Lok Sabha Question No. 2853 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Sports Federations
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya, S. Jothimani

## Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports

## Government of India Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2853

## TO BE ANSWERD ON 05.12.2019

## Sports Federations

2853 . SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA: MS. S. JOTHIMANI:

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

- (
- a)  the  list  of  the  recognised  and  derecognised  sports  federations (national and State) under the Ministry;
- ( b)  the  reasons  for  the  de-recognition/  suspension  of  each  of  the above sports federations;
- ( c)  the  names  of  the  sports  federations  which  have  regained recognition by the Ministry since 2008, year-wise;
- ( d) whether the Government would come up with a national sports code  soon  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  deadline  for  the implementation of the same; and
- ( e)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Ministry  to  resolve  the  election disputes  in  the  Archery  Association  of  India  and  to  restore  its recognition by World Archery?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS [SHRI KIREN RIJIJU]

(a) to (c):   The National Sports Development Code of India (NSDCI) 2011 has been operational since 2011 and is applicable on National Sports  Federations.  NSDCI  provides  for  guidelines  for  granting government  recognition  to  National  Sports  Federations  (NSFs)  as also procedure for suspension / derecognition of  such NSFs which violates the provisions of NSDCI. Recognition is renewed on yearly basis and in the event of failure to adhere to NSDCI, recognition is not renewed. As the provisions of the NSDCI are not applicable on State level bodies, this Ministry does not deal with them. Information  relating  to  present  status  of  recognition  of  National Sports Federations is at Annexure -I.

(d): The National Sports Development Code of India (NSDCI) 2011 is  already  in  existence  and  operational  from  1st  January  2011.  A draft  for  the  new  sports  code,  namely,  National  Code  for  Good Governance in Sports, 2017 has been prepared on which comments and  suggestions  of  stakeholders  have  been  obtained.  An  Expert Committee headed by a retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India has been constituted to examine the Draft Code, hold consultations with stakeholders and give its recommendations.

(e): The matter of governance of Archery Association of India (AAI) is sub-judice in the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi. As per direction of the  Hon'ble  High  Court  of  Delhi  a  Transitory  Committee  has  been constituted till the elections are held to the executive body of the AAI to perform the role and all tasks of the executive body of the AAI and take all decisions and necessary steps, including coordinating  with  the  World  Archery  to  ensure  participation  of Indian  archers  at  the  international  event  under  the  Indian  flag. Recently,  the  Hon'ble  High  Court  of  Delhi  has  also  appointed Returning Officer to hold the election of AAI.

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Annexure -I

ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2853 FOR REPLY ON 05.12.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  L.S.  TEJASVI  SURYA  AND  MS.  S. JOTHIMANI REGARDING SPORTS FEDERATIONS

## LIST OF RECOGNISED NATIONAL SPORTS FEDERATIONS

|   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 | All India Tennis Association              |
|        5 | Amateur Baseball Federation of India      |
|        6 | Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India       |
|        7 | Amateur Soft Tennis Federation of India   |
|        8 | Athletic Federation of India              |
|        9 | Atya Patya Federation of India            |
|       10 | Badminton Association of India            |
|       11 | Ball Badminton Federation of India        |
|       12 | Basketball Federation of India            |
|       13 | Boxing Federation of India                |
|       14 | Bridge Federation of India                |
|       15 | Cycle Polo Association of India           |
|       16 | Cycling Federation of India               |
|       17 | Equestrian Federation of India            |
|       18 | Fencing Association of India              |
|       19 | Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India |
|       20 | Handball Federation of India              |
|       21 | Hockey India                              |
|       22 | Indian Body Builders Federation           |
|       23 | Indian Kayaking & Canoeing Association    |
|       24 | Indian Pencak Silat Federation            |
|       25 | Indian Rugby Football Union               |
|       26 | Judo Federation of India                  |
|       27 | Karate Association of India               |
|       28 | Kho-Kho Federation of India               |
|       29 | Kudo International Federation India       |
|       30 | Mallakhamb Federation of India            |

|   31 | Netball Federation of India               |
|------|-------------------------------------------|
|   32 | Indian Polo Association                   |
|   33 | Roll Ball Federation of India             |
|   34 | Roller Skating Federation of India        |
|   35 | Rowing Federation of India                |
|   36 | School Games Federation of India          |
|   37 | Sepaktakraw Federation of India           |
|   38 | Shootingball Federation of India          |
|   39 | Softball Association of India             |
|   40 | Special Olympic Bharat                    |
|   41 | Squash Racket Federation of India         |
|   42 | Swimming Federation of India              |
|   43 | Table Tennis Federation of India          |
|   44 | Tennikoit Federation of India             |
|   45 | Tennis Ball Cricket Federation of India   |
|   46 | Ten-Pin Bowling Federation of India       |
|   47 | Billiards and Snooker Federation of India |
|   48 | National Rifle Association of India       |
|   49 | Indian Triathlon Federation               |
|   50 | Tug-of-War Federation of India            |
|   51 | Volleyball Federation of India            |
|   52 | Indian Weightlifting Federation,          |
|   53 | Wrestling Federation of India             |
|   54 | Wushu Association of India                |
|   55 | Yachting Association of India             |

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