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{{Short description|administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball in the Republic of India}}{{Infobox national sports federations
{{Short description|Sports governing body in India}}
|assocname=Handball Federation of India, Rohtak <br> {{small|{{lang-hi|भारतीय हैंडबॉल महासंघ, रोहतक}}}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
|abbrev=HFI
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
|logo= Logo_HFI_01.jpg
{{Infobox national sports federations
|logosize= 100px
| name = Handball Federation of India
|countryflag=India
| logo =  
|iocnation= [[Republic of India]] (IND)
| logosize = 190px
|url= www.HandballIndia.com
| country_flag = India
|sport= [[Handball]]
| IOC_nation = [[Republic of India]] (IND)
|othersport1= [[Beach handball]]
| url = https://handballfederationofindia.com/
|othersport2= [[Wheelchair handball]]
| sport = [[Handball]]
|historytitle=HISTORY
| othersport1 = [[Beach handball]]
|precedingorganisationsname=
| othersport2 = [[Wheelchair handball]]
|yearfounded= {{Start date and age|1972|06|15|df=y}} {{small|at [[Rohtak]] ([[Haryana]])}}
| othersport3 = 
|formernames=
| othersport4 = 
|demographicstitle=DEMOGRAPHICS
| historytitle = History
|noofclubs=
| founded = {{Start date and age|1971|10|10|df=y}}
|noofaffclubs=
| former_names = 
|membershipsize= [[#Affiliated Members|43 members]]
| membership_size = [[#Affiliated members|43 members]]
|participationlevels=  
| participation_levels = 
|affiliationstitle=AFFILIATIONS
| affiliationstitle = Affiliations
|IF = [[International Handball Federation]]
| IF = [[International Handball Federation]]
| IF_abbr = IHF
| IF_abbr = IHF
| IF_url = 
| IF_joined = 1974
| IF_joined = 1974
|nationalolympiccom= [[Indian Olympic Association]]
| continental_assoc = [[Asian Handball Federation]]
|continentalassoc= [[Asian Handball Federation]]
| NOC = [[Indian Olympic Association]]
|nocyearjoined= 1974
| NOC_joined = 
|otheraff2= [[Commonwealth Handball Association]]
| other_aff1 = [[Commonwealth Handball Association]]
|otheraff3= South Asian Handball Federation
| other_aff2 = South Asian Handball Federation
|electedtitle= GOVERNING BODY
| other_aff3 = [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]
|patron=
| other_aff4 = [[National Anti-Doping Agency]]
|president= Arishnapally Jagan Mohan Rao
| other_aff5 = [[Sports Authority of India]]
| board_type = Life-President
| electedtitle = Elected
| board1 = Padma Shri Dr. [[Roshan Lal Anand]]
| president = Mahesh Kumar
|sectitle= HEADQUARTERS
| board_type = Senior Vice President
|address1= 24/A, Nanak Nagar, Pipliya Rao
| board1 = Dr. [[Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu]]
|address2 = [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] – 452001
| sectitle = Secretariat
|country= {{flag|India}}
| address1 = 24A, Nanak Nagar, Pipliya Rao
|chiefexec=
| address2 = [[Indore]] 452012
|secretarygeneral= Pritpal Singh Saluja
| secretary_general = Dr. Pritpal Singh Saluja
|keystaff1position= Founder of HFI
| staff_pos1 = Founder
|keystaff1name= [[Jagat Singh Lohan]] {{small|(from [[Rohtak]], [[Haryana]])}}
| staff_name1 = Jagat Singh Chauhan
|keystaff2position=
|keystaff2name=
|keystaff3position=
|keystaff3name=
|financetitle=FINANCE
|companystatus=
|operatingincome= {{INRConvert|1.32|c|to=USD EUR}}
|sponsors= [[COSCO]] <br> [[Shiv Naresh]]
}}
}}


