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Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports has virtually inaugurated the valedictory session of E-Khel Pathshala.
What is E-Khel Pathshala?
E-Khel Pathshala is a programme conceptualized by Sports Authority of India(SAI).
It is organized in association with the Ministry of Education, Khelo India and Fit India.
Aim: To develop the competencies of Grassroots/Community Coaches and Physical Education (PE) teachers through the provisioning of physical & online training, enabling them to subsequently provide standardized coaching.
Objective: To make sports-related knowledge accessible to all parts of the country, regardless of geographical constraints.
Under the programme, a professionally designed curriculum has been developed in consultation with National Sports Federations, eminent coaches, athletes and experts.
Moreover, SAI has also created an online sports learning program that would act as a catalyst to revolutionize sports delivery at the grassroots level. This will provide a standardized level-based quality coaching programme across the country.
What are the benefits of the E-Khel Pathshala Programme?
Firstly, e-khel pathshala would educate PE teachers and coaches and equip them with the right set of knowledge and skills to conduct physical education classes across the country.
Secondly, it would help in identifying budding talents for the next generation in various sports disciplines and will further enable them to rise to higher levels of excellence in sports.
Source: This post is based on the article “Union Minister inaugurates the valedictory session of e-Khel Pathshala” published in PIB on 13th April 2022.
