**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued Notification S.O. 3011(E) on June 11, 2026, identifying specific sporting events of national importance. This notification, which supersedes the previous order dated May 9, 2022, mandates the sharing of broadcasting signals for these events with Prasar Bharati under the Sports Broadcasting Signals Act, 2007. The list encompasses major international multi-sport games and specific high-profile tournaments across various sports including cricket, football, and hockey.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Major International Multi-Sport Events**
* All Olympic Games.
* Commonwealth Games.
* Asian Games.
**Cricket Provisions**
* All official One-Day, T-20, and Test matches played by the Indian Men’s and Women’s teams in ICC World Cups.
* Semi-finals and finals of ICC Men’s and Women’s One-Day and T-20 World Cups.
* Semi-finals and finals of the ICC Champions Trophy and World Test Championship.
* International Cricket Council Men’s and Women’s Asia Cup (Semi-finals, Super-4 stage, and Finals).
* All matches involving India, plus semi-finals and finals, of the Under-19 World Cup.
**Other Major Sports (Tennis, Hockey, and Football)**
* **Tennis:** All Davis Cup matches featuring India; Grand Slam finals (Singles) and all matches featuring Indian players from the quarter-finals onwards in singles, doubles, or mixed doubles.
* **Hockey:** World Cup and Champions Trophy (India matches, semi-finals, and finals); Hockey India Sub-Junior and Academy National Championships; and FIH Pro League matches.
* **Football:** FIFA World Cup (Opening, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and finals); Asia Cup (India matches, semi-finals, and finals); and Santosh Trophy (semi-finals and finals).
**Badminton, Kabaddi, and Domestic Missions**
* **Badminton:** All England Open and BWF World Cup matches featuring Indian players, including semi-finals and finals.
* **Kabaddi:** World Cup matches featuring India, semi-finals, and finals.
* **Khelo India:** All games, competitions, and leagues related to the Khelo India Mission.
**Conditional and Miscellaneous Events**
* The following are considered events of national importance **only when India is the host country**: Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup, Asian Women’s Football Cup, FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, ISSF World Cup, and Commonwealth Shooting or Archery Championships.
* International events organized by National Sports Federations recognized by the Government of India.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Prasar Bharati**
**Impact**
Prasar Bharati gains the right to receive mandatory sharing of broadcasting signals for all listed sporting events of national importance. This ensures these events can be aired on national/free-to-air networks.
**Action Required**
Coordinate with rights-holding broadcasters to ensure the seamless receipt and transmission of signals according to the 2007 Act and Rules.
**Stakeholder: Private Broadcasters/Rights Holders**
**Impact**
Broadcasters holding exclusive rights to the listed events are legally obligated to share their live signals with Prasar Bharati.
**Action Required**
Comply with mandatory sharing requirements for any of the specified tournaments they broadcast; update internal compliance protocols to reflect the 2026 list which supersedes the 2022 notification.
**Stakeholder: National Sports Federations (NSFs)**
**Impact**
Events organized by recognized NSFs are now formally categorized as events of national importance under specific conditions.
**Action Required**
Ensure that broadcasting agreements for international events hosted by them account for the mandatory signal-sharing provisions.
Key Entities Referenced
Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007: The primary legislation under which the government notifies sporting events of national importance for mandatory signal sharing with the public broadcaster.
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting: The issuing authority and nodal ministry responsible for regulating sports broadcasting signals and notifying events of national importance.
Prasar Bharati: The public broadcaster mandated by the Act to receive shared signals of notified sporting events of national importance.
Khelo India Mission: A government initiative whose related games, competitions, and leagues are specifically designated as sporting events of national importance in this notification.
Sports Broadcast Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Rules, 2007: The specific rules that, read with the parent Act, provide the procedural framework for the mandatory sharing of sports signals.
