Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya Launches Physical Education Professionals’ Module,

Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya today launched the Physical Education Professionals’ Module and highlighted the critical role of PE Teachers in identifying and nurturing sporting talent at the grassroots level.

The Union Sports Minister called for the creation of a comprehensive, nationwide repository of Physical Education (PE) teachers within a time-bound framework to strengthen scientific talent identification and systematic development at the grassroots level.

Physical education teachers in schools and colleges are among the first to identify sporting talent among children and youth. It is important to map their qualifications, skills and expertise to enable their effective utilisation and further development,” Dr. Mandaviya said after launching the PE Teachers Registration and Onboarding Module on the National Sports Repository System (NSRS).

The Union Sports Minister directed that the entire repository should be created within six months and said that its progress would be reviewed in a time bound manner. He said, “The initiative should be taken forward not merely as the launch of a module, but as a mission to develop sports in the country.”

The launch event was attended by senior officials from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the Sports Authority of India (SAI), the Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), the Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE), the Physical Education Foundation of India (PEFI), and other key stakeholders. .(updated on 1st October 2026)