| Agency Name: | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of India |
| Headquarters: | Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi |
| Budget: | (2023-24 est)[1] |
| Minister1 Name: | Mansukh Mandaviya |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Cabinet Minister |
| Deputyminister1 Name: | Raksha Khadse |
| Deputyminister1 Pfo: | Minister of State |
| Chief1 Name: | Meeta Rajivlochan, IAS |
| Chief1 Position: | Youth Affairs Secretary |
| Chief2 Name: | Sujata Chaturvedi, IAS |
| Chief2 Position: | Sports Secretary |
| Child1 Agency: | Sports Authority of India |
| Child2 Agency: | NSS |
| Child3 Agency: | Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan |
| Child4 Agency: | Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development |
| Child5 Agency: | LNIP |
| Seal: | Government of India logo.svg |
| Seal Size: | 100px |
| Parent Department: | Government of India |
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.[2] [3]
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.[4]
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.
The United Nations defines "Youth" as 15–24 years[5] 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 13–35 years to 16–30 years.[6] The draft NYP 2012 plans to divide the age bracket of 16–30 years into three groups.[7]
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).[16]
Netaji Subhash National institute of Sports (NSNIS)
| Portrait | Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| Minister of Sports | ||||||||||
| 1 | Buta Singh (MoS, I/C until 29 January 1983) | 2 September 1982 | 31 October 1984 | Indian National Congress (I) | Indira IV | Indira Gandhi | ||||
| 4 November 1984 | 31 December 1984 | Rajiv I | Rajiv Gandhi | |||||||
| Rajiv Gandhi (Prime Minister) | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | Rajiv II | |||||||
| Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports | ||||||||||
| 2 | Uma Bharti (MoS, I/C) | 1 March 1999 | 13 October 1999 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee II | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||||
| 3 | Ananth Kumar | 13 October 1999 | 2 February 2000 | Vajpayee III | ||||||
| 4 | Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa | 2 February 2000 | 7 November 2000 | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||||||
| (2) | Uma Bharti | 7 November 2000 | 25 August 2002 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 5 | Vikram Verma | 26 August 2002 | 22 May 2004 | |||||||
| 6 | Sunil Dutt | 23 May 2004 | 25 May 2005 | Indian National Congress | Manmohan I | Manmohan Singh | ||||
| Manmohan Singh (Prime Minister) | 25 May 2005 | 18 November 2005 | ||||||||
| 7 | Oscar Fernandes (MoS, I/C) | 18 November 2005 | 29 January 2006 | |||||||
| 8 | Mani Shankar Aiyar | 29 January 2006 | 6 April 2008 | |||||||
| 9 | M. S. Gill (MoS, I/C until 22 May 2009) | 6 April 2008 | 22 May 2009 | |||||||
| 28 May 2009 | 19 January 2011 | Manmohan II | ||||||||
| 10 | Ajay Maken (MoS, I/C) | 19 January 2011 | 28 October 2012 | |||||||
| 11 | Jitendra Singh (MoS, I/C) | 28 October 2012 | 26 May 2014 | |||||||
| Minister of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship, Youth Affairs and Sports | ||||||||||
| 12 | Sarbananda Sonowal (MoS, I/C) | 27 May 2014 | 9 November 2014 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | ||||
| Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports | ||||||||||
| (12) | Sarbananda Sonowal (MoS, I/C) | 9 November 2014 | 23 May 2016 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi I | Narendra Modi | ||||
| 13 | Jitendra Singh (MoS, I/C) | 23 May 2016 | 5 July 2016 | |||||||
| 14 | Vijay Goel (MoS, I/C) | 5 July 2016 | 3 September 2017 | |||||||
| 15 | Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (MoS, I/C) | 3 September 2017 | 30 May 2019 | |||||||
| 16 | Kiren Rijiju (MoS, I/C) | 31 May 2019 | 7 July 2021 | Modi II | ||||||
| 17 | Anurag Singh Thakur | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | |||||||
| 18 | Mansukh Mandaviya | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | Modi III | ||||||
| Portrait | Minister | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | ||||||||
| Minister of State for Sports | ||||||||||
| 1 | Rajkumar Jaichandra Singh | 31 December 1984 | 25 September 1985 | Indian National Congress (I) | Rajiv II | Rajiv Gandhi | ||||
| Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports | ||||||||||
| 2 | Thounaojam Chaoba Singh | 13 October 1999 | 27 May 2000 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||||
| 3 | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain | 27 May 2000 | 30 September 2000 | |||||||
| 4 | Pon Radhakrishnan | 30 September 2000 | 29 January 2003 | |||||||
| 5 | Vijay Goel | 24 May 2003 | 22 May 2004 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vajpayee III | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | ||||
| 6 | Arun Subhashchandra Yadav | 28 May 2009 | 14 June 2009 | Indian National Congress | Manmohan II | Manmohan Singh | ||||
| 7 | Pratik Prakashbapu Patil | 14 June 2009 | 19 January 2011 | |||||||
| 8 | Nisith Pramanik | 7 July 2021 | 9 June 2024 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Modi II | Narendra Modi | ||||
| 9 | Raksha Khadse | 10 June 2024 | Incumbent | Modi III | ||||||