Parliament passes National Sports Governance Bill and National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2025
Parliament passed the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025 and the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2025 on 12 August 2025, when the Rajya Sabha approved both bills a day after the Lok Sabha.
Summary
The Rajya Sabha passed the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025 and the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2025 on 12 August 2025, completing their passage through Parliament after the Lok Sabha approved them on 11 August. The governance bill, introduced on 23 July, provides for a National Olympic Committee, a National Paralympic Committee and national and regional sports federations, with executive committees of up to 15 members including at least two outstanding sportspersons and four women. It sets up a National Sports Board to grant recognition to sports bodies and a National Sports Tribunal; Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya called it the single biggest reform in sports since independence. The anti-doping amendment reinforces the autonomy of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), as required by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Key facts
- Passed by Parliament
- 12 Aug 2025 (Rajya Sabha); Lok Sabha on 11 Aug
- Introduced
- 23 Jul 2025 (governance bill)
- Bodies
- National Olympic Committee, National Paralympic Committee, national and regional federations
- Executive committee
- Up to 15 members; at least 2 outstanding sportspersons and 4 women
- Institutions
- National Sports Board (recognition); National Sports Tribunal
- Anti-doping bill
- Reinforces NADA's autonomy as required by WADA
- Minister
- Mansukh Mandaviya
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Under the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025 passed by Parliament in August 2025, which body grants recognition to sports bodies?
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Correct answer: C — National Sports Board
The bill sets up a National Sports Board to grant recognition to sports bodies; the National Sports Tribunal is a separate institution created by the bill.
Consider the following statements about the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025: 1. Executive committees of sports bodies can have up to 15 members, including at least four women. 2. The Lok Sabha passed the bill before the Rajya Sabha did. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both statements are correct. The bill provides for executive committees of up to 15 members with at least two outstanding sportspersons and four women, and the Lok Sabha passed it on 11 August before the Rajya Sabha approved it on 12 August 2025.
The National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2025 passed alongside the sports governance bill reinforces the autonomy of which body?
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Correct answer: A — National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA)
The anti-doping amendment reinforces the autonomy of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), as required by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Which of the following is NOT among the bodies provided for in the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025?
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Correct answer: D — National Sports Ombudsman Council
The bill provides for a National Olympic Committee, a National Paralympic Committee, national and regional federations, a National Sports Board and a National Sports Tribunal; it does not create a 'National Sports Ombudsman Council'.