| Hockey India | |
| Abbrev: | HI |
| Sport: | Field hockey |
| Category: | Games |
| Jurisdiction: |  National |
| Aff: | International Hockey Federation (FIH) |
| Affdate: | 2011 |
| Region: | Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) |
| Regionyear: | 2011 |
| Headquarters: | New Delhi, India |
| President: | Dilip Tirkey |
| Vicepresident: | Asima Ali SVS Subramanya Gupta |
| Secretary: | Bhola Nath Singh |
| Coach: | Craig Fulton |
| Womenscoach: | Harendra Singh |
| Url: | https://hockeyindia.org/ |
| Countryflag: | India |
| Replaced: | Indian Hockey Federation (1925–2008) |
Hockey India plans, directs and conducts all the activities for both men's and women's field hockey in India. It is recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India as the sole body responsible towards promoting the sport.[1] It was formed after the Indian Hockey Federation was dismissed in 2008.[2]
Hockey India was established on 20 May 2009 and is affiliated to the International Hockey Federation (FIH), the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF).
Hockey India, with the assistance of the Sports Authority of India and Department of Sports, trains players at sub-junior, junior and senior level. The governing body is responsible for training the coaches, as well as educating and equipping technical officials and umpires.
Hockey India launched its own logo in a ceremony on 24 July 2008. It resembles Ashok Chakra of Indian flag. It is made up of hockey sticks.[3]
Hockey India manages four squads that represent India in international field hockey: the India men's national field hockey team, the India women's national field hockey team, the India men's national under-21 field hockey team, and the India women's national under-21 field hockey team.
Hockey India's Member Units are divided into four separate categories, namely Permanent Members, Associate Members, Academy Members and Hockey Members.[4]
| No. | Association | State/UT | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manipur | Khoirom loyalakpa | ||
| 2 | Andhra Pradesh | B M Chanakya Raju | ||
| 3 | Arunachal Pradesh | Gumjum Haider | ||
| 4 | Assam | Keshob Mahanta | ||
| 5 | Bihar | Sharwon Kumar | ||
| 6 | Chandigarh | Karan Gilhotra | ||
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | Firoz Ansari | ||
| 8 | Odisha | Dr. Dilip Tirkey | ||
| 9 | Delhi | Hitesh Sindwani | ||
| 10 | Goa | Costau Xavier Marquis | ||
| 11 | Gujarat | R.V Shelar | ||
| 12 | Haryana | Jaideep Malik | ||
| 13 | Himachal Pradesh | Sukh Ram Choudhary | ||
| 14 | West Bengal | Swapan Banerjee | ||
| 15 | Jammu and Kashmir | Gurdeep Singh Sangral | ||
| 16 | Jharkhand | Bhola Nath Singh | ||
| 17 | Karnataka | S.VS Subramanya Gupta | ||
| 18 | Kerala | V. Sunilkumar | ||
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh | Nitin Dhimole | ||
| 20 | Puducherry | Dr. E. Kumaressan | ||
| 21 | Punjab | Nitin Kohli | ||
| 22 | Rajasthan | Arun Kumar Saraswat | ||
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | Sekar J Manoharan | ||
| 24 | Telangana | Konda Vijay Kumar | ||
| 25 | Uttar Pradesh | Rakesh Katyal | ||
| 26 | Uttarakhand | Raghu Bir Singh Rawat | ||
| 27 | Maharashtra | Krishna Prakash |
| No. | Association | Represents | President | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Alphonse Baa | ||
| 2 | Nagaland | ADHOC Committee | ||
| 3 | Vidarbha | |||
| 4 | Air India Sports Promotion Board | |||
| 5 | Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) | Deepak Verma | ||