The '''Handball Federation of India, Rohtak''' (Hindi: हैंडबॉल फेडरेशन ऑफ इंडिया, रोहतक) ('''HFI''') is the administrative and controlling body for [[handball]] and [[beach handball]] in [[Republic of India]]. HFI is registered under the [[Societies Registration Act, 1860]] at [[Rohtak]]. HFI is a member of the [[Asian Handball Federation]] (AHF) and the [[International Handball Federation]] (IHF) since 1974. It is also a member of [[Commonwealth Handball Association]] and [[South Asian Handball Federation]]. [[Handball]] was founded in India by Choudhary [[Jagat Singh Lohan]] a [[Jat]] from [[Rohtak]] ([[Haryana]]) who was an alumnus of [[YMCA College of Physical Education]] of [[Madras]] (now [[Chennai]]). He was also the first Secretary General of HFI.<ref name=IHF>{{cite web |title=List of Federations:Handball Federation of India |url=http://www.ihf.info/TheIHF/ContinentalFederations/AsianHandballFederationAHF/ListofFederations/HandballFederationofIndia/tabid/4476/Default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004010722/http://www.ihf.info/TheIHF/ContinentalFederations/AsianHandballFederationAHF/ListofFederations/HandballFederationofIndia/tabid/4476/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 4, 2010 |publisher= [[International Handball Federation]] |access-date=Jan 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Member Federations 2009-2012 |url=http://www.asianhandball.org/index.php?option=com_contact&view=categorylist&layout=federation&id=12&Itemid=103&lang=en |publisher= [[Asian Handball Federation]] (AHF)|access-date=Jan 30, 2013}}</ref>
'''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.<ref>{{cite web |title= Republic of India |url=https://www.asianhandball.org/member-ind |publisher= [[Asian Handball Federation]] (AHF)|access-date=1 August 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref name=IHF>{{cite web |title=List of Federations:Handball Federation of India |url=http://www.ihf.info/TheIHF/ContinentalFederations/AsianHandballFederationAHF/ListofFederations/HandballFederationofIndia/tabid/4476/Default.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101004010722/http://www.ihf.info/TheIHF/ContinentalFederations/AsianHandballFederationAHF/ListofFederations/HandballFederationofIndia/tabid/4476/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 October 2010 |publisher= [[International Handball Federation]] |access-date=30 Jan 2013}}</ref>


==Formation==
==Formation==
{{Main|Handball in India}}
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 (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The '''1st Senior National Handball Championship''' was held at [[Chhotu Ram|Sir Chhotu Ram]] Stadium, Rohtak, in the year 1972. '''Haryana''' won the gold medal and Vidharba got the silver medal.{{fact|date=March 2023}}
In [[India]], sport of [[handball]] and HFI was founded by [[Jagat Singh Lohan]] a [[Jat]] from [[Rohtak]] ([[Haryana]]) who was an alumnus of [[YMCA College of Physical Education]] of [[Madras]] (now [[Chennai]]). He was the also the first Secretary General of HFI. [[Jagat Singh Lohan|Lohan]] was founder/father of [[handball]], [[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 (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The '''1st Senior National Handball Championship''' was held at [[Chhotu Ram|Sir Chhotu Ram]] Stadium, [[Rohtak]] ([[Haryana]]) in the year 1972. '''[[Haryana]]''' won the Gold Medal and Vidharba got the silver medal.  
In India, [[handball]] is currently played at local level in India but hasn't made it big in domestic level. India has yet to make an impact at international level, world championship and the olympic games.


