Minister of Sports (Vishwamitra)

Minister of Sports
खेल मंत्री (Hindi)
Coat of arms of Vishwamitra
Incumbent Princess Tanvi Sridasa since 15 June 2024
Ministry of Sports
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet Lok Sabha
Reports to	Rashtradhyaksh Prime Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	Rashtradhyaksh on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Illustrious and Royal Majesty's pleasure
Formation	15 April 2007 (first creation) 15 June 2024 (current)
First holder	Varuna Sriraya
Deputy	Minister of State for Sports

The Minister of Sports (Hindi: खेल मंत्री) is a minister of the cabinet of Vishwamitra who is responsible for the Ministry of Sports. The current minister is Senior Minister Tanvi Sridasa who has been in office since 15 June 2024. The minister is also assisted by a junior minister, the Minister of State for Sports, a position currently held by Jatin Naik since 15 June 2024.

The position was created on 15 April 2007 following the creation of the Ministry of Sports by prime minister Arnisha Phatowali and her deputy Varuna Sriraya was appointed as the inaugural officeholder.

History

The Ministry of Sports was created by prime minister Arnisha Phatowali on 15 April 2007. Deputy Prime Minister Varuna Sriraya served as the inaugural minister in the ministry, serving in office until April 2008 when he was replaced by Abhiraj Kar. The ministry was renamed the Ministry of Fun by prime minister Klarissa Sriraya and Asmi Patranabis was appointed as the minister of fun. The ministry reverted back to its original name on 22 February 2015 under prime minister Tanishkaa Patranabish.

The ministry was renamed the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs on 10 July 2016 by prime minister Varuna Sriraya. Rajdeep Deka who served as the Minister of Sports with cabinet rank was demoted as minister of state (independent charge) and appointed as the inaugural minister in the ministry. The ministry was briefly merged with several other ministries on 6 August 2017 to constitute the Ministry of Human Resource Development, but soon was carved out again as an independent ministry on 7 September 2017.

On 17 June 2020, in prime minister Anoushkaa Patranabish's second ministry, the ministry was merged with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture to constitute the Coordinating Ministry of Human Resource, Culture and Youth Affairs and Rajdeep Deka headed the ministry. On 28 January 2021, the coordinating ministry was trifurcated into three constituent ministries, and the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs was re-established. Further, on 17 March 2022, the ministry was merged with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture to form the Ministry of Education, Culture and Youth.

On 12 May 2022, the ministry was trifurcated and the sports and youth affairs department was constituted as the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The ministry was merged into the Ministry of Culture on 29 March 2024, and later became a part of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport on 12 May 2024.

The Ministry of Sports was re-established on 15 June 2024.

Ministers

Minister of Sports (2007–2014)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Varuna Sriraya (born 2002) (Deputy Prime Minister)	15 April 2007	18 April 2008	7002369000000000000♠1 year, 3 days	Non-affiliated	Phatowali
		Asmi Patranabis (born 2007)	18 April 2008	31 December 2009	7002622000000000000♠1 year, 257 days
		Tanishkaa Patranabish (born 2004)	1 January 2010	21 May 2014	7003160100000000000♠4 years, 140 days		Varuna I
							Varuna II
Position renamed as Minister of Fun in 2014.

Minister of Fun (2014–2015)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Asmi Patranabis (born 2007)	21 May 2014	22 February 2015	7002277000000000000♠277 days	Non-affiliated	Klarissa I
							Interim Varuna I
Position renamed as Minister of Sports in 2015.

Minister of Sports (2015–2016)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Klarissa Sriraya (born 2005)	22 February 2015	6 December 2015	7002287000000000000♠287 days	Non-affiliated	Tanishkaa I
		Asmi Patranabis (born 2007)	6 December 2015	11 April 2016	7002127000000000000♠127 days		Klarissa II
		Rajdeep Deka (born 2002)	11 April 2016	10 July 2016	7001900000000000000♠90 days	Secular Party	Varuna III
Position renamed as Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs in 2016.

Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs (2016–2020)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Rajdeep Deka (born 2002) (Minister of State, I/C)	10 July 2016	30 December 2016	7002173000000000000♠173 days	Secular	Varuna III
		Manoj Chetry (born 2005) (Minister of State, I/C)	30 December 2016	12 April 2017	7002103000000000000♠103 days	Independent	Varuna IV
		Saikat Seal (born 2006) (Minister of State, I/C)	12 April 2017	5 July 2017	7001840000000000000♠84 days	Freedom	Klarissa III
		Manoj Chetry (born 2005) (Minister of State, I/C)	5 July 2017	6 August 2017	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Independent	Tanishkaa II
Position merged into the Ministry of Human Resource Development during this interval.
		Jemina Hazarika (born 2006) (Minister of State, I/C)	8 September 2017	25 December 2017	7002108000000000000♠108 days	Independent	Tanishkaa II
		Sampriti Paul (born 2004) MP for Kahilipara (Minister of State, I/C)	25 December 2017	21 March 2018	7001860000000000000♠86 days	Secular	Varuna V
		Saikat Seal (born 2006)	21 March 2018	28 February 2019	7002344000000000000♠344 days	Congress	Varuna VI
							Tanishkaa III
							Varuna Interim II
							Varuna VII
							Tanishkaa IV
		Bhargab Jyoti Medhi (born 2001)	28 February 2019	3 June 2019	7001950000000000000♠95 days
							Tanishkaa V
		Manoj Chetry (born 2005)	3 June 2019	17 August 2019	7001750000000000000♠75 days
		Saikat Seal (born 2006)	17 August 2019	6 October 2019	7001500000000000000♠50 days
		Nishwan Baidantic (2001) MP for Dhirenpara (Additional Charge)	6 October 2019	15 October 2019	7000900000000000000♠9 days
		Jemina Hazarika (born 2006) (Minister of State, I/C)	15 October 2019	16 November 2019	7001320000000000000♠32 days
		Saikat Seal (born 2006)	16 November 2019	26 November 2019	7001100000000000000♠10 days
		Kushal Saha (born 2008) (Minister of State, I/C)	26 November 2019	3 March 2020	7001980000000000000♠98 days
		Anoushkaa Patranabish (born 2010) (Prime Minister) Caretaker Minister	3 March 2020	22 March 2020	7001190000000000000♠19 days		Anoushkaa I (Caretaker)
		Anirban Phatowali (born 2009) MP for Padumbari-Gotanagar	22 March 2020	29 March 2020	7000700000000000000♠7 days		Tanishkaa VI
		Arpan Deka (born 2008) MP for West Gotanagar (Minister of State, I/C)	29 March 2020	30 April 2020	7001320000000000000♠32 days
		Arpan Deka (born 2008) MP for West Gotanagar (Minister of State, I/C)	13 May 2020	17 June 2020	7001350000000000000♠35 days	Congress	Tanishkaa VII
							Anoushkaa II
Position merged into the Coordinating Ministry of Human Resource, Culture and Youth Affairs during this interval.
		Daniel Lee (born 2006) (Minister of State, I/C) Caretaker Minister	28 January 2021	1 March 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Congress	Snagoveanu I (Caretaker)
		Ezri Ambriz (born 2006) MP for Basistha Central (Minister of State, I/C)	6 March 2021	9 September 2021	7002187000000000000♠187 days	Congress	Snagoveanu II
		Major General Rory Leonard Count of Griffith (born 2007) MP for Kalapani	11 September 2021	21 October 2021	7001400000000000000♠40 days		Hazarika I
		Air Chief Marshal Matthew Griffin Count of Essex (born 2003) Caretaker Minister	21 October 2021	22 November 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Non-affiliated	Pillin (Caretaker)
		W. Pranit Singh (born 2001) MP for Basistha Rural (Minister of State, I/C)	22 November 2021	9 February 2022	7001790000000000000♠79 days	Congress	Hazarika II
		Rey Jr. Mancio (born 2007) MP for Boragaon (Minister of State, I/C)	9 February 2022	17 February 2022	7000800000000000000♠8 days
		Major General Rory Leonard Count of Griffith (born 2007) MP for Kalapani	17 February 2022	17 March 2022	7001280000000000000♠28 days
Position merged with Ministry of Education, Culture and Youth.

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (2022–2024)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		W. Pranit Singh Baron Singh (born 2001) MP for Basistha Rural	12 May 2022	11 November 2022	7002183000000000000♠183 days	Non-affiliated	Hazarika III
		Mandala Arya Setya Baron Setya (born 2008) MP for Basistha Rural (Minister of State, I/C)	12 November 2022	12 August 2023	7002273000000000000♠273 days	Congress	Hazarika IV
		Johannes Mattias Toome (born 2006) MP for Dhirenpara (Minister of State, I/C)	12 August 2023	9 October 2023	7001580000000000000♠58 days
		Suryadeva Kapei (born 2008) MP for Maligaon	13 October 2023	20 December 2023	7001680000000000000♠68 days		Hazarika V
		Ezekiel Ensor (born 2007) MP for Rajagriha	20 December 2023	29 March 2024	7002100000000000000♠100 days
Position merged into Ministry of Culture.

Minister of Sports (2024–present)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry
			From	To	Period
		Princess Tanvi Sridasa (born 2013) (Senior Minister)	15 June 2024	Incumbent	7002185000000000000♠185 days	Congress	Klarissa IV

Timeline

See also

• Minister of Education and Youth Development