PRESIDENT DROUPADI MURMU on Monday gave her assent to the National Sports Governance Bill, a Gazette notification by the Union government has confirmed.
“The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 18th August, 2025 and is hereby published for general information — The National Sports Governance Act, 2025,” it stated.
On August 11, 2025, the Lok Sabha passed the National Sport Governance Bill, 2025 even as the Opposition continued their protests against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Bihar and the alleged vote fraud. The Bill was moved by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandviya and saw little discussion. A day later, the Rajya Sabha passed it following a discussion that lasted well over two hours.
The National Sports Governance Bill seeks to regulate the various sports administrators in India. The Bill mandates the creation of a National Sports Board, which will have overarching powers over all sports federations. India’s richest sports body – the Board of Control for Cricket in India – NOTIONALLY also comes under NSB. But as the famous line from George Orwell’s Animal Farm goes: “All animals are equal, but some animals (read BCCI) are more equal than others.”