==HFI Presidents==
===Presidents===
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|- bgcolor="efefef" align="center"
|- bgcolor="efefef" align="center"
! S.No. !! Name !! State !! Tenure
! No. !! Name !! State !! Tenure
|-
|1 || Laxmi Chhabra || || 1973 – 1976
|-
|2 ||[[H. L. Kapur|AVM Harkrishan Lal Kapur]] || [[Uttar Pradesh]] || 1976 – 1985
|-
|3 || [[Roshan Lal Anand]] || [[Punjab]] || 1985 – 1 Feb 2010
|-
|-
|1. || Mrs. Laxmi Chhabla || || 1972 – 1976
|4 || Dr. Sarwan Singh Channy, IAS || [[Punjab]] || 1 Feb 2010 – 22 Dec 2013
|-
|-
|2. ||[[Air Vice Marshal|AVM]] [[H. L. Kapur|Harkrishan Lal Kapur]], [[PVSM]] [[AVSM]] [[Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha|MP]] || [[Uttar Pradesh]] || 1976 – 1985
|5 || M. Ramasubramani, IPS || [[Tamil Nadu]] || 22 Dec 2013 – 1 Nov 2020
|-
|-
|3. || Padma Shree Dr. [[Roshan Lal Anand]] || [[Punjab]] || 1985 – 1 February 2010
|6 || A. Jagan Mohan Rao || [[Telangana]] || 1 Nov 2020 – 14 Aug 2022
|-
|-
|4. || Dr. Sarwan Singh Channy, IAS || [[Punjab]] || 1 February 2010 – 22 December 2013
|7 || [[Digvijay Chautala]] || [[Haryana]] || 14 Aug 2022 – 28 May 2023
|-
|-
|5. || Dr. M. Ramasubramani, IPS || [[Tamil Nadu]] || 22 December 2013 – 1 November 2020
|6 || [[Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu|Dr. Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu]] (Acting) || [[Jharkhand]] || 28 May 2023 – 27 Jul 2025
|-
|-
|6. || Arishnapallly Jagan Mohan Rao || [[Telangana]] || 1 November 2020 – ''present''
|7 || Mahesh Kumar || [[Chandigarh]] || 27 Jul 2025 – present 
 
|}
|}


==HFI Secretary Generals==
===General secretaries===
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!S.No. !! Name !! State !! Tenure
! No. !! Name !! State !! Tenure
|-
|-
|1. || Jagat Singh Lohan || [[Rohtak]] ([[Haryana]]) ||1972 – 1973
|1. || Jagat Singh Chauhan || [[Haryana]] ||1971 – 1973
|-
|-
|2. || M. L. Khan || [[Andhra Pradesh]] ||1973 – 1985
|2. || M. I. Khan || [[Andhra Pradesh]] ||1973 – 1985
|-
|-
|3. || Dr. Surinder Mohan Bali || [[Jammu]] ([[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]) ||1985 – 22 December 2013
|3. || Dr. Surinder Mohan Bali || [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] ||1985 – 22 Dec 2013
|-
|-
|4. || Dr. Anandeshwar Panday || [[Lucknow]] ([[Uttar Pradesh]]) || 22 December 2013 – 1 November 2020
|4. || Dr. Anandeshwar Panday || [[Uttar Pradesh]] || 22 Dec 2013 – 1 Nov 2020
|-
|-
|5. || Pritpal Singh Saluja || [[Indore]] ([[Madhya Pradesh]]) || 1 November 2020 – ''present''
|5. || Dr. Pritpal Singh Saluja || [[Madhya Pradesh]] || 1 Nov 2020 – ''present''
|}
|}


==HFI Executive Committee==
===Executive committee===
Following is the HFI Executive Committee for the term 2020 – 2023.
Following is the HFI Executive committee for the term 2022 – 2025.
 
