Government has constituted All India Council of Sports as an advisory body to deliberate on matters relating to the promotion and development of sports in the country. The government will duly consider the advice rendered by the Council, an official release of Sports Ministry said, and it will not be binding and obligatory on the government. The Council will organise national, international conferences, seminars, and symposia for promotion of sports in the country. It will be headed by a president in the rank of Minister of State and will include four Members of Parliament, sports personalities, coaches, experts, administrators and Director General, Sports Authority of India among others. It said, the appointments of the president and members of the Council, other than ex-officio members, will be made by the Government. The aims of the Council include popularising sports amongst the youth, increasing outreach of sports to rural and tribal areas, North East and Jammu and Kashmir.