| 6 | Central Reserve Police | Sanjay Chander | ||
| 7 | Central Civil Services Cultural & Sports | Kulbhushan Malhotra | ||
| 8 | Comptroller & Auditor General Of India | Kulwant Singh | ||
| 9 | Food Corporation Of India | C. Viswanath | ||
| 10 | Major Ports Sports Control Board | Atulya Misra | ||
| 11 | Punjab & SIND Bank | Rajesh Malhotra | ||
| 12 | Punjab National Bank Corporate Communication Division | .S.S.Mohapatra | ||
| 13 | Sashastra Seema Bal | S. S. Chaturvedi Manmohan Singh | ||
| 14 | ||||
| 15 | Steel Plants Sports Board | Director (Personnel), SAIL | ||
| 16 | Petroleum Sports Promotion Board | Vivek Kumar | ||
| 17 | Sports Authority of Gujarat- Hockey Academy | Sandip Pradhan L.P Bariya | ||
| 18 | Canara Bank | |||
| 19 | BSES (DELHI) | Subhash Rana | ||
| 20 | Services Sports Control Board | VADM Krishna Swaminathan | ||
| 21 | Railway Sports Promotion Board | |||
| 22 | Tripura | Sudip Roy Barman | ||
| 23 | ||||
| 24 | All India Police Sports Control Board | Rajiv Jain | ||
| 25 | UCO BANK | |||
| 26 | I.T.B.P. CENTRAL HOCKEY TEAM | Inspector General(TRG), ITBP | ||
| 27 | Tamil Nadu Police | Ashok Kumar Das | ||
| 28 | Defence Accounts Sports Control Board | R. K. Nayak | ||
| 29 | DIRECTORATE GENERAL NCC (DGNCC) | |||
| 30 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Nilpa Bhavesh Manani | ||
| 31 | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. - Women Deptt | |||
| 32 | Mizoram | K. Lalthlengliana | ||
| 33 | Union Bank Of India | Gokulananda Das | ||
| 34 | Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) | PR. DGIT (HRD)- EX-Officio Chairperson |
| No. | Association | President | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madhya Pradesh Hockey Academy | Pavan Jain | |
| 2 | Namdhari Sports Academy | Uday Singh | |
| 3 | Tamil Nadu Hockey Academy | Charles Cornelius | |
| 4 | Maharaja Ranjit Singh Hockey Academy | ||
| 5 | Anantapur Sports Academy | ||
| 6 | Hubli Hockey Academy | R.Y. Bhajantri | |
| 7 | Manaparai Hockey Academy | A. Syed Zahiruddeen | |
| 8 | Mata Sahib Kaur Hockey Academy Jarkhar - Ludhiana | ||
| 9 | Olympian Vivek Singh Hockey Academy | ||
| 10 | PNB Hockey Academy | S.S.Mohapatra | |
| 11 | RV Academy of Hockey | ||
| 12 | SDT Hockey Nilgiris Academy | Anantha Krishnan | |
| 13 | Chandigarh Hockey Academy | Dr. Sarita Malik | |
| 14 | Thirumalvalavan Hockey Academy | ||
| 15 | Vadipatti Raja Hockey Academy | V. Raja | |
| 16 | Malwa Hockey Academy Hanumangarh | Creator / Founder of Academy Malwa Education & Sports Samiti Hanumangarh | |
| 17 | Lakshmi Ammal Sports Academy | K Ramasamy | |
| 18 | Dhyan Chand Hockey Academy | ||
| 19 | Khera Hockey Training Centre (KHTC) | ||
| 20 | Ashwini Sports Academy | Ashwini Nachappa | |
| 21 | Jai Bharat Hockey Academy | Subhash Chauhan | |
| 22 | Salute Hockey Academy | Tejinder Singh | |
| 23 | Raja Karan Hockey Academy | Pradeep.K.Batra | |
| 24 | CDR Nandy Singh Academy | Sunit Kaur | |
| 25 | Markandeshwar Hockey Academy | Karan Raj Singh | |
| 26 | Odisha Naval Tata Hockey High Performance Centre | ||
| 27 | Bhai Behlo Hockey Academy | Gurshawinder Singh Jaswinder Kaur | |
| 28 | Naval Tata Hockey Academy Jamshedpur | Ratan N. Tata | |
| 29 | Ghumanhera Riser's Academy | Baljeet Singh | |
| 30 | Berar Hockey Academy (Vidarbha) Amravati | Mirza Naim Baig | |
| 31 | HIM Academy | Ali R. Rizvi | |
| 32 | SAI - Academy | Founder of Academy Director General, SAI | |
