Department of Sport & Youth Affairs

What Department of Sport & Youth Affairs does

The entity presented under the name "Department of Sport & Youth Affairs" contains materially conflicting signals across data sources and must be assessed with that caveat. Firmographic and scale records describe a government department, reportedly founded in 1995 with 10,000+ employees and a cumulative investment footprint of ₹644 crore+, engaged in organizing sports events, promoting youth activities, sponsoring fitness initiatives, and hosting national and international competitions. However, the underlying legal and operational record identifies the actually registered entity behind the domain syasikkim.org as a privately owned informational website registered in Uttar Pradesh, India. The site's own Terms & Conditions and disclaimer explicitly state it is not affiliated with the Government of India, any state government, or any official scheme portal, and it publishes publicly available information about jobs, education, and government schemes.

Several partnership and scale entries in the dataset reference activities of other state-level sports/youth departments (Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka) and India's federal Department of Youth Affairs, indicating that aggregated third-party data from multiple unrelated government entities has been conflated into this profile. The conflated sources describe event hosting (BRICS Youth Coordination Meeting 2026, 7th NMPA Indian Open of Surfing 2026), youth training programs (Winter Adventure Tawang 2026), and civic engagement (voter awareness football match 2026). No disclosed revenue model, product, technology stack, management team, or customer base is present in the provided sources for the underlying private website entity.

There is no evidence of a product, service, or revenue mechanism attributable to the actual entity behind syasikkim.org beyond publishing publicly available information. Any investment analysis must therefore treat this as a low-signal data case where firmographic scale descriptors (10,000+ employees, ₹644 crore+) almost certainly describe unrelated government departments that were incorrectly attributed, rather than the private informational website itself.

Name

Department of Sport & Youth Affairs

Legal name

Syasikkim.org

Website

https://syasikkim.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

A privately owned informational website (Syasikkim.org) that publishes publicly available information about jobs, education, and government schemes, despite firmographic data attributing large-scale government department characteristics from unrelated state-level entities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Sports and Youth Development Services

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Spectator Sports (7112), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Amateur & Grassroots Sport Associations (Community/Youth Governing Orgs) (MPAKAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Local Amateur Clubs & Community Sports Organizations (MPAKACAE), Sports Community Relations & Grassroots Program Management (MPAKAKAJ)

Keywords

• Government sports programs
• Youth development services
• Sports infrastructure development
• Athlete training programs
• National sports events

Headquarters

HQ city

Gangtok

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

The Department of Sport & Youth Affairs is a government body that organizes sports events, develops sports infrastructure, and promotes youth engagement and fitness programmes across Indian states. It coordinates with district administrations, sports federations, and international bodies to deliver training and competitive opportunities across 16+ sports categories, and runs initiatives spanning winter sports training, surfing championships, and voter awareness campaigns.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Winter Adventure Tawang Training Programme A 10-day winter adventure training programme providing skiing and snowboarding instruction to 46 youths at Pangateng Tso Lake in Tawang, aimed at positioning Tawang on national and international adventure tourism and sports maps. Intended for young athletes seeking winter sports training opportunities.
• 7th NMPA Indian Open of Surfing 2026 A national-level surfing championship held over three days (May 29-31, 2026) at Tannirbhavi Blue Flag Beach in Mangaluru, Karnataka, providing competitive platforms for surfers and supporting national team selection pathways. Title-sponsored by New Mangalore Port Authority for the third consecutive year.
• Jammu & Kashmir Sports Development Programme (521 projects) A state-level sports infrastructure and development programme portfolio covering 16 sports categories with over ₹644 crore in investment, comprising 344 ongoing projects and 177 new initiatives across Jammu & Kashmir under a district action plan framework for sports development.
• BRICS Youth Coordination Initiative A multilateral youth cooperation framework supporting India's BRICS chairship, including the first BRICS Youth Coordination Meeting (25 March 2026), working groups, Youth Development Forum, Youth Summit, and Youth Ministerial Meeting under the theme of building resilience, innovation, cooperation, and sustainability among BRICS member countries.
• Thiruvananthapuram Voter Awareness Football Match A friendly football match jointly organized with Thiruvananthapuram SVEEP (Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation) and district administration to promote civic voter awareness among youth and the general public ahead of assembly elections.

