PUBLIC FUNDING, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA: CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATES AND LEGISLATIVE INTERVENTIONS

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19451161

Authors:

Dr. Pranita Choudhury, Dr. Indra Daman Tiwari, Dr Kavita K. Jain, Dr. Touheed Akhter, Navneet Yadav

Keywords:

Public Funding, Physical Education, Youth Development, India, Constitutional Mandates, Legislative Interventions, National Education Policy 2020, Khelo India, Sports Law, Governance.

Abstract:

In this paper the complex nature of the interaction between public funding allocations, physical education curriculum, and overall youth development outcomes in the Indian context is critically looked at in terms of an analytical examination of the constitutional directives and the legislative frameworks that facilitate such domains. It also examines the effectiveness of current policies on promoting wholesome physical, mental and social growth of Indian youth bearing in mind the past prevalence of indigenous sports and traditional frees exercises. It further explores the effects of commercialization and the prevalence of certain sports like cricket as it affects the fair growth and popularization of a wider array of sports events in the country. The same is applied to the consequences of new government policies, including the National Education Policy 2020 and the Khelo India scheme, in the further development of physical education and sports infrastructure. This question aims to find out whether such programs are successful in their efforts to deal with such bigger issues through the historical underestimation of sports in the mainstream educational system and disjointed governance frameworks. This study also examines the legal and institutional processes that govern the development of Indian sports such as dispute resolution, policies of the country governing the sporting activities.

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