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! Designation !! Name !! State
! Designation !! Name !! State
|-
|-
| '''Life-President'''{{refn|group=note|name=EXECOM|Life-President, Chairman and the Executive Director donot have voting right in the Executive Committee or Annual General Body Meeting(s).}} || Padma Shri Dr. [[Roshan Lal Anand]] || Punjab
| '''Life-president'''{{refn|group=note|name=EXECOM|Life-President, Chairman and the Executive Director donot have voting right in the Executive Committee or Annual General Body Meeting(s).}} || [[Roshan Lal Anand]] || [[Punjab]]
|-
| '''President''' || Arishnapally Jagan Mohan Rao || Telangana
|-
| '''Chairman'''{{refn|group=note|name=EXECOM}} || Dr. M. Ramasubramani, IPS || Tamil Nadu
|-
|'''Sr. Vice-President (Administration)''' || ''Vacant'' ||
|-
|'''Sr. Vice-President''' || Dr. [[Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu]], [[Member of parliament, Rajya Sabha|MP]] || Jharkhand
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" |'''Vice-President'''|| Amanbir Singh Sidhu || Punjab
| '''President''' || Digvijay Chautala || [[Haryana]] 
|-
|-
| Dr. Dev Kumar Singh || Uttarakhand
| '''Sr. vice-president''' || [[Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu]] || [[Jharkhand]]
|-
|-
| Padma Shri [[Satpal Singh]] || Delhi
| rowspan="3" |'''Vice-president'''|| Braj Kishore Sharma || [[Bihar]] 
|-
|-
| Amal Narayan Patowary || Assam
| Nassarudeen Musali || [[Kerala]]
|-
|-
| Reena Sarin || Meghalaya
| Yogesh Mehta || [[Delhi]]
|-
|-
|'''Secretary General'''|| Pritpal Singh Saluja || Madhya Pradesh
| '''Secretary general'''|| Pritpal Singh Saluja || [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|-
|-
|'''Sr. Joint Secretary'''|| Brij Kishor Sharma || Bihar
|rowspan=4 |'''Joint secretary'''|| Nand Kishore Sharma || [[Himachal Pradesh Handball Association|Himachal Pradesh]] 
|-
|rowspan=5 |'''Joint Secretary'''|| Sameer Khan || Chhattisgarh
|-
|-
| Randhir Singh || [[Handball Association of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]]
| Randhir Singh || [[Handball Association of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]]
|-
|-
| Dr. Jugminder Sheokand || Haryana
| Shyamla Pavan Kumar || [[Telangana]] 
|-
| Nand Kishore Sharma || [[Himachal Pradesh Handball Association|Himachal Pradesh]]
|-
| Veena Shekhar || Arunachal Pradesh
|-
|-
|'''Treasurer'''|| Vinay Kumar Singh || Gujarat
| Varuni Negi || Delhi
|-
|-
|rowspan=5 |'''Executive Member'''|| Sunil Kumar || Chandigarh
| '''Treasurer'''|| Gursharan Singh Gill || Punjab 
|-
| P. Satyanarayan Raju || Andhra Pradesh
|-
| W. Kajal Devi || Manipur
|-
| Ashwani Raina || Jammu & Kashmir
|-
| Saneh Lata || [[Himachal Pradesh Handball Association|Himachal Pradesh]]
|-
| '''Executive Director'''{{refn|group=note|name=EXECOM}} || Dr. Anandeshwar Panday || Uttar Pradesh
|}
 
==Head Coach of National Teams==
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!Category !! Head Coach !! State
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|-
|Senior Men || Shivaji Sindhu || [[Sports Authority of India|SAI]] / Delhi
|rowspan=7 |'''Executive member'''|| Ravinder Singh || [[Chandigarh]]
|-
|-
|Senior Women || Mohinder Lal || SAI / Punjab
| Rama Shankar Sharma || [[Uttarakhand]] 
|-
|-
|Junior Boys || Shivaji Sindhu || SAI / Delhi
| Birendra Kumar Behera || [[Odisha]] 
|-
|-
|Junior Girls || Atanu Mazumdar || SAI / West Bengal
| Jile Singh || [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] 
|-
|-
|Youth Boys || Praveen Singh || SAI / Gujarat
| Ashutosh Sharma || [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] 
|-
|-
|Youth Girls || Dr. Jugminder Singh || Haryana
|}
|}


