The Union Cabinet has approved the National Sports Policy 2025 aimed at reshaping the country’s sporting landscape and empowering citizens through sports.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveiled the policy on Tuesday (July 1), saying the objective was to make India a ‘top-five sporting nation by 2047’.
The new policy supersedes the existing National Sports Policy 2001 and lays out a visionary and strategic roadmap to establish India as a global sporting powerhouse. National Sports Policy also makes India a strong contender for excellence at international sporting events, including hosting the 2036 Olympic Games.
The NSP 2025 is the outcome of extensive consultations involving Central Ministries, NITI Aayog, State Governments, National Sports Federations (NSFs), athletes, domain experts, and public stakeholders.
The policy is anchored on five key pillars viz. Excellence on the Global Stage, Sports for Economic Development, Sports for Social Development, Sports as a People’s Movement and Integration with Education (NEP 2020).
The policy focuses on making India a sports tourism destination by hosting major sporting events, integrating sports into school curricula through the National Education Policy 2020, building ‘world-class systems for training, coaching and holistic athlete support’, and strengthening ‘sports manufacturing ecosystem’.
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“We have used the experience of the last 10 years and the new policy will work towards the improvement of sports. The major objective is to make India a top-five sporting nation by 2047. That’s the overall objective,” Vaishnaw said.
National Sports Policy 2025 sets India on a transformative path toward becoming a leading sporting nation globally, while creating healthier, more engaged, and empowered citizens.
