Lok Sabha passes sports and anti-doping bills

Monday passed the National Sports Governance Bill 2025 and the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill 2025 without much discussion or resistance amid the Opposition parties protesting against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar.

- HT Correspondent

“Itis the single biggest reform in sports since independence. This bill will ensure accountability, justice, best governance in sports federations,” union sports minister Mansukh Mandaviya said in the house amid slogans. “It will have massive significance in India’s sports ecosystem. It is unfortunate that such an important bill and reform does not have the Opposition's participation,” he said.

The two bills were introduced in parliament on July 23 anda few amendments were then made in the sports bill before it was passed on Monday. The bill aims to reform sports administration in the country to create a more transparent, accountable, and ‘world-class sports ecosystem.

“The National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2025, seeks to enhance institutional and operational independence of the National Anti-Doping Appeal Panel and the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) to ensure autonomy in their decisions pertaining to operations, investigations and enforcement activities,” stated the bill’s objectives.