==Current title holders==
===Title holders===
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! Women's
! Women's
|-
|-
| '''[[Indian Premier Handball League]]'''
| '''[[Premier Handball League (India)|Premier Handball League]]'''
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
|-
|-
| '''Senior National Handball Championship'''
| '''Senior National Handball Championship'''
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] (March 2020)
| [[Services Sports Control Board|SSCB]] (Feb 2025)
| [[Railways Sports Promotion Board|RSPB]] (Dec 2019)
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] (Jan 2025)
|-
|-
| '''Handball at National Games'''
| '''Handball at National Games'''
| [[Services Sports Control Board|SSCB]] (Feb 2015)
| [[Services Sports Control Board|SSCB]] (Feb 2025)
| [[Haryana]] (Feb 2015)
| [[Himachal Pradesh]] (Feb 2025)
|-
|-
| '''HFI Federation Cup'''
| '''HFI Federation Cup'''
| [[Services Sports Control Board|SSCB]] (Sep 2019)
| [[Services Sports Control Board|SSCB]] (Mar 2023)
| [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Sep 2019)
| [[Haryana]] (Mar 2023)
|-
|-
| '''HFI Inter-Zonal Handball Championship'''
| '''HFI Inter-Zonal Handball Championship'''
| TBD
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] (Apr 2019)
| TBD
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] (Apr 2019)
|-
|-
| '''Junior (U-19) National Handball Championship'''
| '''Junior (U-19) National Handball Championship'''
| [[Sports Authority of India|SAI]] (Jan 2020)
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] (Mar 2025)
| [[Himachal Pradesh]] (Feb 2020)
| [[Haryana]] (Dec 2024)
|-
|-
| '''Sub-Junior (U-15) National Handball Championship'''
| '''Sub-Junior (U-15) National Handball Championship'''
| [[Delhi]] (Nov 2019)
| [[Madhya Pradesh]] (Oct 2024)
| [[Himachal Pradesh]] (Oct 2019)
| [[Haryana]] (Dec 2022)
|-
|-
| '''Mini (U-12) National Handball Championship'''
| '''Mini (U-12) National Handball Championship'''
| [[Haryana]] (?)
| ? (Jun 2017)
| [[Haryana]] (Oct 2012)
| ? (Jun 2017)
|-
|-
| '''Senior National Beach Handball Championship'''
| '''Senior National Beach Handball Championship'''
| Data unavailable
| [[Chhattisgarh]] (Aug 2014)
| Data unavailable
| [[Haryana]] (Aug 2014)
|-
|-
| '''Beach Handball at National Games'''
| '''Beach Handball at National Games'''
| [[Chhattisgarh]] (Feb 2015)
| [[Services Sports Control Board|SSCB]] (Jan 2025)
| [[Delhi]] (Feb 2015)
| [[Haryana]] (Jan 2025)
|}
|}
* (Month and year of event)
* (Month and year of event)
* TBD = To be decided
* TBD = To be decided


==Competitions hosted==
===Competitions hosted===
HFI had hosted following international championships:
HFI had hosted following international championships:
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==Future Events==
==Affiliated members==
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;State associations
|- bgcolor="efefef" align="center"
! Event !! Venue !! Dates
|-
| 49th HFI Senior Women’s National Handball Championship || [[Bareilly]], Uttar Pradesh || 17 – 21 March 2021
|-
| 43rd HFI Junior (U-21) Boy’s National Handball Championship || [[Pitam Pura]], NCT of Delhi || 23 – 27 March 2021
|-
| 49th HFI Senior Men’s National Handball Championship || [[Indore]], Madhya Pradesh || 30 March – 3 April 2021
|-
| 43rd HFI Junior (U-21) Girl’s National Handball Championship || [[Telangana]] || 30 March – 3 April 2021
|-
| [[2020 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship]] || [[Almaty]] {{KAZ}} || 7 – 15 June 2021
|-
| [[2020 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship]] || [[Jeddah]] {{KSA}} || 20 – 31 May 2021
|-
| [[2021-22 Indian Premier Handball League]] || [[Sawai Mansingh Indoor Stadium]], [[Jaipur]] || ''Postponed due to coronavirus pandemic, new dates TBD''
|-
| [[2020 Asian Beach Games]] || [[Sanya]] {{CHN}} || ''Postponed due to coronavirus pandemic, new dates TBD''
|-
| [[2020 National Games of India]] || [[Goa]] || ''Postponed due to coronavirus pandemic, new dates TBD''
|}
 
