New Delhi: In continuation to its earlier communications on the subject, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has given last opportunity to eight National Sports Federations (NSFs) to hold AGM Special General Body Meeting to incorporate the Guidelines of Sports Code on Age and Tenure guidelines in their constitution. The NSFs are: Deaf, Fencing, Handball, Jump Rope, Karate-Do, Wrestling, Wushu and Yachting.
The Ministry in a letter addressed to eight NSFs has asked them to submit the required documents by 31st December, 2013.

The letter said failure to submit the required documents incorporating the guidelines will lead to non-renewal of recognition for 2014 and stoppage of grants to the concerned NSF.

Out Of 53 NSFs only eight have not yet submitted the revised by-laws/ constitution incorporating the aforesaid guidelines.