Lok Sabha Question No. 2149 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Functioning of Sports Associations
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Hemant Tukaram Godse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2149 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.07.2019

Functioning of Sports Associations

2149. SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE:

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 & SPORTS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) Sir,  Government  of  India  deals  only  with  the  national  level sports  federations  and  grants  recognition  to  them  to  become eligible to receive financial as well as other forms of assistance. A list  of  56  NSFs  recognised  by  the  Government  for  different  sports disciplines is given in the annexure.

(b) Normally,  elections  are  held  by  the  NSFs  at  the  intervals prescribed under the bye-laws of the concerned NSFs.  In order to ensure that NSFs function in a democratic manner, Government has prescribed model election guidelines to be followed by the NSFs for their elections which has been made an integral part of the National Sports Development Code of India, 2011 (NSDCI). NSDCI, inter-alia, contains instructions  on  democratic  and  healthy  management practices,  age  and  tenure  limits  of  office  bearers,  holding  of elections as per model election guidelines devised by the Government, etc.

(c) Information is being collected from National Sports Federations.

(d) From the year 2010, the Government has introduced a system of  annual  recognition  procedure  for  the  NSFs,  under  which  annual recognition  is  granted  to  those  NSFs  which  comply  with  the provisions of NSDCI including holding of elections in time.

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## Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2149 FOR REPLY ON 04.07.2019 ASKED BY SHRI HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE REGARDING FUNCTIONING OF SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS

## 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    | Paralympic Committee of India                                  |
| 33    | Indian Polo Association                                        |
| 34    | Roll Ball Federation of India                                  |
| 35    | Roller Skating Federation of India                             |
| 36    | Rowing Federation of India                                     |
| 37    | School Games Federation of India                               |
| 38    | Sepaktakraw Federation of India                                |
| 39    | Shootingball Federation of India                               |
| 40    | Softball Association of India                                  |
| 41    | Special Olympic Bharat                                         |
| 42 43 | Squash Racket Federation of India Swimming Federation of India |
| 44    | Table Tennis Federation of India                               |
| 45    | Tennikoit Federation of India                                  |
| 46    | Tennis Ball Cricket Federation of India                        |
| 47    | Ten-Pin Bowling Federation of India                            |
| 48    | Billiards and Snooker Federation of India                      |
| 49    | National Rifle Association of India                            |
| 50    | Indian Triathlon Federation                                    |
| 51    | Tug-of-War Federation of India                                 |
| 52    | Volleyball Federation of India                                 |
| 53    | Indian Weightlifting Federation,                               |
| 54    | Wrestling Federation of India                                  |
| 55    | Wushu Association of India                                     |
| 56    | Yachting Association of India                                  |

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