NRAI:- National Rifle Association of India
NRAI stands for the National Rifle Association of India and was founded in the year 1951. It was established with a view to promote and popularize the shooting sports in India. It has a network of 53 affiliated State Associations and Units and has shown remarkable progress since 1994. They conduct regular competitions at National, State, District and Club levels. NRAI contributes to developing talent and encouraging the youth to take up shooting as a career sport hence picking up the best talent from grass root level. According to NRAI, there are two basic requirements for the promotion of this sport, which are, the availability of shooting ranges and, arms and ammunition. The ones who qualify for the National Squad will be trained under the guidance of coaches and will be controlled by the NRAI. They are issued free ammunition and targets and the government takes care of their boarding and lodging expense