Quantifiable outcome

• Supporting India's chairship of BRICS with youth cooperation initiatives including working groups, Youth Development Forum, Youth Summit, and Youth Ministerial Meeting

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• New Mangalore Port AuthoritycoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 May 2026New Mangalore Port Authority sponsored the title of the 7th NMPA Indian Open of Surfing 2026 for the third consecutive year. The event was held at Tannirbhavi Blue Flag Beach in Mangaluru, Karnataka from May 29-31, 2026.
• Cycle AgarbattiminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 May 2026Cycle Agarbatti served as gold sponsor for the 7th NMPA Indian Open of Surfing 2026 championship held at Tannirbhavi Blue Flag Beach in Mangaluru.
• DeConstructminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 29 May 2026DeConstruct served as gold sponsor for the 7th NMPA Indian Open of Surfing 2026 championship held at Tannirbhavi Blue Flag Beach in Mangaluru.
• Ski Mountaineering India FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 April 2026Ski Mountaineering India Federation partnered with the department of youth affairs to conduct a 10-day Winter Adventure Tawang training programme at Pangateng Tso Lake from April 5-14, 2026, providing skiing and snowboarding training for 46 youths.
• Adventure-X Fusion TribecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 April 2026Adventure-X Fusion Tribe partnered with the department of youth affairs and Ski Mountaineering India Federation for the Winter Adventure Tawang programme, aimed at positioning Tawang on national and international adventure tourism and sports map.
• Thiruvananthapuram SVEEPminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2026Thiruvananthapuram SVEEP (Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation) jointly organized a friendly football match with district administration and department of sports and youth affairs to promote voter awareness ahead of assembly elections.
• District Administration (Thiruvananthapuram)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2026Thiruvananthapuram district administration jointly organized a friendly football match with SVEEP and department of sports and youth affairs as part of voter awareness initiatives.
• BRICS Member CountriesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2026India's Department of Youth Affairs organized the first BRICS Youth Coordination Meeting on 25 March 2026 in virtual format, attended by representatives from all five BRICS member countries. The meeting launched engagements under the theme of building resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability, setting the direction for youth cooperation during India's chairship.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Sports Authority of India (SAI): Central government's apex body for sports development and athlete training in India. Directly comparable as a state-affiliated sports development body, but operating at a national scale with broader mandate.
• Indian Olympic Association: National Olympic committee overseeing India's participation in Olympic and international multi-sport events. Comparable on athlete development, federation coordination, and international sporting engagement.
• Department of Youth Affairs (India, Central): Central government department responsible for youth policy and programs in India. The entity's name and scale commentary directly reference this body's activities, making it the closest institutional counterpart.

Direct peers

• Sports & Youth Services Department (Sikkim): The actual state-level sports and youth affairs department in Sikkim — the geography referenced in the entity's operating data. This is the genuine institutional peer for the stated operating geography.
• Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS): Autonomous body under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports that runs youth-focused programs across India. Closely comparable on the youth empowerment and grassroots engagement mandate.
• Karnataka Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports: State-level Karnataka government department with a near-identical mandate around youth empowerment and sports development. Direct comparison referenced via the 31-district coverage and taluks infrastructure audit data.

Emerging players

• Surfing Federation of India: Governing body for surfing in India, referenced through the Indian Open of Surfing championship. Comparable on grassroots sport development for emerging non-cricket disciplines in coastal geographies.
• Ski Mountaineering India Federation: Federation partner that co-delivered the Winter Adventure Tawang program. Comparable on niche winter/adventure sport development and youth athlete training programs in India.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Department-of-Sports-Youth-Affairs-Government-of-Sikkim-100064701881844

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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