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{{Infobox organization
| name = Skillhub Online Games Federation
| formation = 2023
| abbreviation = SOGF / SOG Federation
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| type = [[Sports federation]]
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| headquarters = [[New Delhi]], India
| language = English
| leader_title = Founder & Advisor
| leader_name = [[Nandan Jha]]
| leader_title2 = President
| leader_name2 = Shankar Aggarwal (Retd. IAS)
| leader_title3 = Advisor in Chief
| leader_name3 = [[K. G. Balakrishnan|Justice K G Balakrishnan]]
| leader_title4 = Secretary General
| leader_name4 = Gursharan Singh
| website = {{URL|https://sogfederation.com}}
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'''Skillhub Online Games Federation (SOGF)''' is a non-governmental organization that convenes the India's esports community. It was established in 2023, and is headquartered in Delhi. It promotes the [[esports]] and [[Mind Sports]] in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=SOG Federation launches India's first online skill games and esports olympiad |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sog-federation-launches-indias-first-online-skill-games-and-esports-olympiad/articleshow/111120737.cms |website=The Times of India |date=19 June 2024}}</ref>{{failed verification|reason=Where does the linked source stating anything about the "SOGF" engaging in promotion activities? This news article simply states that the SOGF "launched the inaugural online skill games and ESports Olympiad". And talks a little about that. Before closing with a quote from a rep from the organisation. The term "mind sports" appears nowhere in the source. How does it support this text? About promotion? And mind sports? |date=December 2024}}

SOGF is deemed{{by whom?|date=August 2025}} to be first federation in India to comply with the National Sports Development Code 2011 and the guidelines of [[International Olympic Committee]] and [[Paralympic Committee of India|International Paralympic Committee of India]]<ref>{{cite web |title=SOG Federation unveils Online Skill Games and E-sports Olympiad |url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/sog-federation-unveils-online-skill-games-and-e-sports-olympiad/article68301127.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=17 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Skillhub Online Games Federation: Revolutionizing Competitive Gaming |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/sports/skillhub-online-games-federation-revolutionizing-competitive-gaming |website=Bru Times News |language=en}}</ref> and The vision of Digital India and Youth Development given by Prime Minister Shri [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SOG Federation Bets Big on Online Skill Games With E-sports Olympiad Launch Amid Renewed Focus on Skill India Mission in Modi 3.0 |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/sog-federation-bets-big-on-online-skill-games-with-e-sports-olympiad-launch-amid-renewed-focus-on-skill-india-mission-in-modi-3-0-article-111058828 |website=Times Now |language=en |date=17 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Shukla |first1=Anuradha |title=Online gaming industry come together to set up skill gaming institute |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/technology/online-gaming-industry-come-together-to-set-up-skill-online-gaming-institute/articleshow/104753455.cms |website=The Economic Times |date=27 October 2023}}{{failed verification|reason=Where is the subject org mentioned anywhere on this webpage? Or the "vision of Digital India and Youth Development"? Or Narendra Modi? How does this URL support the text it is placed alongside? |date=December 2024}}</ref>

The federation was launched by the then [[Union Minister]] [[Anurag Thakur]] and group coordinator and senior director [[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]] Dr. Sandip Chatterjee.<ref>{{cite web |title=Union Minister Anurag Thakur Initiates Talks With SOG Federation To Address Skill Gaming Concerns - Details |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/union-minister-anurag-thakur-initiates-talks-with-sog-federation-to-address-skill-gaming-concerns-details-article-108114298 |website=Times Now |language=en |date=29 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=स्किल गेमिंग इंडस्ट्री के मुद्दों का हो सकता है समाधान, अनुराग ठाकुर ने SOG फेडरेशन को दिया न्योता |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/delhi/other-news/anurag-thakur-invites-sog-federation-issues-of-skill-gaming-industry-can-be-solved/articleshow/108116076.cms |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref>

SOGF is recognised by international bodies such as the [[International Mind Sports Association]] (IMSA),{{fact|date=August 2025}} the [[Global Esports Federation]] (GEF),{{fact|date=August 2025}} and the [[International Esports Federation]] (IESF).{{fact|date=August 2025}}

SOGF, as an industry body for [[esports]] and [[Mind sport|mind sports]] in India, has constituted its executive framework as was mentioned in the [[Government of India]]'s IT Laws 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Skillhub Online Games Federation: Creating Awareness Towards Online Gaming |url=https://powercorridors.in/skillhub-online-games-federation-creating-awareness-towards-online-gaming/ |website=Powercorridors |date=1 March 2024}}{{fv|reason=Where are the "Government of India's IT Laws 2023" mentioned in this webpage? Or the subject org's "executive framework"? Or how one overlaps/complies with the other? What does this "reference" have to do with any of the text it is placed alongside? |date=August 2025}}</ref>

SOGF is known{{to whom?|date=August 2025}} for its initiatives in the esports and mind sports sector, including the launch of SOG Grandmasters Series and SOGF Esports National Championship having [[chess]], Chess for the Blind and Esports games like [[EA Sports FC 25]] and [[Tekken 8]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SOG Federation Launches Ground breaking Online Skill Games and Esports Olympiad |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/sog-federation-launches-ground-breaking-online-skill-games-and-esports-olympiad/3527728/ |website=Financialexpress |language=en |date=18 June 2024}}{{fv|reason=Where are the listed games, other than chess, mentioned in this source? Where is Tekken 8? Or EA Sports FC 25? Which source mentions the "SOG Grandmasters Series"?|date=August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Rishi |first1=Gautam |title=SOGF ईस्पोर्ट्स नेशनल चैंपियनशिप 2025 का हुआ आयोजन |url=https://panchayatitimes.com/sogf-esports-national-championship-2025-organized |date=25 August 2025}}</ref>

==Board members==
===Advisor in Chief===
*[[K. G. Balakrishnan|Justice K G Balakrishnan]] ([[Chief Justice of India|37th Chief Justice of India]] and former chairman [[National Human Rights Commission of India|NHRC India]]){{fact|date=August 2025}}

===Chairperson of Ethics Committee===
*[[Gyan Sudha Misra|Justice Gyan Sudha Misra]] (former judge, [[Supreme Court of India]]){{fact|date=August 2025}}

===President===
*Shri Shankar Aggarwal (Retd. IAS, former union secretary for [[Ministry of Women and Child Development]], additional secretary for [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]] and [[Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology]], [[Govt. of India]]){{fact|date=August 2025}}

===Vice President===
*[[Satpal Singh|Shri Satpal Singh]] (wrestling coach and former wrestler of India){{fact|date=August 2025}}
*[[Ashok Kumar (field hockey)|Shri Ashok Dhyanchand]] (Olympic medalist, Arjuna Awardee and former international hockey player)
*[[Sudha Singh|Smt. Sudha Singh]] (Indian Olympic athlete)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rautela |first1=Kiran |title=SOGF की वाइस प्रेसिडेंट सुधा सिंह को 'पेरिस ओलंपिक डाक टिकट' लॉन्च में मिला य सम्मान |url=https://panchayatitimes.com/sogf-vice-president-sudha-singh-honored-to-be-the-guest-at-the-commemorative-postage-stamp-launch-on-paris-olympics |date=6 August 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Esports Federation of India]]

==References==
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[[Category:Esports governing bodies]]
[[Category:2023 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 2023]]
[[Category:International organisations based in India]]

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