Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

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. Kiren Rijiju is the current Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, who is in the capacity of Minister of State (Independent Charge). The ministry also gives the annual National Sports awards in various categories, including the Arjuna Award and Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna awards.

➖Formed: 1982 (as Department of Sports)

➖Formed: 27 May 2000 (as Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports)

➖Preceding agency: Department of Sports

➖Annual budget: ₹2,826.92 crore (US$400 million)(2020–21)

➖Minister responsible: Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State (Independent Charge)

🔸History

➖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.

🔸Department of Youth Affairs

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.

🔸Awards by Department of Youth Affairs

➖National Young Leaders Awards (NYLA)

➖Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

➖National Youth Awards

➖National Service Scheme (NSS) Awards

➖Awards to Outstanding Youth Clubs (NYKS)

🔸Department of Sports

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).

🔸Organisations in Department of Sports

➖Sports Authority of India[SAI]

➖National Anti Doping Agency (NADA)

➖Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education

➖National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL)

🔸Awards in Department of Sports

➖Dronacharya Award

➖Arjuna Award

➖Dhyan Chand Award

➖Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

➖Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar

➖Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy