International Women’s Day: ASMITA League to boost India’s Olympic medal tally, says MoS Raksha Khadse

• ASMITA = Achieving Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women Through Action — a vertical under the Khelo India programme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports (MoYAS) to mainstream women in competitive sport.
• Functions as a nationwide league-cum-talent-identification platform across multiple disciplines and age groups, executed jointly with MY Bharat, SAI, KICs, NCOEs and State/District sports bodies.
• UPSC relevance: intersects GS-I (Women empowerment), GS-II (Government schemes, vulnerable sections) and GS-III (Sports policy / public-finance prioritisation).