Legislation and Policy

National Laws and Key Policies on Gender Equality in Physical Education, Physical Activity, and Sport

 

India

India has adopted the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 that promotes positions for women in executive, voting and athlete committees within National Sport Federations. The Act further requires each sport association to have no less than four women in the Executive Committee.

The country has also adopted a National Sport Policy 2025 that includes an aim to foster gender equity in sports and physical activites. There are currently three implemented pieces of legislation, the “National Sports Developement Code of India”, “The National Code for Good Governance in Sport and “The sexual harassment of women at workplace act” which respectively foster gender equity in participation to national competitions, promote governance positions for women, and aim to prevent gender-based violence in sports settings. Beyond this extensive legal framework, India currently fosters gender equity in sports, physical activities and physical education through extensive civil society movement, education, organisations, and initiatives including the “Khelo India Scheme”. 

International Policy Frameworks – India

The GO Policy Mapping initiative looks at a set of international policy frameworks that apply across all countries. This table zooms in on India, showing whether it has joined each framework, if legal obligations are attached, and which organisation is framework holder.

You can sort the columns to view the information in different ways. For the full list of frameworks visit Frameworks site.

Directory of National Laws and Key Institutions – India

Browse or quickly find relevant national legislation, strategy, or action plan using the search and filter options. You can filter entries based on country, themes and impact area or search using keywords to locate specific document. Discover Indian national laws and key policies on gender equality & sport with just a few clicks! 

wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Policy Type Policy Policy Authority Year Enacted Impact Areas website
6 Policy Draft National Sports Policy, 2024 The Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports   Sport, Physical Activity https://yas.gov.in/sites/default/files/NSP%202024%20Draft%20Policy_v3.pdf
7 Legislation The sexual harassment of women at workplace act Judiciary System 2013 Sport, Physical Activity, Physical Education https://doe.gov.in/files/inline-documents/DoE_Prevention_sexual_harassment.pdf
8 Strategy Operational Guidelines of the components under revised Khelo india Scheme Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports 2022 Sport, Physical Activity https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Operational%20Guidelines%20of%20Revised%20Khelo%20India%20Scheme%202021-22%20to%202025-26.pdf
9 Legislation National Sports Developpment Code of India The Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports 2011 Sport https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/File918.compressed.pdf
10 Legislation National Code for Good Governance in Sport Central Government 2011 Sport https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Draft%20National%20Code%20for%20Good%20Governance%20in%20Sports.pdf
11 Legislation Draft National Sports Governance Bill Central Government and Sport tribunals 2024 Sport https://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Draft%20National%20Sports%20Governance%20Bill%20-2024.pdf
12 Policy National Sport Policy Central Government in conjunction with the State Government, the Olympic Association, and the National Sports Federation 2001 Sport, Physical Activity https://www.yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/National%20Sports%20Policy%202001.pdf
Policy Type Year Enacted Impact Areas

Data Statement

The information presented in this country profile has been collected by the GO from publicly available sources. The data is then reviewed by the members of the GO network. Dates of data collection and review are indicated below and updated on an ongoing basis.

  • Data collected: August 2025

  • Data review: In progress

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