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Karnataka to build synthetic tracks in 14 districts
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Karnataka plans synthetic tracks in 14 districts: the Sports Policy and Seventh Schedule angle Karnataka papers test
The state government announced synthetic athletics tracks in 14 districts, with the announcement made around the Mysuru Dasara sports meet.
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The state government announced synthetic athletics tracks in 14 districts, with the announcement made around the Mysuru Dasara sports meet.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Karnataka announced synthetic athletics tracks in 14 districts, around the Mysuru Dasara sports meet.
- Synthetic tracks (polyurethane/rubberised surface) give all-weather, uniform surfaces and are used in standard athletics competition venues.
- 'Sports' is a State subject: Entry 33 of List II (State List) covers theatres, dramatic performances, cinemas, sports, entertainments and amusements.
- Mysuru Dasara (Nada Habba) is Karnataka's state festival, with a long tradition of Dasara sports events.
- Central support for sports infrastructure flows through schemes such as Khelo India.
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Prelims
- Under the Constitution, 'sports' falls under the State List (Seventh Schedule, List II), so States frame their own sports policies and build local infrastructure.
- Khelo India is a Central Sector scheme under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports that supports grassroots sports infrastructure and talent identification.
- Mysuru Dasara is celebrated as Nada Habba, the state festival of Karnataka.
Mains
GS-2/GS-3 (Karnataka syllabus: sports policy). Issue: uneven sports infrastructure outside big cities limits talent identification. Policy: sports is a State subject, supplemented by Central schemes like Khelo India; district-level synthetic tracks widen access to standard training surfaces. Implication and way forward: ensure upkeep and maintenance funding, coaching and trained staff, community use and convergence with Central schemes, so the tracks do not remain idle assets.
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