Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MYAS) and Sports Authority of India (SAI) are deploying dedicated NSF IT Consultants under National Sports Digital Ecosystem (NSDE) framework
Initiative aims to strengthen India's sports governance architecture and enhance operational efficiency across National Sports Federations (NSFs)
Objective includes streamlining federation-specific digital systems and enabling more effective planning for competitions, national coaching camps, athlete participation, and governance processes
Preparation for 2030 Commonwealth Games and long-term Olympic ambitions cited as key motivations
Existing digital platforms include: Annual Renewal portal, Annual Calendar for Training & Competition (ACTC), Games Management System (GMS), Sports for Women portal, National Sports Repository System (NSRS)
Upcoming DigiLocker integrations mentioned as part of digital ecosystem
Consultants will assist NSFs in: ACTC calendar and proposal creation, athlete and official nominations on Games Management Systems, annual renewal submissions, tournament result uploads for DigiLocker integration, NSRS profile validation, reporting and records management
Expected outcomes: improved efficiency in competition participation planning, national camp management, reduced operational coordination gaps, strengthened data quality, improved adherence to timelines
Initiative represents next phase in evolution of India's sports governance ecosystem towards integrated, athlete-centric digital support structure
Government aims to build seamless, transparent, technology-enabled sports ecosystem aligned with vision of Viksit Bharat
