Lok Sabha Question No. 1605 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Sports Associations
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1605 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9/3/2017

## Sports Associations

## 1605.   SHRI M.B. RAJESH:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of various sports associations functioning in the country;
- (b) whether  these  associations  are  functioning  in  a  democratic  and transparent manner and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the elections conducted in these associations; and
- (d) if not, the steps taken by the Government to ensure accountability and transparency in their functioning?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a) Madam,  48  National  Sports  Federations  (NSFs)  for  different sports disciplines have been granted annual recognition by the Government for the year 2017, the list of such NSFs is given in the annexure.
- (b) to (d) The 48 National Sports Federations for different sports disciplines  recognized  by  the  Government  of  India  for  the  year  2017  are complying with the National Sports Development Code of India, 2011 which inter-alia  covers  basic  universal  principles  of  ethics  and  good  governance. Conduct  of  democratic,  fair  and  transparent  election  is  a  necessary  prerequisite of Government recognition.

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1605 FOR REPLY ON 9.3.2017 ASKED BY SHRI M.B. RAJESH REGARING SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS

## THE FOLLOWING NSFs HAVE BEEN GIVEN ANNUAL RECOGNITION FOR THE YEAR 2017

|   S.No | Name of National Sports Federations/    |
|--------|-----------------------------------------|
|      1 | All India Chess Federation              |
|      2 | All India Football Federation           |
|      3 | All India Sports Council of the Deaf    |
|      4 | Amateur Baseball Federation of India    |
|      5 | Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India     |
|      6 | Amateur Soft Tennis Federation of India |
|      7 | Athletic Federation of India            |
|      8 | Atya Patya Federation of India          |
|      9 | Badminton Association of India          |
|     10 | Ball Badminton Federation of India      |
|     11 | Billiards & Snooker Federation of India |
|     12 | Boxing Federation of India              |
|     13 | Bridge Federation of India              |
|     14 | Cycling Federation of India             |
|     15 | Fencing Association of India            |
|     16 | Handball Federation of India            |
|     17 | Hockey India                            |
|     18 | Indian Body Builders Federation         |
|     19 | Indian Golf Union                       |
|     20 | Indian Kayaking & Canoeing Association  |
|     21 | Indian Polo Association                 |
|     22 | Indian Powerlifting Federation          |
|     23 | Indian Rugby Football Union             |
|     24 | Indian Triathlon Federation             |
|     25 | Indian Weightlifting Federation         |
|     26 | Jump Rope Federation of India           |
|     27 | Karate Association of India             |
|     28 | Kho-Kho Federation of India             |
|     29 | Mallakhamb Federation of India          |
|     30 | National Rifle Association of India     |
|     31 | Paralympic Committee of India           |
|     32 | Roll Ball Federation of India           |
|     33 | Roller Skating Federation of India      |
|     34 | Rowing Federation of India              |
|     35 | School Games Federation of India        |

|   36 | Speak Takraw Federation of India              |
|------|-----------------------------------------------|
|   37 | Softball Association of India                 |
|   38 | Special Olympics Bharat                       |
|   39 | Squash Racket Federation of India             |
|   40 | Swimming Federation of India                  |
|   41 | Table Tennis Federation of India              |
|   42 | Tenni Koit Federation of India                |
|   43 | Ten-Pin Bowling Federation of India           |
|   44 | The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India |
|   45 | Tug-of-War Federation of India                |
|   46 | Wrestling Federation of India                 |
|   47 | Wushu Association of India                    |
|   48 | Yachting Association of India                 |