Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on 3rd March 2014 declared Hockey India as the sole body responsible towards promoting the sport in India. With this Hockey India has been accorded with the status of a National Sports Federation (NSF) for governing the sport of hockey (both men and women) in India.
As per the release of Union Sports Ministry, "Hockey India has been made responsible and accountable for the overall management, direction, regulation, control, promotion and development of the sports discipline".
Important to note :
- To be recognised as a National Sports Federation any institution or body needs to be recognised by its international body.
- Hockey India recognition was mandatory by International Hockey Federation (FIH), as well as the Indian Olympic Association which it has fulfilled both these criteria’s, since 2009.
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