Overall, sports ministers play a key role in fostering a culture of sports and physical activity, promoting health and well-being, and driving economic growth through the sports industry. Additionally, Raksha Khadse, a three-time BJP MP from Maharashtra’s Raver, was made Minister of State (Sports) under Mandaviya.The 37-year-old Raksha is the daughter-in-law of Eknath Khadse, an NCP leader of the Sharad Pawar faction who has decided to switch back to the BJP. She won the 2024 Lok Sabha election by nearly 3 lakh votes, defeating her nearest rival Shriram Patil from the NCP-Sharad Pawar faction.Mandaviya was entrusted with the health portfolio in the middle of 2021 when the country was battling the COVID-19 crisis.
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Announcing the decision, the ministry said in its order that the suspension was lifted “in larger interest of the sport and athletes” as the WFI has taken compliant measures. The Union sports ministry’s decision to revoke its suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India read review (WFI), will come as a huge relief for Indian wrestlers. Any violation of the undertaking will invite appropriate legal action, including the action under the Sports Code.
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He believed that sports played an important role in fostering national integration and unity. Nehru established the National Institute of Sports in Patiala in 1961 to promote sports education and training in India. He also encouraged the hosting of international sporting events in India, such as the Asian Games in 1951 and the Commonwealth Games in 1951 and 1962.
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Anurag Thakur takes charge as sports minister: Good work done under Kiren Rijiju will continue
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His efforts have helped raise the profile of Indian sports and inspire a new generation of athletes. One key initiative by sports ministers to develop sports in India is the Khelo India program, which aims to identify and nurture young talent in various sports disciplines. This initiative provides financial assistance, training, and infrastructure support to promising athletes across the country to help them achieve their full potential. Additionally, the Fit India movement has been launched to promote physical fitness and encourage more people to participate in sports and other physical activities.
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- Secretary, Ministry of Mines, VL Kantha Rao emphasised that this auction marks a pivotal step in India’s journey towards mineral self-reliance.
- His efforts in the health sector, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, have been widely recognized.
- In the newly sworn in government, the health ministry has been given to J P Nadda.The just-concluded polls were Mandaviya’s first Lok Sabha election.
- His efforts in women’s healthcare have also been acknowledged by UNICEF, particularly for distributing 100 million sanitary napkins through Jan Aushadhi stores.
- As the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports from 2017 to 2019, Rathore played a key role in promoting sports and fitness in India.
- She won the 2024 Lok Sabha election by nearly 3 lakh votes, defeating her nearest rival Shriram Patil from the NCP-Sharad Pawar faction.Mandaviya was entrusted with the health portfolio in the middle of 2021 when the country was battling the COVID-19 crisis.
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The Sports Ministry has also asked WFI to revert the amendments it made while being suspended. In addition to his health portfolio, Mandaviya had also been handling the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers since 2021. Apart from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mandaviya was also given charge of the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers in new cabinet unveiled on Monday. Thakur, who began his political career in 2008 and has represented the Hamirpur constituency in Himachal Pradesh five times, had also reckoned the country will be among the top-5 medal winning nations in the world. “I am shifting to the Law and Justice Ministry but the efforts which are going on in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports will continue and my best wishes to the team,” he added. “Whatever good work that has been done so far under Kiren Rijiju will continue. I would like to take everyone along and work for betterment of Indian sports,” Thakur said, as quoted by the PTI.