National Sports Governance Bill, 2025

On 23rd July 2025, Union Sports Minister introduced the National Sports Governance Bill in the Lok Sabha.

  • The Bill seeks to provide for recognition of national sports bodies and regulate their functioning.

Rationale

  • It is found that existing regulatory framework in Indian sports was based on executive guidelines like the National Sports Code (2011), which lacked statutory authority.
  • Several National Sports Federations (NSFs) have faced issues of:
    • Poor governance
    • Lack of transparency
    • Electoral malpractices
    • Judicial interventions due to internal disputes

Salient Features

National Sports Governing Bodies

  • The Bill provides for establishing: (i) National Olympic Committee, (ii) National Paralympic Committee, and (iii) National and Regional ....
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