more competitions
with incentives from district level competitions.
·
To extend financial assistance to the
District and state Sports and games Associations basing on the participation
for conducting competitions at District/State/Natiional/ International level
and framing specific guidelines.
·
To extend financial assistance to
Players for participating in the National/International competitions without
bias equally.
·
To conduct more number of
National/International competitions for exposure.
·
To develop National standard play
facilities like Synthetic Athletic track and field/ Synthetic play courts/
Astra Turf Hockey fields/ Tara flex Indoor and outdoor Play fields to achieve
International competitions standard.
·
To provide Literature on sports/games
in all the schools and colleges along with audio visual aids besides at
district Head Quarters and at headquarters.
·
Creation of more number of Centers
of excellences in the Telangana state shall be established and besides adoption
of Residential schools in the districts for specialized sports disciplines.
·
To supplement the Government budget the
existing access through GOs is to be revised and for such contributions access shall
be made compulsory issuing revised GOs for contributions by the P.R.
Institutions, Municipal corporations and Municipalities specifying the quantum
of such contributions.
·
Orientation courses/ Refreshers courses
to the Coaches, PETs/PDs in every district may conduct to update the teaching
and training knowledge to play a key role to produce talented players from
their working places.
·
Sports and Games Associations existing
formation system shall be reviewed and shall direct their affiliation to come
up from Village level to form at State 1evel with democratic approach in three
tier patterns.
·
Establishment of Telangana Sports
University with all sports related courses of various universities in the
country.
·
The Automation shall be introduced to
regulate the pay and play fee collections and rental collections for payment
online when stadias hired at head quarters and in the districts linking up the
Banks to make the system transparent and to avoid misuse.
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·
Staff management also shall be made
automation to make the employees punctual and answerable.
·
To extend District and state awards
with cash incentives to the Players/Coaches/PETs/PDs/Officials for their
excellence in sports in the auspicious occasions.
·
Stream lining the existing
administrative system and staff pattern of sports department which is quite
erratic and need change to draw the dedication of the hard working employees towards
effective administration by extending promotions, regularizations and
incentives.
·
Extending financial assistance to the
sports persons/ Coaches / Officials and sports and games associations shall be
equal and without bias and influence for which guidelines shall be framed.
·
The 5% additional sports cess being
collected from the state Breweries Corporation every month for sports promotion
shall be made available to the state Sports department which is not being done
as on date for which existing guidelines/GOs shall be modified.
·
Income Tax exemption for the
contributions to the state Government shall be made available convincing
Central Government and to facilitate collection of more funds from income tax
paying Employees. Sports lovers, philanthropists and Industrialists to promote
sports and games in the state.
From:
J.SARAIAH,
REGIONAL DEPUTY DIRECTOR
WARANGAL
