Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur addresses an occasion in New Delhi. File
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Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on February 29 introduced that the federal government will concern digital certificates to registered athletes throughout the country, a transfer which might guarantee a clear account of their participation and efficiency.
The digital certificates may have dates of the athletes’ participation in competitions and function proof of their achievements.
“With athletes at the heart of our progressing and growing sporting ecosystem, the sports ministry has made a crucial decision to promote the ‘issuance of digital certificates to athletes’,” wrote Mr. Thakur on ‘X’.
The Ministry has directed all National Sports Federations (NSFs) to solely launch advantage and participation certificates via the DigiLocker.
The Minister had first introduced his plan to simplify issues for athletes and National Sports Federations (NSFs) in the course of the National Sports Day on August 29 final yr.
On February 29, the Minister stated, “Keeping up with our policy of ‘athlete-first’, NSFs have been advocated to issue certificates to athletes via DigiLocker, an initiative of Ministry of Electronics and IT.” He stated the digital certificates will add a brand new side to sports activities administration and administration of sportspersons.
“This decision has been taken to ensure the accessibility, security and veracity of documents and promote transparency and efficiency in the sports administration of the NSFs. This will further lead to ease of living for our sportspersons across the nation.
“From June 1 this yr, solely certificates issued by the (sports activities) federations via Digilocker shall be legitimate and no bodily certificates issued will be recognised for presidency and different advantages. We have suggested the federations that their affiliated models should additionally begin issuing the certificates via the DigiLocker from January 1 subsequent yr,” added Thakur.
Enumerating the benefits of issuing sports certificates through DigiLocker, Thakur said it will make access and sharing of certificates easy, eliminate the need for physical copies, provide a secure environment for storing and verifying documents and ensure their integrity and authenticity.
This, he said, would streamline the certificate issuance process and reduce administrative burden.
“These certificates are proof of the athletes’ dedication, effort, and accomplishments in their respective sports activities, and are at present distributed via outdated and inefficient, typical strategies,” he stated, including that NSFs should put in place technology-based instruments and options to serve the curiosity of sports activities, particularly athletes.
