Sports Minister

Sports Ministry announces internship programme with Rs 5.30 crore annual outlay, 452 paid positions across key sports bodies

December 25, 2025 9:36 am

The internship programme will follow two recruitment cycles every year, scheduled in January and July. Selected interns will undergo structured onboarding, receive mentorship from domain experts and gain exposure to policy formulation and implementation within the sports administration framework.

BCCI open to adopting Olympic training centres: Sports Min

May 15, 2025 9:57 pm

BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla has expressed interest in developing Olympic training centres with no cost to the government, a sports ministry source said.

Sports ministry introduces new course to help elite athletes become coaches

February 28, 2025 8:09 am

The 'Special Capacity Building Course' will cover modern coaching, sports science, yogasana and leadership; "I see a lack of elite Indian coaches. This course will enable the former Indian sportspersons who are doing clerical jobs and other office jobs at the PSUs and ministries," sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya said

To curb practice of athletes approaching courts after selection trials, sports ministry to insist on recordings and to place an observer

February 22, 2025 7:19 am

The observers will be from the Ministry and Officials of the Sports Authority of India (SAI), and it will be implemented across all the sports, a ministry source said.

Sports ministry released Rs 6,801.30 crore under various sports development schemes in last 5 years

December 21, 2021 9:08 pm

Thakur, who took over from Kiren Rijiju as the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports earlier this year, said that Rs 7,072.28 was allocated to the ministry.

National Sports University: LS passes Bill to set up varsity in Manipur to train athletes

August 04, 2018 5:31 am

Responding to the debate, Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said the university will be set up at a cost of Rs 524 crore

Appoint Tendulkar Sports Minister to raise sports standard: Milkha

November 13, 2013 4:38 am

Appointment of 9 coaches stuck as sports ministry can't find Secy to sign files

October 16, 2013 4:47 am

Ministry is yet to find a new sports secretary to sign the files after P K Deb retired last month.

‘Stick to chargesheet clause’

August 29, 2013 3:25 am

Super Cupasking the world body to stick to its earlier stand of barring corruption-tainted persons from contesting elections.

Bengal to introduce Khel Ratna and Khel Bibhusan Awards

June 19, 2013 3:51 am

The state government will soon introduce “Khel Ratna” and “Khel Bibhusan” to honour eminent sports personalilties in the state,Sports Minister Madan Mitra