The education and sports industries have welcomed the plan of the new government at the Centre to promote sports education in schools.Addressing the joint session of parliament, President Pranab Mukherjee had recently said that the government will  launch a ‘National Sports Talent Search System’ to keep the children and youth of the country fit.Mukherjee had also mentioned that such a step will facilitate the development and promote Indian sports, particularly rural sports. Sports can be popularised by making it an integral part of the school curriculum and providing educational incentives.

The industry believes that if the government plans are fructified in the future, then sports would not just become a serious activity in school, but sports education companies will also play a bigger role in structuring programmes in sports and see a growth in their business.

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