CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Biography. The All India Sports Council of the Deaf, New Delhi which is the National Apex Body for Deaf Sports is one of the 55 Sports Associations, recognized by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, meaning to promote Sports in the Country.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Sports India. Former Union Ministers of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore announced that the national sports body, Sports Authority of India (SAI), will now be known as ‘Sports India’.

Detailed explanation-3: -Honb’le Prime Minister of India is now the Ex-officio President of SAI. Union minister for Human Resource Development is the Ex-officio Vice President of the SAI and Chairman of its Governing Body. Whereas the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and sports is the Vice-Chairperson of the Governing body of SAI.

Detailed explanation-4: -SAI has also provided competitive exposure to the talented sportspersons. Some of the pivotal schemes formulated by Sports Authority of India for the promotion of sports in India include National Sports Talent Contest, the Special Area Games, the Sports Projects Development Area and the Sports Hostel Scheme.