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5.196 Major projects implemented by KSITIL are Kozhikode Cyber Park, Kannur IT Park, Kasaragod
IT Park, Kollam IT Park, Koratty IT Park, Cherthala IT Park, Infocity Pala, IIIT-Kerala, ICT Academy.

Section 6
Sports Infrastructure

5.197 Physical activity is vital to the holistic development of people, improving their physical, social
and emotional health, apart from being a means of entertainment and generation of spirit of healthy
competition, boarding etc. within the community. The benefits of sports reach beyond the impact on
physical well-being and the value of the educational benefits of sports should not be under-estimated.
Sports also have a strong influence on inclusion and community building, character-building and
delinquency and community safety.

5.198 True to the spirit of the philosophy “Sports for all and health for all” as enshrined in Sports Policy
of Kerala www.dsys.kerala.gov.in, the activities of the departments are diverse and multifarious.
Likewise schemes are designed for the development and empowerment of youth to involve them
in nation building activities , promote youth employability and skill development. Major institutions
coming under the sector are Kerala State Sports Council, Kerala State Youth Welfare Board, Kerala
State Bharat Scouts & Guides, Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs, Directorate of Public Instruction
and Directorate of Collegiate Education

Box 5.14
National Youth Policy 2014

The National Youth Policy, 2014 (NYP-2014) seeks to define the Vision of the Government
of India for the Youth of the country and identify the key areas in which action is required,
where not enough is being done, to enable youth development and to provide a framework for
action for all stakeholders. NYP-2014 provides a holistic vision for the youth of India which is
“to empower the youth of the country to achieve their full potential, and through them enable
India to find its rightful place in the community of nations”. In order to achieve this vision, all
stakeholders must work towards meeting 5 key objectives. This requires specific action in
one or more of 11 priority areas, identified as important for youth development. In addition to
this, The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports should publish a Biennial Report on the status
of the youth in order to inform the Nation about progress against indicators, highlight key
achievements and identify new and unmet challenges. The report shall also serve the purpose
of informing the youth of the country about various government initiatives for the development
of the youth www.yas.nic.in

35th National Games

5.199 National Games will certainly improve the sports infrastructure in the State. It will create
awareness among the sporting youth that training under modern facilities can create the required
talent for competing in national or international events. National Games Secretariat is envisaged
as the nodal agency for organising games on behalf of the government of Kerala, with the dual
responsibility of creating state- of- the-art sports infrastructure for the games and planning and
executing all functional requirements for successfully organising the games. It is decided that the
games shall be held across seven districts of the state from January 31, 2015 to February 14, 2015.
National Games Secretariat is going ahead with the plans for holding competition events in 31 sports
disciplines in 29 competition venues and also 2 demonstration events.

Kerala State Planning Board