Activities
- Sports:
- Workshops to enhance collaboration among government bodies, NGOs, private sector, and educational institutions
- Developing a Culture of Sports
- Transition of the traditional ‘play’ into structured sports activities.
- Promotion of Physical Literacy in society.
- Encouragement for maximum participation at schools and community levels.
- Development of a Running Culture.
- School level leagues in all major sports.
- Integration of compulsory sports hours and inclusion as a subject in schools.
- Sports as Life Skills.
- Community Participation
- Involvement of families, parents, and Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs).
- Engagement of NGOs, educational institutions, and the Sports Department.
- Establishment of sports centres in slums and rural areas to promote traditional games (e.g., kho-kho, kabaddi).
- Appointment of community coaches to instil basic sports skills.
- Infrastructure & Resources
- Need for an indoor stadium in the Chandigarh region.
- Mapping of infrastructure with sports talent.
- Establishment of sector-level sports committees in the Tri City.
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) – More local companies in the region to be networked to sponsor sports.
- Centres of Excellence (e.g., JSW model) to be developed in the city.
- Policy & Governance
- Example of Haryana’s SPAT model as a reference.
- Incentives such as government jobs for athletes.
- Introduction of sports profiling in schools.
- Enhanced SAI (Sports Authority of India) presence required in the region.
- Credit (marks) policy for schools to encourage sports participation.
- Addressing the lack of coordination in sports development among schools, colleges, universities, and companies
- Health & Well-being
- Physical and mental health profiling of students and adults.
- Fitness profiling for parents.
- Promotion of equality with equity through inclusive sports initiatives.