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Lok Sabha Passes Key Sports Governance Bills 2025
Lok Sabha Clears Key Sports Governance, Anti-Doping Bills
Why in the News?
The Lok Sabha has passed the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025 and the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2025, aiming to strengthen governance of sports bodies and align anti-doping regulations with international standards, amid opposition protests over Bihar’s voter roll revision exercise.
National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2025
- Amends National Anti-Doping Act, 2022 (based on UNESCO convention).
- Prohibits doping; sets rules for testing, enforcement, and adjudication.
- Strengthens National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA).
- Empowers National Board for Anti-Doping in Sports to seek information from Disciplinary and Appeal Panels.
- Updates list of anti-doping rule violations in line with international standards.
Government’s Vision & Impact
- Youth Affairs & Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya: Bills mark the biggest sports sector reforms since Independence.
- Aims to prepare India for Olympics bid and create world-class sports infrastructure.
- Extensive stakeholder consultations conducted.
- Expected to benefit athletes, federations, and sports governance nationwide.
About National Sports Governance Bill, 2025: |
| ● Seeks recognition and regulation of national sports bodies. |
| ● Establishes: |
| ○ National Olympic Committee |
| ○ National Paralympic Committee |
| ○ National & Regional Sports Federations for each sport. |
| ● Affiliation required with respective international bodies. |
| ● Structure of national bodies: |
| ○ General body with equal representation from affiliates + ex-officio members. |
| ○ Executive committee (max 15 members) with 2 outstanding sportspersons & 4 women. |
| ● National Sports Board to grant recognition and register affiliate units. |
| ● National Sports Tribunal to adjudicate disputes in sports. |
