Revision of National Sports Policy-2067 in the offing

Kathmandu : The Ministry of Youths and Sports has started preparation to revises the National Sports Policy-2067. The Ministry had formed ‘Sports Policy Revision Committee’ under coordination of Joint-Secretary Ana Prasad Neupane in May. Director at the Tribhuvan University Students Welfare and Sports Directorate, Ganga Bahadur Thapa, lawyer Tara Bahadur Sitaula and Press Advisor at National Sports Council, Rohit Dahal, were members, while Under-Secretary at the Sports Development Division at the Ministry, Laxmi Prasad Bhandari, was member-secretary of the Committee.
The Committee also held discussion with the bodies concerned by identifying the issues to be revised in the Sports Policy-2067.
Under-Secretary Bhandari said, “We are going to amend the policy as there is provision of revision in policy every five year. It is also desirable in line with the federal structure adopted by the country.” The Committee held discussion in Biratnagar on June 29 and Nepalgunj on July 10 with Regional Sports Association, District Sports Association, PABSON, NPABSON, players, coaches and stakeholders.
He said role of athletes in the country’s development, preparing disciplined, healthy and capable human resources through sports under the slogan ‘Sports for all, Sports for nation and health’ have been added in the revised policy.
Similarly, sport tourism, sports diplomacy, public private partnership and construction of ‘High altitude state hub’ are also incorporated in the amended policy.
Under-Secretary Bhandari said the provision of sports diplomacy is to be included in the revised policy as there are many examples of the establishment of friendly relations through sports diplomacy in many countries.
Jagat Bahadur Bishwokarma soon after the appointment to the post of Minister for Youths and Sports had forwarded various issues including organisational restructuring of the Ministry, record management at National Sports Association, revision of National Sports Policy-2067 and development of Pokhara, Tulsipur and Itahari as the sports cities. RSS