Recognition to NSFs

The Government has introduced annual recognition procedure for the National Sports Federations (NSFs) from the year 2010. The NSFs which complied with the Government guidelines and furnished complete information/documents sought by the Government have been granted annual recognition. 51 NSFs have been granted recognition by the government for the year 2011. This was stated by Shri Ajay Maken, Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs & Sports, in the Lok Sabha today, in a written reply to a question by Dr. Nilesh N. Rane & Dr. M. Jagannath. The Government does not deal with the State level Federations/ Associations.

The Sports Minister further stated that the following NSFs have not yet been granted recognition for various reasons such as non-compliance of the Government guidelines, non-submission of complete documents etc:-

S.No.	Name of the Federation
1.	Judo Federation of India
2.	Aero Club of India
3.	Bridge Federation of India
4.	Board of Control for Cricket in India
5.	Korfball Federation of India
6.	Indian Polo Association
7.	Indian Triathlon Federation of India
8.	Mallakhamb Federation of India
9.	Federation of Motor Sports Club of India
10.	Indian Style Wrestling

The Sports Minister further stated that besides, the NSFs in the disciplines of Hockey, Netball, Throwball and Gymnastic have also not been granted annual recognition due to dispute between various factions in the management of those Federations. Compliance to the guidelines of the Government by the NSFs has been made mandatory to receive Government recognition and thereby become eligible to receive financial as well as other forms of assistance from Government of India. No National Sports Federation has been given annual recognition by the Government which has not adhered to the Government guidelines, the Minister added.