Is sports Bill for reform or control?
While the Centre insists that the draft legislation is athlete-centric, critics point to provisions that weaken autonomy of sports bodies and allow administrators to continue for as long as they wish
Updated At : 06:16 AM Jul 27, 2025 IST
Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who tabled the Bill, at a meeting of the Sports Authority of India. PTI
WITH an eye on hosting the 2036 Olympics, the Narendra Modi government has tabled the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025, in Parliament to clean out the biggest obstacles it sees in enhancing athlete performance. So, this ‘athlete-centric Bill’ looks at enforcing good governance principles in the national sports federations (NSFs), which the government views as the biggest stumbling block towards realising its ambitious plan to host one of the biggest sporting events in the summer of 2036.
