Centre notifies commencement of select provisions of National Sports Governance Act, 2025 from 1 January 2026
The Sports Ministry notified on 31 December 2025 that select provisions of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025, including those on National Sports Bodies and the National Sports Board, come into force on 1 January 2026.
Summary
The Central Government notified on 31 December 2025 that select provisions of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 (25 of 2025) will come into force on 1 January 2026, under the power in section 1(2) to appoint different dates for different provisions. The provisions cover the establishment and governance framework of National Sports Bodies, including the National Olympic Committee, National Paralympic Committee, National Sports Federations and Regional Sports Federations, and the constitution of the National Sports Board. The Act was notified in the Official Gazette on 18 August 2025 and aims at transparency, accountability and good governance in sports administration and timely resolution of sports disputes.
Key facts
- Act
- National Sports Governance Act, 2025 (25 of 2025)
- Gazette
- 18 August 2025
- Commencement
- Select provisions from 1 January 2026 (notified 31 Dec 2025)
- Covers
- National Sports Bodies (NOC, NPC, NSFs, RSFs); National Sports Board
- Power used
- Section 1(2) — phased commencement
Practice MCQs 2 questions
From which date did select provisions of the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 come into force, as notified on 31 December 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 1 January 2026
PIB (Sports): the Central Government appointed 1 January 2026 as the date for select provisions; the Act itself was notified in the Gazette on 18 August 2025.
Consider the following statements about the National Sports Governance Act, 2025: 1. It was notified in the Official Gazette on 18 August 2025. 2. Its section 1(2) allows different dates to be appointed for different provisions. 3. The provisions brought into force from 1 January 2026 include the constitution of the National Sports Board. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
PIB (Sports): the Act was gazetted on 18 August 2025; section 1(2) permits different dates for different provisions; and the provisions in force from 1 January 2026 include the constitution of the National Sports Board. All three are correct.