Context:
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Inter-Ministry, Bar & Bench Badminton Championship supported by the Ministry of Law and Justice in association with Fit India Movement was held.
Analysis
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It has been launched by the Prime Minister on 29th August 2019 on National Sports Day to encourage citizens to take up physical activity and sports in their daily lives.
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The National Sports Day in India is celebrated to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.
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The Fit India Movement is a “multi-ministry effort”, including the Sports, Education ministry, Panchayati Raj, Rural Development Ministries.
Objectives and Features
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The main objective of Fit India Movement is to create awareness amongst the citizens about fitness and its importance in daily life through sports, yoga asanas, walking, cycling, dancing or any other physical activity.
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Fit India Movement includes promotion of the culture of sports.
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It aims to preserve and promote Indigenous Sports in the country under Indigenous Games & Martial Arts (IGMA) Scheme and Sports Authority of India (SAI).
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It also aims to promote traditional rural and indigenous games existing in informal setup which do not have adequate leaders and to encourage leadership and formalization of the same.