Overview
- The Centre notified partial commencement from January 1, 2026, bringing key sections into force for national and regional sports bodies including the NOC, NPC and NSFs.
- Formation of the National Sports Board and National Sports Tribunal now begins, with a chair and members to be appointed by the government on search‑cum‑selection panel recommendations.
- The NSB will grant or revoke affiliation, monitor finances and impose penalties, and NSFs must secure affiliation to qualify for central funding.
- NSFs with imminent polls may postpone elections until December to align with the new framework, and executive committees will be capped at 15 members with at least two sportspersons of merit.
- Implementation rules set age and term limits, with NSB members capped at 65 with one possible reappointment and NST members serving four-year terms with a 67-year age cap.