Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

युवा मामले और खेल मंत्रालय
Coat of arms of Vishwamitra
Central overview
Formed	6 December 2015
Jurisdiction	Vishwamitra
Minister responsible	Manggala Alif Prasetia, Minister of State (Independent Charge)
Child agencies	Department of Youth Welfare Department of Sports

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (Hindi: युवा मामले और खेल मंत्रालय) is a ministry in the government of Vishwamitra which is responsible for maintaining and administering sports and youth related activities in the State. The ministry was formally established on 15 April 2007 as the "Ministry of Sports" and is one of the oldest continuing ministries of the government of Vishwamitra. In 2016, the ministry was renamed as the "Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs" and in 2022, it was renamed to its current name as the "Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports". The ministry is responsible for facilitating sporting arenas and ventures to the citizens of the state and also for hosting various sporting events in the state.

It was under the aegis of the Ministry of Sports that the first National Games were organized and successfully held in July 2015. It was also through the ministry that the nation maintains and coordinates its membership of the Micronational Olympic Federation.

History

The Ministry of Sports was first created in 2007. In 2015, the ministry was reformed to as the "Ministry of Fun" but in December, the same year it was renamed back to its original name. In July 2016, the ministry was renamed as the "Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs" and in 2022, it was renamed to its current name as the "Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports".

During the period between June 2020 and January 2021, the ministry became a department under the Ministry of Human Resource, Culture and Youth Affairs and again between March and May 2022 when it was merged to form the Ministry of Education, Culture and Youth.

Departments

The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has the following departments which were created by the Gazette Notification issued on 10 June 2022.

• Department of Youth Welfare
• Department of Sports

Ministers

Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports युवा मामले और खेल मंत्री
Coat of arms
Incumbent Manggala Alif Prasetia, Baron Prasetia since 12 November 2022
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Style	The Right Honourable
Member of	Lok Sabha Council of Ministers
Reports to	Prime Minister
Nominator	Prime Minister
Appointer	The Rashtradhyaksh on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	15 April 2007; 16 years ago
First holder	Dhrubajyoti Roy

The Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports is the head of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports who is responsible for the maintenance of the affairs of the ministry. Since the reforms of the ministry in June 2016, the minister of youth affairs and sports has been a minister of state with independent charge. The first minister was Dhrubajyoti Roy while the current minister is Manggala Alif Prasetia who has been in office since 12 November 2022.

Cabinet Ministers

Key

• MoS, I/C means Minister of State (Independent charge)

Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
			From	To	Period
Ministers of Sports (15 April 2007 – 21 May 2014)
		Dhrubajyoti Roy ध्रुबज्योति रॉय (born 2002)	15 April 2007	18 April 2008	7002369000000000000♠1 year, 3 days	Independent	Arnisha	Arnisha Phatowali
		Abhiraj Kar अभिराज कर (born 2006)	18 April 2008	31 December 2009	7002622000000000000♠1 year, 257 days
		Tanishkaa Patranabish तनिष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2004)	1 January 2010	22 May 2012	7003160100000000000♠4 years, 140 days		Dhrubajyoti I	Dhrubajyoti Roy
			22 May 2012	21 May 2014			Dhrubajyoti II
Ministers of Fun (21 May 2014 – 22 February 2015)
		Asmi Patranabis अस्मी पत्रनबिस (born 2007)	21 May 2014	22 February 2015	7002277000000000000♠277 days	Independent	Sarala I	Sarala Baishya
								Dhrubajyoti Roy (acting)
Ministers of Sports (22 February 2015 – 10 July 2016)
		Sarala Baishya सरला बैश्य (born 2005)	22 February 2015	6 December 2015	7002287000000000000♠287 days	Independent	Tanishkaa I	Tanishkaa Patranabish
		Asmi Patranabis अस्मी पत्रनबिस (born 2007)	6 December 2015	11 April 2016	7002127000000000000♠127 days		Sarala II	Sarala Baishya
		Rajdeep Deka राजदीप डेका (born 2002)	11 April 2016	10 July 2016	7001900000000000000♠90 days	Secular Party	Dhrubajyoti III	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Ministers of Sports and Youth Affairs (10 July 2016 – 6 August 2017)
		Rajdeep Deka राजदीप डेका (born 2002) (MoS, I/C)	10 July 2016	30 December 2016	7002173000000000000♠173 days	Secular Party	Dhrubajyoti III	Dhrubajyoti Roy
		Manoj Chetry मनोज छेत्री (born 2005) (MoS, I/C)	30 December 2016	12 April 2017	7002103000000000000♠103 days	Independent Party	Dhrubajyoti IV
		Saikat Seal सैकत सील (born 2006) (MoS, I/C)	12 April 2017	5 July 2017	7001840000000000000♠84 days	Freedom Party	Sarala III	Sarala Baishya
		Manoj Chetry मनोज छेत्री (born 2005) (MoS, I/C)	5 July 2017	6 August 2017	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Independent Party	Tanishkaa II	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Merged to form the Ministry of Human Resource Development (6 August – 7 September 2017)
		Jemina Hazarika जेमिना हज़ारिका (born 2006) (MoS, I/C)	8 September 2017	25 December 2017	7002108000000000000♠108 days	Independent Party	Tanishkaa II	Tanishkaa Patranabish
		Sampriti Paul संप्रीति पॉल (born 2004)	25 December 2017	21 March 2018	7001860000000000000♠86 days	Secular Party	Dhrubajyoti V	Dhrubajyoti Roy
		Saikat Seal सैकत सील (born 2006)	21 March 2018	14 May 2018	7002344000000000000♠344 days	Congress	Dhrubajyoti VI
			14 May 2018	11 September 2018			Tanishkaa III	Tanishkaa Patranabish
			11 September 2018	12 October 2018				Dhrubajyoti Roy
			12 October 2018	6 January 2019			Dhrubajyoti VII
			7 January 2019	28 February 2019			Tanishkaa IV	Tanishkaa Patranabish
		Bhargab Jyoti Medhi भार्गब ज्योति मेधी (born 2001)	28 February 2019	17 March 2019	7001950000000000000♠95 days
			17 March 2019	3 June 2019			Tanishkaa V
		Manoj Chetry मनोज छेत्री (born 2005)	3 June 2019	17 August 2019	7001750000000000000♠75 days
		Saikat Seal सैकत सील (born 2006)	17 August 2019	6 October 2019	7001500000000000000♠50 days
		Nishwan Baidantic निस्वान बैदंतिक (born 2001)	6 October 2019	15 October 2019	7000900000000000000♠9 days
		Jemina Hazarika जेमिना हज़ारिका (born 2006) (MoS, I/C)	15 October 2019	16 November 2019	7001320000000000000♠32 days
		Saikat Seal सैकत सील (born 2006)	16 November 2019	26 November 2019	7001100000000000000♠10 days
		Kushal Saha कुशल साहा (born 2007) (MoS, I/C)	26 November 2019	3 March 2020	7001980000000000000♠98 days
		Anoushkaa Patranabish अनुष्का पत्रनबिश (born 2010) (Prime Minister)	3 March 2020	22 March 2020	7001190000000000000♠19 days	Congress	Anoushkaa I	Anoushkaa Patranabish
		Anirban Phatowali अनिर्बान फतोवाली (born 2009)	22 March 2020	29 March 2020	7000700000000000000♠7 days		Tanishkaa VI	Tanishkaa Patranabish
		Arpan Deka अर्पण डेका (born 2007) (MoS, I/C)	29 March 2020	30 April 2020	7001320000000000000♠32 days
Position vacant (1 May – 13 May 2020)
		Arpan Deka अर्पण डेका (born 2007) (MoS, I/C)	13 May 2020	7 June 2020	7001350000000000000♠35 days	Congress	Tanishkaa VII	Tanishkaa Patranabish
			7 June 2020	17 June 2020			Anoushkaa II	Princess Anoushkaa
Merged to form the Ministry of Human Resource, Culture and Youth Affairs (17 June 2020 – 28 January 2021)
		Daniel Lee डेनियल ली (born 2006) (MoS, I/C)	28 January 2021	1 March 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Congress	Ștefan I	Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu
Position vacant (1 March – 6 March 2021)
		Ezri Ambriz एज़्री अम्ब्रीज़ (born 2006) (MoS, I/C)	6 March 2021	11 September 2021	7002189000000000000♠189 days	Congress	Ștefan II	Ștefan Marius Snagoveanu
		Rory McPhail, 1st Count of Griffith रोरी मैकफैल (born 2007)	11 September 2021	21 October 2021	7001100000000000000♠10 days		Farhaz I	Farhaz Hazarika
		Matthew Griffin, 1st Count of Essex मैथ्यू ग्रिफिन (born 2003)	21 October 2021	22 November 2021	7001320000000000000♠32 days	Independent	Phillip	Phillip Joseph Pillin
		W. Pranit Singh वा. प्रणीत सिंह (born 2001) (MoS, I/C)	22 November 2021	9 February 2022	7001790000000000000♠79 days	Congress	Farhaz II	Farhaz Hazarika
		Rey Jr. Mancio रे जूनियर मैन्सियो (born 2007) (MoS, I/C)	9 February 2022	17 March 2022	7001360000000000000♠36 days
Ministers of Education, Culture and Youth (17 March – 12 May 2022)
		Baron Matthew Tonna मैथ्यू टोना (born 2005)	17 March 2022	12 May 2022	7001560000000000000♠56 days	Congress	Hazarika II	Farhaz Hazarika
Ministers of Youth Affairs and Sports (12 May – present)
		W. Pranit Singh, 1st Baron Singh वा. प्रणीत सिंह (born 2001) (MoS, I/C)	12 May 2022	11 November 2022	7002183000000000000♠183 days	Independent	Hazarika III	Farhaz Hazarika
		Tan Sri Dato Sri Manggala Alif Prasetia, Baron Prasetia मंगला अलिफ़ प्रसेतिया (born 2007)	12 November 2022	Incumbent	7002205000000000000♠205 days	Congress	Hazarika IV

See also

• Union government ministries of Vishwamitra