Sports Authority of India

Sports Authority of India

Sports today is an integral part of the all round development of the human personality and achieving excellence in sports has great bearing on national prestige and morale. In order to meet the increasing demands of the changing scenario, national as well as international, Government has taken it upon itself to implement programs to promote excellence in sports. At the forefront of the efforts stand the Sports Authority of India (SAI) – the field arm of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports. Through its sports promotional schemes, SAI supports and nurtures talent in youth, and provides them with requisite infrastructure, equipment, coaching facilities and competition exposure.

The Sports Authority of India (SAI), a successor organization of the IXth Asian Games held in New Delhi in 1982, was set up as a Society registered of Societies Act, 1860 in 1984 with the objective of promotion of Sports and Games.

Aims & Objectives

* Talent Scouting at micro level & Nurturing talent towards excellence
* Training & International Exposure
* Support Training with Scientific & Sports Equipment and scientific personnel
* Monitor and enhance Performance with a scientific evaluation system
* Training and preparation of National teams
* Sports Infrastructure Development & Maintenance
* Maintenance and up gradation of 4 stadia complexes and a shooting range in Delhi
* To produce coaches and physical educationists of high caliber in different disciplines of sports to broad base sports .

SAI has got two Academic Wings, namely, Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS), Patiala for coaches and the Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE) at Thiruvananthapuram.

The Sports Authority of India with a view of promoting sports at Sub-Junior, Junior and Senior levels, is implementing the under mentioned schemes all over the country:-

* National Sports Talent Contest Scheme (NSTC) - for Sub-Junior level trainees
* Army Boys Sports Company Scheme (ABSC) - for Sub-Junior level trainees
* SAI Training Centres Scheme (STC) - for Junior level trainees
* Extension Centre of STC /SAG
* Special Area Games Scheme (SAG) - for Junior level trainees
* Centre of Excellence Scheme (COX) - for Senior level trainees

Also, SAI was entrusted with the responsibility of preparing the national teams for different disciplines for the CWG-2010, in collaboration with the concerned National Sports Federation, on behalf of the Ministry of YA & Sports. At the end of the games, India was placed in the Second position in the Medals tally - which reflects the contribution of SAI.