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Sports Governance Bill must encompass sports organisations beyond NSFs and their affiliates

There has been sharper and greater focus on the Draft National Sports Governance Bill 2024 than on the Draft National Sports Policy 2024. Both documents have been shared with the…

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National Sports Code & Sports Governance in India

The Sports & Society Accelerator and Open Takshashila recently organised a five-week online introductory course on India’s Sports Ecosystem, Building a Sporting Nation. I was privileged that Mr. Nandan Kamath…

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Delhi HC tells MYAS to notify NSFs that they risk derecognition for not complying with Sports Code

The Delhi High Court has asked the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to notify the National Sports Federations that they run the risk of being derecognised or not recognised…

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Long-delayed, hard-fought & epochal sports governance litigation poised for a logical finish

A long-drawn public interest litigation, focussed on sports governance, may be heading to its logical end with the Delhi High Court listing the case for arguments on January 8, 2021….

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Ministry will have to remain wary of uneven enforcement of Sports Code on different Federations

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will have found some relief in the Supreme Court’s interpretation of a Delhi High Court order, but since its effort to win a…

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Sports Ministry courts Code issues to National Federations

In a move that some will interpret as a tacit admission of its failures to maintain its own record, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has invited 57 National…

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MYAS action will leave NSFs without recognition for longer time

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has been sending confusing signals to sports fraternity by shifting its stance in the Delhi High Court as far as its power…

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Ministry has to sort out mess soon

If National Sports Federations, reeling under the sudden loss of Government recognition en masse, expected the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to provide leadership and find a way past…

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Delayed, Ministry list of recognised NSFs draws mixed reaction from sports fraternity

The list of National Sports Federations (NSF) granted annual recognition by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is out after an inordinate delay. Comprising 54 NSFs, it has ruffled…

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