The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is a branch of the Government of India which administers the Department of Youth Affairs and the Department of Sports in India.

[2][3] The ministry was set up as the Department of Sports at the time of organisation of 1982 Asian Games New Delhi.

[4] Unlike the sports department, many of the functions of the department are related to other ministries, like Ministry of Education, Employment & Training, Health and Family Welfare thus it functions largely as a facilitator for youth building.

[6] The draft NYP 2012 plans to divide the age bracket of 16–30 years into three groups.

They also helped in bringing the FIFA U-17 World cup to India.