Functioning of Sports Associations

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Government of India
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
04 JUL 2019 2:48PM by PIB Delhi

Government of India deals only with the national level sports federations (NSFs) 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.

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.

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.

This information was given by Minister of State (Independent Charge) forYouth Affairs and Sports Shri KirenRijiju in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.

Annexure

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	AtyaPatya 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 PencakSilat 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	Squash Racket Federation of India
43	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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