National Air Sports Policy(NASP)

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Recently ,The Minister of Civil Aviation launched National Air Sport Policy 2022 (NASP 2022).

What is Air sports?

Air sports, as the name suggests, encompasses various sports activities involving the medium of air.
- These include sports like air-racing, aerobatics, aeromodelling, hang gliding, paragliding, paramotoring and skydiving etc.
Potential:
- India has the potential to be among the leading nations in the world of air sports.
- It has a large geographical expanse, diverse topography, and fair-weather conditions.
- It has a large population, especially the youth. It has a growing culture for adventure sports and aviation

Coverage

Aerobatics
Aero modelling and model rocketry
Amateur-built and experimental aircraft
Ballooning
Drones
Gliding and powered gliding
Hang gliding and powered hang gliding
Parachuting (including skydiving, BASE jumping and wing suits etc.)
Paragliding and paramotoring (including powered parachute trikes etc.)
Powered aircraft (including ultra light, micro light and light sports aircraft etc.)
Rotorcraft (including autogyro)

Governance Structure

Under the new policy, there will be four-tier governance structure for air sports in India namely
- Air Sports Federation of India (ASFI) as the apex governing body
- National associations for individual air sports or a set of air sports, as appropriate Regional (e.g. West/ South/ North East etc.) or State and Union Territory level units of the national air sports associations, as appropriate; and
- District-level air sports associations, as appropriate.

Key Objectives of NASP 2022

Promote an air sports culture in the country
Enable adoption of international good practices in safety including but not limited to, air sports infrastructure, equipment, operations, maintenance and training
Develop a simple, stakeholder-friendly and effective governance structure
Enhance participation and success of Indian sportspersons in global air sports events; and
Promote design, development and manufacturing of air sports equipment in India in line with the Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.

Significance

It will serve to attract air sports enthusiasts from all over the world, especially those who live in areas where harsh winters prevent them from participating.
- air sports enthusiasts from Europe, North America, and Australia would flock to India to practise in the winters.
It will ensure establishment of good quality infrastructure, equipment, instructors and services.

Source:ET

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