India?s Football ?Vision 2047?

India’s Football ‘Vision 2047’

News: The All India Football Federation unveiled its strategic roadmap with ‘Vision 2047’, hoping that in the country’s centenary year of independence, India will emerge as a new powerhouse of Asian football. 

Background:
• Developed in conjunction with all stakeholders within Indian Football, the roadmap has also sought and incorporated inputs from the Asian Football Confederation and FIFA (Fédération internationale de Football Association).
• AIFF has broken down ‘Vision 2047’ into six four-year strategic plans. The first of these will look to cover the period till 2026.

About AIFF:
• The AIFF is the organization that manages the game of association football in India.
• The AIFF was founded in 1937, and gained FIFA affiliation in the year 1948.
• Current President – Kalyan Chaubey HQ – New Delhi. 

Key Details:
• Vibrant Footballing Ecosystem
o The roadmap envisions India to be among the top four footballing nations in Asia, host one of the top leagues in Asia, and create a vibrant footballing ecosystem.
• National Football Philosophy
o The national football philosophy of India would be based on collecting data from scouting, creating a technical curriculum, focusing on coach and player development and hoping it would translate into a talent pool for the national team.
o AIFF seeks to develop Coach education program to improve quality of football at all levels of the ecosystem.
• Village Grassroots Programme
o AIFF aims to implement village grassroots programmes to reach 35 million children across 100 villages throughout India.
• Focus on Women participation
o A four-level league table pyramid will be created for women’s football by 2026.