National Sports Development Fund

About: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has created a National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) to bridge the gap of lack of sufficient facilities like qualified coaches/specialists, sports infrastructure and inadequate sponsors to sportspersons for their training/coaching and the sub-optimal performance of the athletes in the international sports events.

Objectives:

To promote sports in general and specific sports disciplines and individual sports persons in particular for achieving excellence at the National and International level;
To impart special training and coaching in relevant sports disciplines to sports persons, coaches and sports specialists;
To construct and maintain infrastructure for promotion of sports and games;
To supply sports equipment to organizations and individuals for promotion of sports and games;
To identify problems and take up research and development studies for providing support to excellence in sports;
To promote international cooperation, in particular, exchanges which may promote the development of sports; and

Resource: NSDF will mobilize resources from Government as well as non-government organizations and individuals.

For: Institutions, government and non-government organizations exclusively dealing with promotion of sports and individual sportspersons of outstanding ability are eligible for getting financial assistance from NSDF for specific projects.