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{{Short description|Sports governing body in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox national sports federations
| name = Handball Federation of India
| logo = 
| logosize = 190px
| country_flag = India
| IOC_nation = [[Republic of India]] (IND)
| url = https://handballfederationofindia.com/
| sport = [[Handball]]
| othersport1 = [[Beach handball]]
| othersport2 = [[Wheelchair handball]]
| othersport3 = 
| othersport4 = 
| historytitle = History
| founded = {{Start date and age|1971|10|10|df=y}}
| former_names = 
| membership_size = [[#Affiliated members|43 members]]
| participation_levels = 
| affiliationstitle = Affiliations
| IF = [[International Handball Federation]]
| IF_abbr = IHF
| IF_url = 
| IF_joined = 1974
| continental_assoc = [[Asian Handball Federation]]
| NOC = [[Indian Olympic Association]]
| NOC_joined = 
| other_aff1 = [[Commonwealth Handball Association]]
| other_aff2 = South Asian Handball Federation
| other_aff3 = [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]
| other_aff4 = [[National Anti-Doping Agency]]
| other_aff5 = [[Sports Authority of India]]
| electedtitle = Elected
| president = Mahesh Kumar
| board_type = Senior Vice President
| board1 = Dr. [[Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu]]
| sectitle = Secretariat
| address1 = 24A, Nanak Nagar, Pipliya Rao
| address2 = [[Indore]] 452012
| secretary_general = Dr. Pritpal Singh Saluja
| staff_pos1 = Founder
| staff_name1 = 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.<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==
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}}

===Presidents===
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|- bgcolor="efefef" align="center"
! 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
|-
|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 || [[Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu|Dr. Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu]] (Acting) || [[Jharkhand]] || 28 May 2023 – 27 Jul 2025
|-
|7 || Mahesh Kumar || [[Chandigarh]] || 27 Jul 2025 – present 
|}

===General secretaries===
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! 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 (state)|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.
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! 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).}} || [[Roshan Lal Anand]] || [[Punjab]]
|-
| '''President''' || Digvijay Chautala || [[Haryana]] 
|-
| '''Sr. vice-president''' || [[Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu]] || [[Jharkhand]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''Vice-president'''|| Braj Kishore Sharma || [[Bihar]] 
|-
| Nassarudeen Musali || [[Kerala]]
|-
| Yogesh Mehta || [[Delhi]]
|-
| '''Secretary general'''|| Pritpal Singh Saluja || [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|-
|rowspan=4 |'''Joint secretary'''|| Nand Kishore Sharma || [[Himachal Pradesh Handball Association|Himachal Pradesh]] 
|-
| Randhir Singh || [[Handball Association of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]]
|-
| Shyamla Pavan Kumar || [[Telangana]] 
|-
| Varuni Negi || Delhi
|-
| '''Treasurer'''|| Gursharan Singh Gill || Punjab 
|-
|rowspan=7 |'''Executive member'''|| Ravinder Singh || [[Chandigarh]]
|-
| Rama Shankar Sharma || [[Uttarakhand]] 
|-
| Birendra Kumar Behera || [[Odisha]] 
|-
| Jile Singh || [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] 
|-
| Ashutosh Sharma || [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] 
|-
|}

===Title holders===
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! Category
! Men's
! Women's
|-
| '''[[Premier Handball League (India)|Premier Handball League]]'''
| TBD
| TBD
|-
| '''Senior National Handball Championship'''
| [[Services Sports Control Board|SSCB]] (Feb 2025)
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] (Jan 2025)
|-
| '''Handball at National Games'''
| [[Services Sports Control Board|SSCB]] (Feb 2025)
| [[Himachal Pradesh]] (Feb 2025)
|-
| '''HFI Federation Cup'''
| [[Services Sports Control Board|SSCB]] (Mar 2023)
| [[Haryana]] (Mar 2023)
|-
| '''HFI Inter-Zonal Handball Championship'''
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] (Apr 2019)
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] (Apr 2019)
|-
| '''Junior (U-19) National Handball Championship'''
| [[Punjab, India|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'''
| [[Services Sports Control Board|SSCB]] (Jan 2025)
| [[Haryana]] (Jan 2025)
|}
* (Month and year of event)
* TBD = To be decided

===Competitions hosted===
HFI had hosted following international championships:
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! Championship !! Venue
|-
| [[2019 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship]] || [[Jaipur]]
|-
| [[2017 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship]] || [[Hyderabad]]
|-
| [[Handball at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016 South Asian Games]] || [[Guwahati]]
|-
| [[2015 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship]] || [[New Delhi]]
|-
| [[2004 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship]] || [[Hyderabad]]
|-
| [[Handball at the 1982 Asian Games|1982 Asian Games]] || [[New Delhi]]
|}

==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]]

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

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

==External links==
[https://handballfederationofindia.com Official Website]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Handball in India}}
{{Sports governing bodies in India}}
{{National members of the Asian Handball Federation}}
{{National members of the International Handball Federation}}

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[[Category:National members of the International Handball Federation]]
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[[Category:Sports organizations established in 1971]]