The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is a branch of the Government of India which administers the Department of Youth Affairs and the Department of Sports in India. Mansukh Mandaviya is the current Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports followed by his Deputy Raksha Khadse.

The ministry also gives the annual National Youth Awards, National Sports awards in various categories, including the Arjuna Award and Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna awards.

History The ministry was set up as the Department of Sports at the time of organisation of 1982 Asian Games New Delhi. Its name was changed to the Department of Youth Affairs & Sports during celebration of the International Youth Year, 1985. It became a separate Ministry on 27 May 2000. Subsequently, In 2008, the ministry has been bifurcated into Department of Youth Affairs and Department of Sports under two separate Secretaries.

Department of Youth Affairs Unlike the sports department, many of the functions of the department are related to other ministries, like Ministry of Education, Employment & Training, Health and Family Welfare thus it functions largely as a facilitator for youth building.

Definition of Youth The United Nations defines "Youth" as 15–24 years and in the Commonwealth, it is 15–29 years. In order to use a definition more in line with these international standards, the Draft NYP 2012 changes the definition from 13 to 35 years to 16–30 years. The draft NYP 2012 plans to divide the age bracket of 16–30 years into three groups.

Organisations Nehru Yuva Kendra Sanghatan Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development

Programmes Rashtriya Yuva Sashaktikaran Karyakram: Merge of schemes (National Youth Corps, Youth Hostels etc.) National Programme for Youth and Adolescent Development (NPYAD): introduced 2008-09 National Service Scheme (NSS) National Youth Corps International Youth Exchange Program National Youth Festival Urban Sports Infrastructure Scheme (USIS): a pilot project in 2010–11 to provide funding for infrastructure and improvements Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan Promotion of Scouting & Guiding: The national headquarters of The Bharat Scouts and Guides (BSG), Hindustan scout and guide(HSG) and The scout guide organization (SGO) are recognised by the Government of India as the apex body in the field of Scouting and Guiding in India. Youth Hostels

Awards

National Young Leaders Awards (NYLA) Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award National Youth Awards National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards Awards to Outstanding Youth Clubs (NYKS) Department of Sports The Department of Sports is a division of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports under Government of India created on 30 April 2008. They also helped in bringing the FIFA U-17 World cup to India. A huge part of it was played by the advisors to the Sports Ministry - Rahul Rana (Doon School) and Arjun Dewan (The Lawrence School).

Organisations Sports Authority of India National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) National Dope Testing Laboratory National Sports University, Imphal (Manipur) Lakshmibai National College of Physical Education (LNCPE), Thiruvananthapuram Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education (LNIPE), Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh) Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD), Sriperumbudur (Tamil Nadu) Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS), Patiala (Punjab) Mera Yuva Bharat (MY Bharat), an autonomous body

Awards

Dronacharya Award Arjuna Award Dhyan Chand Award Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy

Cabinet Ministers Note: MoS, I/C Minister of State (Independent Charge)

PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party Ministry Prime Minister From To PeriodMinister of Sports Buta Singh(MoS, I/C until 29 January 1983) 2 September1982 31 October1984 Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi 4 November1984 31 December1984 Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi(Prime Minister) 31 December1984 25 September1985 Rajiv IIMinister of Youth Affairs and Sports Uma Bharti(MoS, I/C) 1 March1999 13 October1999 Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ananth Kumar 13 October1999 2 February2000 Vajpayee III Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa 2 February2000 7 November2000 Shiromani Akali Dal Uma Bharti 7 November2000 25 August2002 Bharatiya Janata Party Vikram Verma 26 August2002 22 May2004 Sunil Dutt 23 May2004 25 May2005 Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh(Prime Minister) 25 May2005 18 November2005 Oscar Fernandes(MoS, I/C) 18 November2005 29 January2006 Mani Shankar Aiyar 29 January2006 6 April2008 M. S. Gill(MoS, I/C until 22 May 2009) 6 April2008 22 May2009 28 May2009 19 January2011 Manmohan II Ajay Maken(MoS, I/C) 19 January2011 28 October2012 Jitendra Singh(MoS, I/C) 28 October2012 26 May2014 Minister of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal(MoS, I/C) 27 May2014 9 November2014 Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra ModiMinister of Youth Affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal(MoS, I/C) 9 November2014 23 May2016 Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi Jitendra Singh(MoS, I/C) 23 May2016 5 July2016 Vijay Goel(MoS, I/C) 5 July2016 3 September2017 Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore(MoS, I/C) 3 September2017 30 May2019 Kiren Rijiju(MoS, I/C) 31 May2019 7 July2021 Modi II Anurag Singh Thakur 7 July2021 9 June2024 Mansukh Mandaviya 10 June2024 Incumbent Modi III

Ministers of State PortraitMinisterTerm of officePolitical party Ministry Prime Minister From To PeriodMinister of State for Sports Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh 31 December1984 25 September1985 Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv GandhiMinister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Thounaojam Chaoba Singh 13 October1999 27 May2000 Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee Syed Shahnawaz Hussain 27 May2000 30 September2000 Pon Radhakrishnan 30 September2000 29 January2003 Vijay Goel 24 May2003 22 May2004 Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee Arun Subhashchandra Yadav 28 May2009 14 June2009 Indian National Congress Manmohan II Manmohan Singh Pratik Prakashbapu Patil 14 June2009 19 January2011 Nisith Pramanik 7 July2021 9 June2024 Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II Narendra Modi Raksha Khadse 10 June2024 Incumbent Modi III

See also Ministry of Sports Sport in India - overview of Sports Various national level sport governing bodies in India India at the Olympics Mera Yuva Bharat (My Bharat) National Sports Governance Act, 2025

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