Handball Federation of India
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| Handball Federation of India | |
|---|---|
| IOC nation | Republic of India (IND) |
| National flag |  |
| Sport | Handball |
| Other sports | |
| Official website | handballfederationofindia |
| History | |
| Year of formation | 10 October 1971 |
| Former names | |
| Membership size | 43 members |
| Participation levels | |
| Affiliations | |
| International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
| IHF members page | %c2%a0 |
| IHF member since | 1974 |
| Continental association | Asian Handball Federation |
| National Olympic Committee | Indian Olympic Association |
| Member of NOC since | |
| Other affiliation(s) | |
| Elected | |
| President | Mahesh Kumar |
| Life-president |
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| Secretariat | |
| Address |
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| Secretary General | Dr. Pritpal Singh Saluja |
| Founder | Jagat Singh Chauhan |
Handball Federation of India (HFI) is the governing body for handball in India. HFI is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 at Rohtak. It is a member of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1974.[1] It is also a member of Commonwealth Handball Association and South Asian Handball Federation. HFI was founded by Jagat Singh Chauhan from Rohtak (Haryana) who was an alumnus of YMCA College of Physical Education of Madras Chennai. He was also the first secretary general of HFI.[2]
Presidents
In India, sport of handball and HFI was founded by Jagat Singh Chauhan, also founder of netball and throwball games in India. His efforts in Germany during the Munich Olympics in 1972 helped in establishing HFI. The founding member states were Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Vidharbha and Jammu and Kashmir. The 1st Senior National Handball Championship was held at Sir Chhotu Ram Stadium, Rohtak, in the year 1972. Haryana won the gold medal and Vidharba got the silver medal.[citation needed]
| No. | Name | State | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof. Dharam Singh Dhillon | Haryana | 10 Oct 1971 - 1971 |
| 2 | Hon'ble Dalbir Singh | Haryana | 1971 - 1973 |
| 3 | Mrs. Laxmi Chhabra | Chandigarh | 1973 - 1977 |
| 4 | Hon'ble AVM Harkrishan Lal Kapur | Uttar Pradesh | 1977 – 1985 |
| 5 | Padma Shri Dr. Roshan Lal Anand | Punjab | 1985 – 1 Feb 2010 |
| 6 | Dr. Sarwan Singh Channy, IAS | Punjab | 1 Feb 2010 – 22 Dec 2013 |
| 7 | M. Ramasubramani, IPS | Tamil Nadu | 22 Dec 2013 – 1 Nov 2020 |
| 8 | A. Jagan Mohan Rao | Telangana | 1 Nov 2020 – 19 Aug 2021 |
| Interim | Dr. Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu | Jharkhand | 19 Aug 2021 - 14 Aug 2022 |
| 9 | Digvijay Chautala | Haryana | 14 Aug 2022 – 27 Jul 2025 |
| 10 | Mahesh Kumar Chauhan | Chandigarh | 27 Jul 2025 – present |
General secretaries
| No. | Name | State | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jagat Singh Chauhan | Haryana | 1971 – 1973 |
| 2. | M. I. Khan | Andhra Pradesh | 1973 – 1985 |
| 3. | Dr. Surinder Mohan Bali | Jammu and Kashmir | 1985 – 22 Dec 2013 |
| 4. | Dr. Anandeshwar Panday | Uttar Pradesh | 22 Dec 2013 – 1 Nov 2020 |
| 5. | Dr. Pritpal Singh Saluja | Madhya Pradesh | 1 Nov 2020 – present |
Executive committee
Following is the HFI Executive committee for the term 2022 – 2025.
| Designation | Name | State |
|---|---|---|
| Life-president[note 1] | Roshan Lal Anand | Punjab |
| President | Digvijay Chautala | Haryana |
| Sr. vice-president | Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu | Jharkhand |
| Vice-president | Braj Kishore Sharma | Bihar |
| Nassarudeen Musali | Kerala | |
| Yogesh Mehta | Delhi | |
| Secretary general | Pritpal Singh Saluja | Madhya Pradesh |
| Joint secretary | Nand Kishore Sharma | Himachal Pradesh |
| Randhir Singh | Maharashtra | |
| Shyamla Pavan Kumar | Telangana | |
| Varuni Negi | Delhi | |
| Treasurer | Gursharan Singh Gill | Punjab |
| Executive member | Ravinder Singh | Chandigarh |
| Rama Shankar Sharma | Uttarakhand | |
| Birendra Kumar Behera | Odisha | |
| Jile Singh | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | |
| Ashutosh Sharma | Jammu and Kashmir | |
Title holders
| Category | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
| Premier Handball League | TBD | TBD |
| Senior National Handball Championship | SSCB (Feb 2025) | Punjab (Jan 2025) |
| Handball at National Games | SSCB (Feb 2025) | Himachal Pradesh (Feb 2025) |
| HFI Federation Cup | SSCB (Mar 2023) | Haryana (Mar 2023) |
| HFI Inter-Zonal Handball Championship | Punjab (Apr 2019) | Punjab (Apr 2019) |
| Junior (U-19) National Handball Championship | Punjab (Mar 2025) | Haryana (Dec 2024) |
| Sub-Junior (U-15) National Handball Championship | Madhya Pradesh (Oct 2024) | Haryana (Dec 2022) |
| Mini (U-12) National Handball Championship | ? (Jun 2017) | ? (Jun 2017) |
| Senior National Beach Handball Championship | Chhattisgarh (Aug 2014) | Haryana (Aug 2014) |
| Beach Handball at National Games | SSCB (Jan 2025) | Haryana (Jan 2025) |
- (Month and year of event)
- TBD = To be decided
Competitions hosted
HFI had hosted following international championships:
Affiliated members
- State associations
- Andhra Pradesh Handball Association
- Arunachal Pradesh Handball Association
- Assam Handball Association
- Bihar Handball Association
- Chhattisgarh Handball Association, Bhilai
- Goa Handball Association
- Gujarat Handball Association
- Haryana State Handball Association, Bhiwani
- Himachal Pradesh Handball Association, Bilaspur
- Jharkhand State Handball Association, Jamshedpur
- Karnataka Handball Association
- Kerala Handball Association
- Madhya Pradesh Handball Association
- Handball Association of Maharashtra
- Manipur Handball Association
- Meghalaya Handball Association
- Mizoram Handball Association
- Nagaland Handball Association
- Odisha State Handball Association
- Punjab Handball Association
- Rajasthan State Handball Association
- Sikkim Handball Association
- Tamil Nadu Handball Association, Chennai
- Telangana Handball Association
- Tripura Handball Association
- Uttar Pradesh Handball Association
- Uttarakhand Handball Association
- West Bengal State Handball Association
- Union territories associations
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands Handball Association
- Chandigarh Handball Association
- Handball Association of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- Handball Association of Delhi
- Handball Association of Union Territory of Ladakh
- Jammu and Kashmir Handball Association
- Lakshadweep Handball Association
- Pondicherry State Handball Association
- Other units
- Association of Indian Universities
- Central Industrial Security Force
- Central Reserve Police Force
- Mumbai Handball Academy
- National Handball Academy
- Railways Sports Promotion Board
- Services Sports Control Board
- Sports Authority of India