==Affiliated Members==
;State Associations
# Andhra Pradesh Handball Association
# Andhra Pradesh Handball Association
# Arunachal Pradesh Handball Association
# Arunachal Pradesh Handball Association
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# Bihar Handball Association
# Bihar Handball Association
# Chhattisgarh Handball Association, Bhilai
# Chhattisgarh Handball Association, Bhilai
# Goa Handball Association, Margao
# Goa Handball Association
# Gujarat Handball Association, Ahmedabad
# Gujarat Handball Association
# HAR Handball Welfare Association, Jind
# Haryana State Handball Association, Bhiwani 
# [[Himachal Pradesh Handball Association]]
# [[Himachal Pradesh Handball Association]], Bilaspur 
# Jharkhand State Handball Association, Jamshedpur
# Jharkhand State Handball Association, Jamshedpur
# Karnataka Handball Association
# Karnataka Handball Association
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# Meghalaya Handball Association
# Meghalaya Handball Association
# Mizoram Handball Association
# Mizoram Handball Association
# Nagaland Handball Association, Dimapur
# Nagaland Handball Association
# Odisha State Handball Association
# Odisha State Handball Association
# Punjab Handball Association
# Punjab Handball Association
# Rajasthan State Handball Association, Jaipur
# Rajasthan State Handball Association
# Sikkim Handball Association
# Sikkim Handball Association
# Tamil Nadu Handball Association, Chennai
# Tamil Nadu Handball Association, Chennai 
# Telangana Handball Association
# Telangana Handball Association
# Tripura Handball Association
# Tripura Handball Association
# Uttar Pradesh Handball Association, Lucknow
# Uttar Pradesh Handball Association
# Uttaranchal Handball Association
# Uttarakhand Handball Association
# West Bengal State Handball Association
# West Bengal State Handball Association


;Union Territory Associations
;Union territories associations
 
# Andaman and Nicobar Islands Handball Association
# Andaman and Nicobar Islands Handball Association
# Chandigarh Handball Association
# Chandigarh Handball Association
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# Jammu and Kashmir Handball Association
# Jammu and Kashmir Handball Association
# Lakshadweep Handball Association
# Lakshadweep Handball Association
# Pondicherry State Amateur Handball Association
# Pondicherry State Handball Association


;Other Units
;Other units
# [[Association of Indian Universities|Association of Indian Universities, New Delhi]] (AIU)
# [[Central Industrial Security Force]] (CISF)
# [[Central Reserve Police Force]] (CRPF)
# Mumbai Hand Ball Academy (MHBA)
# National Handball Academy, Bhilai (NHA)
# [[Railways Sports Promotion Board|Railway Sports Promotion Board, New Delhi]] (RSPB)
# [[Services Sports Control Board|Services Sports Control Board, New Delhi]] (SSCB)
# [[Sports Authority of India]] (SAI)


==Sponsors==
# [[Association of Indian Universities]] 
* [[Shiv Naresh Sports Private Ltd.|Shiv Naresh]]
# [[Central Industrial Security Force]] 
* [[Cosco (India) Limited|COSCO]]
# [[Central Reserve Police Force]] 
# Mumbai Handball Academy 
# National Handball Academy
# [[Railways Sports Promotion Board]] 
# [[Services Sports Control Board]]
# [[Sports Authority of India]]


==See also==
==National teams==
* [[India men's national handball team]]
* [[India men's national handball team]]
* [[India women's national handball team]]
* [[India women's national handball team]]
* [[India national wheelchair handball team]]


== Notes ==
==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}
{{reflist|group=note}}


== References ==
==External links==
[https://handballfederationofindia.com Official Website]
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Handball in India}}
{{Handball in India}}
{{Sports governing bodies in India}}
{{Sports governing bodies in India}}
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{{National members of the International Handball Federation}}
{{National members of the International Handball Federation}}