| 33 | Adyar Hockey Academy | B. Arun Kumar | |
| 34 | Roundglass Punjab Hockey Club Academy | Sarpal Singh | |
| 35 | Surjit Hockey Academy, Jalandhar | Iqbal Singh Sandhu | |
| 36 | Khalsa Hockey Academy (Amritsar) | Dr. Kanwaljeet Singh | |
| 37 | S.G.P.C. Hockey Academy | S. Tejinder Singh Padda | |
| 38 | HAR Hockey Academy | Sunil Malik | |
| 39 | Cheema Hockey Academy | Gurnam Singh Cheema | |
| 40 | Republican Sports Club | Merzban Patel | |
| 41 | Smart Bharat Hockey Academy, Raipur | Rakesh Chaturvedi Nasir Ali | |
| 42 | Gangpur Sports Academy | Herman Lakra | |
| 43 | Army Boys Sports Company | Creator / Founder of Academy Army and SAI | |
| 44 | SAIL Hockey Academy | Creator/Founder of Academy SteeI Authority of India Limited, New Delh | |
| 45 | Meghbaran Singh Hockey Academy | Tej Bahadur Singh | |
| 46 | Seth Anandram Jaipuria School, Nanpara | Prateek Agarwal | |
| 47 | Cuddalore Hockey Academy | A.C. Sivakumar | |
| 48 | Ritu Rani Hockey Academy | Harsh Sharma | |
| 49 | Southern Alpha Sports Academy | Parthasarathi Jha | |
| 50 | R K Roy Hockey Academy | Abhishek Kumar |
| No. | Association | President | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citizen Hockey XI | K. Arumugam | |
| 2 | Mumbai Schools Sports Association |
These National Championships are divided into two divisions, to ensure that participating teams are competing in a fair, equal environment, and against teams with similar level of skills.
Below is the list of National Championships that Hockey India conducts every season:
The following are the members of the executive board of Hockey India.[5] [6] [7]
| Name | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Dilip Tirkey | President | |
| Asima Ali | Vice president | |
| SVS Subramanya Gupta | Vice president | |
| Bhola Nath Singh | Secretary general | |
| Sekar J. Manoharan | Treasurer | |
| Arti SIngh | Joint secretary | |
| Sunil Malik | Joint secretary | |
| Arun Kumar Saraswat | Executive board member | |
| Asrita Lakra | Executive board member | |
| Gurpreet Kaur | Executive board member | |
| V Sunil Kumar | Executive board member | |
| Tapan Kumar Das | Executive board member |
The following are the officers and employees of Hockey India.[8]
The following is a list of presidents of Indian Hockey Federation[9] [10] and Hockey India:[11]
| Presidents | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Indian Hockey Federation (1925–2008) | |
| Col. Bruce Turnbull[12] | 1925 – 1927 |
| Major Ian Burn-Murdoch | 1927 – 1930 |
| R. E. Powell | 1930 – 1931 |
| A. M. Hayman | 1931 – 1934 |
| Joseph William Bhore[13] | 1934 – 1935 |
| Kunwar Jagdish Prasad | 1935 – 1936 |
| N. N. Sircar | 1936 – 1938 |
| Mohd. Zaffurullah Khan | 1938 – 1939 |
| 1939 – 1944 | |
| Azizul Haque | 1944 – 1946 |
| 1946 – 1958 | |
| Ashwini Kumar[14] | 1958 – 1974 |
| 1974 – 1980 | |
| I. M. Mahajan | 1980 – 1983 |
| Raja Bhupinder Singh | 1983 – 1985 |
| 1985 – 1987 | |
| R. Prasad | 1987 – 1994 |
| 1994 – 2008 | |
| Hockey India (since 2009) | |
| A. K. Mattoo | 2009 – 2010 |
| 2010 | |
| Narinder Dhruv Batra (interim) | 2010 |
| Mariamma Koshy | 2010 – 2014 |
| 2014 – 2016 | |
| Mariamma Koshy | 2016 – 2018 |
| Rajinder Singh (Interim) | 2018 |
| Mohd Mushtaque Ahmad | 2018 – 2020 |
| Gyanendro Ningombam | 2020 – 2022 |
Hockey India instituted the "Hockey India Annual Awards" from 2014 for recognition of hockey players for promoting field hockey as a sport on both national and international platform.[15]