Handball Federation of India

The Handball Federation of India (Hindi: हैंडबाल फेडरेशन ऑफ इंडिया) (HFI) is the administrative and controlling body for team handball in India. The organisation is a member of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) and the International Handball Federation (IHF) since 1974.In India Handball was founded by Sh. Jagat Singh Lohan from Haryana who was an alumnus of YMCA College of Physical Education of Madras (now Chennai). He was the first Secretary General of Handball Federation of India.^[1][2] In 2010, the federation elections were held under observers from the Sports Ministry as it had given prior intimation to the ministry about its Annual general meeting (AGM) and subsequent elections, this created a precedent for other sports federations in the country.^[3]

About

Handball Federation of India (HFI)
Sport	Handball
Year of formation	1972
President	Dr. M. Ramasubramani
Headquarters
Address	K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh).
Country	India
Secretary General	Mr. Anandeshwar Pandey
Founder of HFI	Mr. Jagat Singh Lohan (Rohtak, Haryana)

Formation

In India Handball game and Handball Federation of India was founded by Mr. Jagat Singh Lohan from Haryana who was an alumnus of YMCA College of Physical Education of Madras (now Chennai). He was the also the first Secretary General of Handball Federation of India. Mr. Jagat Singh Lohan was founder/father of Handball, Netball and Throwball games in India. His efforts in Germany during Munich Olympics official meetings (1972) helped in establishing Handball Federation of India. The Member States were Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Vidharbha and Jammu and Kashmir. The 1st Senior National Handball Championship was held at Rohtak (Haryana) in the year 1972. Haryana won the Gold Medal and Vidharba got the Silver Medal. Handball Federation of India (HFI) manages handball in India. Handball is a sport in India, 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 and the World Cup.

Office Bearers

Handball Federation of India has a well organised structure elected by democratic way i.e., elections.

HFI Executive Committee

Designation	Name	State
President	Dr. M. Ramasubramani (I. P. S.)	Tamil Nadu
C. E. O.	Mr. Surinder Mohan Bali	Jammu & Kashmir
Senior Vice President	Mr. N. Shyama Nanda Singh (I.P.S.)	Manipur
Vice President	Mr. Rooparam Dhandiv	Rajasthan
Vice President	Padma Bhushan Padma Shri Satpal Singh	Delhi
Vice President	Mr. Kalyan Gogoi	Assam
Vice President	Mrs. Radha Ahlawat	Haryana
Secretary General	Mr. Anadeshwar Pandey	Uttar Pradesh
Joint Secretary	Sardar Pritpal Singh Saluja	Madhya Pradesh
Joint Secretary	Mr. Shivaji Sindhu	Delhi
Joint Secretary	Mrs. Veena Shekhar	Karnataka
Treasurer	Jenab Bashir Ahmed Khan	Chhattisgarh
Executive Member	Mr. A. Sarvanan	Tamil Nadu
Executive Member	Sardar Ravinder Singh Bawa	Chandigarh
Executive Member	Mr. Ashwani Kumar Raina	Jammu & Kashmir
Executive Member	Mr. Brij Kishore Sharma	Bihar
Executive Member	Mr. Shyam Lal	Himachal Pradesh

Head Coaches of National Teams

Category	Head Coach
Senior Men	Mr. Mohinder Pal
Senior Women	Mr. Shivaji Sindhu

List of HFI Secretary Generals

S.No.	Name	State	Tenure
1.	Mr. Jagat Singh Lohan	Rohtak (Haryana)	1972-1973
2.	Mr. M. L. Khan	Andhra Pradesh	1973-1985
3.	Mr. Surinder Mohan Bali	Jammu, (Jammu and Kashmir)	1985 - December 2013
4.	Mr. Anandeshwar Pandey*	Uttar Pradesh	December 2013 - Till Date

Title Holders (Handball)

Senior

Handball	Men's	Women's	Future Event
National Games	Services (February 2015)	Haryana (February 2015)	Goa (2017)
HFI Men's National Handball Championship	Services (October 2015)	N/A	TBA
HFI Women's National Handball Championship	N/A	Haryana (November 2015)	Kerala

Junior (Under - 19 Years)

Championship	Current Champion	Future Event
HFI Junior Boy's National Handball Championship	Tamil Nadu (Host) (July 2015)	Patna (Bihar)
HFI Junior Girl's National Handball Championship	Haryana (November 2015)	TBA

Sub-Junior (Under - 15 Years)

Championship	Current Champion	Future Event
HFI Sub-Junior Boy's National Handball Championship	Sports Authority of India (January 2016)	Tamil Nadu
HFI Sub-Junior Girl's National Handball Championship	Haryana (December 2015)	TBA

Mini (Under - 12 Years)

Championship	Current Champion	Future Event
HFI Mini Boy's National Handball Championship		TBD
HFI Mini Girl's National Handball Championship	Haryana (October 2012)	TBD

Title Holders (Beach Handball)

Championship	Category	Current Champion
National Games (Men's)	Senior Men's	Chhattisgarh (February 2015)
National Games (Women's)	Senior Women's	Delhi (February 2015)
HFI Men's National Beach Handball Championship	Senior Men's
HFI Women's National Beach Handball Championship	Senior Women's

Affiliated Associations

1. Andhra Pradesh Handball Association
2. Arunachal Pradesh Handball Association
3. Assam Handball Association
4. Bihar Handball Association
5. Chandigarh Handball Association
6. Chhattisgarh Handball Association
7. Delhi Handball Association
8. Goa Handball Association
9. Gujarat Handball Association
10. Haryana Handball Association
11. Himachal Pradesh Handball Association
12. Jammu and Kashmir Handball Association
13. Jharkhand State Handball Association
14. Karnataka Handball Association
15. Kerala Handball Association
16. Madhya Pradesh Handball Association
17. Handball Association of Maharashtra
18. Manipur Handball Association
19. Meghalaya Handball Association
20. Mizoram Handball Association
21. Mumbai Handball Academy, Mumbai
22. Nagaland Handball Association
23. National Handball Academy, Bhilai
24. Odisha Handball Association
25. Puducherry Handball Association
26. Punjab Handball Association
27. Railways
28. Rajasthan Handball Association
29. Services
30. Sikkim Handball Association
31. Sports Authority of India
32. Tamil Nadu Handball Association
33. Telangana Handball Association
34. Tripura Handball Association
35. Uttar Pradesh Handball Association
36. Uttrakhand Handball Association
37. West Bengal Handball Association

See also

• India women's national handball team

References

1. "List of Federations:Handball Federation of India". International Handball Federation. Retrieved Jan 30, 2013.
2. "Member Federations 2009-2012". Asian Handball Federation (AHF). Retrieved Jan 30, 2013.
3. "Sport Ministry appoints observer for BAI election". Zee News. June 8, 2010. Retrieved Jan 30, 2013.

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