[[Category:1972 establishments in Haryana]]
[[Category:Asian Handball Federation]]
[[Category:Asian Handball Federation]]
[[Category:Handball governing bodies]]
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Handball Federation of India
IOC nationRepublic of India (IND)
National flagIndia
SportHandball
Other Sports
Official websitehandballfederationofindia.com
History
Year of formation10 October 1971; 54 years ago (1971-10-10)
Former names 
Membership size43 members
Participation levels 
Affiliations
International federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF members page%c2%a0
IHF member since1974
Continental associationAsian Handball Federation
National Olympic CommitteeIndian Olympic Association
Member of NOC since 
Other affiliation(s)
Elected
PresidentMahesh Kumar
Senior Vice President
Secretariat
Address
  • 24A, Nanak Nagar, Pipliya Rao
  • Indore 452012
Secretary GeneralDr. Pritpal Singh Saluja
FounderJagat 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]

Formation[edit | edit source]

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]

Presidents[edit | edit source]

No. Name State Tenure
1 Laxmi Chhabra 1973 – 1976
2 AVM Harkrishan Lal Kapur Uttar Pradesh 1976 – 1985
3 Roshan Lal Anand Punjab 1985 – 1 Feb 2010
4 Dr. Sarwan Singh Channy, IAS Punjab 1 Feb 2010 – 22 Dec 2013
5 M. Ramasubramani, IPS Tamil Nadu 22 Dec 2013 – 1 Nov 2020
6 A. Jagan Mohan Rao Telangana 1 Nov 2020 – 14 Aug 2022
7 Digvijay Chautala Haryana 14 Aug 2022 – 28 May 2023
6 Dr. Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu (Acting) Jharkhand 28 May 2023 – 27 Jul 2025
7 Mahesh Kumar Chandigarh 27 Jul 2025 – present 

General secretaries[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

HFI had hosted following international championships:

Championship Venue
2019 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship Jaipur
2017 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship Hyderabad
2016 South Asian Games Guwahati
2015 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship New Delhi
2004 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship Hyderabad
1982 Asian Games New Delhi

Affiliated members[edit | edit source]

State associations
  1. Andhra Pradesh Handball Association
  2. Arunachal Pradesh Handball Association
  3. Assam Handball Association
  4. Bihar Handball Association
  5. Chhattisgarh Handball Association, Bhilai
  6. Goa Handball Association
  7. Gujarat Handball Association
  8. Haryana State Handball Association, Bhiwani 
  9. Himachal Pradesh Handball Association, Bilaspur 
  10. Jharkhand State Handball Association, Jamshedpur
  11. Karnataka Handball Association
  12. Kerala Handball Association
  13. Madhya Pradesh Handball Association
  14. Handball Association of Maharashtra
  15. Manipur Handball Association
  16. Meghalaya Handball Association
  17. Mizoram Handball Association
  18. Nagaland Handball Association
  19. Odisha State Handball Association
  20. Punjab Handball Association
  21. Rajasthan State Handball Association
  22. Sikkim Handball Association
  23. Tamil Nadu Handball Association, Chennai 
  24. Telangana Handball Association
  25. Tripura Handball Association
  26. Uttar Pradesh Handball Association
  27. Uttarakhand Handball Association
  28. West Bengal State Handball Association
Union territories associations
  1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands Handball Association
  2. Chandigarh Handball Association
  3. Handball Association of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
  4. Handball Association of Delhi
  5. Handball Association of Union Territory of Ladakh
  6. Jammu and Kashmir Handball Association
  7. Lakshadweep Handball Association
  8. Pondicherry State Handball Association
Other units
  1. Association of Indian Universities 
  2. Central Industrial Security Force 
  3. Central Reserve Police Force 
  4. Mumbai Handball Academy 
  5. National Handball Academy
  6. Railways Sports Promotion Board 
  7. Services Sports Control Board
  8. Sports Authority of India

National teams[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Life-President, Chairman and the Executive Director donot have voting right in the Executive Committee or Annual General Body Meeting(s).

External links[edit | edit source]

Official Website

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Republic of India". Asian Handball Federation (AHF). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "List of Federations:Handball Federation of India". International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 4 October 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2013.

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