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Write an account of the history of physical education in India after the independence. |
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Answer» With the dawn of independence in India many reformatory measures were introduced to overhaul the political condition and the education policy of India. Though education has been included in the state list yet the overall responsibility lies with the central government. Afterwards the Adhoc Survey Samiti for games was formed. This samiti reviewed ‘the progress made so far and reorganised The Sports Advisory Body as well as organised many sports associations so as to promote economic cooperation. Many higher Physical Education Institutions were set up. These institutions are imparting Physical education to players in the different corners of India. They are found in almost all the states of India. There are about 200-250 such institutions in the whole of India. In order to train the players and the coaches for different sports, Shri K.L. Mali was the first to start in 1961 the National Sports Institute in Patiala city of Punjab (Motibagh). It was later named as the Netaji Subash National Institute of Sports. The above institute is presently conducting one year coaching Diploma and 2 years’ master of coaching programmes. |
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