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स.ं 2911] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्पजतवार, िनू 11, 2026/ज् यष्े ठ 21, 1948
No. 2911] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026/JYAISTHA 21, 1948
सचू ना और प्रसारण मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 11 िून, 2026
का.आ. 3011(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार, खले प्रसारण ससगनल (प्रसार भारती के साथ असनवाय य सिस्स् ेदारी)
सनयमावली, 2007 के सनयम 6 के उप-सनयम (1) के साथ पठित, खले प्रसारण ससगनल (प्रसार भारती के साथ असनवाय य
सिस्स् ेदारी) असिसनयम, 2007 (2007 का 11) की िारा 2 की उप-िारा (1) के खंड (ि) द्वारा प्रदत््त शसियों का प्रयोग
करते हुए, भारत सरकार के सचू ना और प्रसारण मंत्रालय की असिसूचना संख्यांक का.आ. 2160(अ), तारीख 9 मई, 2022
जो, भारत के राजपत्र, असारिारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (ii) तारीख 9 मई, 2022 म ेंप्रकासशत की गई थी, को असिक्ांत
करते हुए, राष्टर्ीय मित््व के खले आयोजन के रूप म ें सनम्न् सलसखत आयोजनों को असिसूसचत करती ि,ै अथात:तय -
1. सभी ओलंसपक गेम्स
2. कॉमनवेल्थ गेम्स
3. एसशयन गेम्स
4. सनम्नसलसखत खेलों स े संबंसित आयोजन:-
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अ. क्रक्केट
(क) भारतीय पुरुष और मसिला क्रक्केट टीम द्वारा खेले जाने वाले सभी आसिकाठरक एकक्रदवसीय, ट्वेंटी-20 और टेस्ट मैच
और भारत प्रिानता वाले सभी अंतरायष्टर्ीय क्रक्केट पठरषद टेस््ट मैच;
(ख) अंतरायष्ट्रीय क्रक्केट पठरषद के पुरुष और मसिला एकक्रदवसीय अंतरायष्ट्रीय सवश्व कप के सेमीफाइनल और फाइनल;
(ग) अंतराष्ट्रय ीय क्रक्केट पठरषद के पुरुष और मसिला ट्वेंटी-20 सवश्व कप के सेमीफाइनल और फाइनल;
(घ) अतं रायष्ट्रीय क्रक्केट पठरषद चैंसपयंस रॉफी (एकक्रदवसीय) के सभी सेमीफाइनल और फाइनल;
(ङ) अंतरायष्ट्रीय क्रक्केट पठरषद सवश्व टेस्ट चैंसपयनसशप के सभी सेमीफाइनल और फाइनल;
(च) अंतराष्ट्रय ीय क्रक्केट पठरषद के पुरुष और मसिला एसशया कप (अंतरायष्ट्रीय ट्वेंटी-20 और एकक्रदवसीय) के
सेमीफाइनल/सुपर-4 चरण और फाइनल; और
(छ) भारत द्वारा खेल े जाने वाल े मैच, अडं र-19 सवश्व कप के समे ी-फाइनल और फाइनल।
आ. टेसनस
(क) डेसवस कप – भारत प्रिानता वाले सभी मैच;
(ख) ग्ांड स्ल् ैम टूनायमेंट्स – परुु ष एकल, मसिला एकल के फाइनल और क्वाटयर-फाइनल स े आगे के भारतीय सखलास़ियों
की प्रिानता वाल े सभी मैच; और
(ग) ग्ांड स्ल् ैम टूनायमेंट्स-क्वाटयर फाइनल स ेआगे के परुु ष यगु ल, मसिला युगल या समसित यगु ल के सभी ऐसे मैच सजनमें
भारतीय सखलास़ियों की प्रिानता ि।ै
इ. िॉकी
(क) सवश्व कप-भारत प्रिानता वाले सभी मैच और सेमी-फाइनल तथा फाइनल;
(ख) चैंसपयंस रॉफी-भारत प्रिानता वाले सभी मैच और फाइनल;
(ग) िॉकी इंसडया सब-जूसनयर नैशनल चैंसपयनसशप और िॉकी इंसडया एकेडमी नशै नल चैंसपयनसशप;
(घ) िॉकी मेन्दस् जूसनयर पुरुष सवश्व कप*;
(ङ) सुलतान अजलान शाि कप – भारत प्रिानता वाल े सभी मैच, सेमी-फाइनल और फाइनल; और
(च) अंतरायष्टर्ीय िॉकी फैडरेशन (एफआईएच) िॉकी प्रो-लीग मैच।
ई. फुटबॉल
(क) सवश्व कप – आरंसभक मैच, क्वाटयर-फाइनल, सेमी-फाइनल तथा फाइनल;
(ख) एसशया कप – भारत प्रिानता वाले सभी मैच और सेमी-फाइनल, फाइनल; और
(ग) संतोष रॉफी – सेमी-फाइनल तथा फाइनल;
(घ) एसशयन मसिला फुटबॉल कप*;
(ङ) अंडर-17 फैडरेशन अंतरायष्टर्ीय डी फुटबॉल एसोसशएशन मसिला सवश्व कप*; और
(च) सवश्व कप (अंडर-17) आरंसभक मैच क्वाटयर फाइनल, सेमी-फाइनल और फाइनल।
उ. बडै ममटं न
(क) ऑल इंग्लडैं ओपन बैडममंटन चैंसपयनसशप -भारत सखलास़ियों प्रिानता वाले सभी मैच, सेमी-फाइनल और फाइनल;
और
(ख) बैडममंटन सवश्व फैडरेशन सवश्व कप चैंसपयनसशप - भारत सखलास़ियों प्रिानता वाले सभी मैच, सेमी-फाइनल और
फाइनल; और
ऊ. कबड्डी
सवश्व कप-भारत प्रिानता वाले सभी मैच, सेमी-फाइनल और फाइनल ।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
ऋ. खले ो इंसडया समशन स े ज़िु े खले , प्रसतयोसगताएं और लीग
ए. अन्दय् आयोजन
(क) अंतरायष्टर्ीय सनशानेबाजी खले फैडरेशन सवश्व कप आयोजन*;
(ख) कोमनवेल््थ सनशानेबाजी चैंसपयनसशप*;
(ग) कोमनवेल््थ िनुर्वयद्या चैंसपयनसशप*; और
(घ) भारत सरकार द्वारा मान्द्यताप्राप््त राष्टर्ीय खेल फैडरेशन द्वारा आयोसजत अतं रायष्टर्ीय आयोजन ।
*केवल जब भारत मेजबान दशे िो।
[फा. स.ं 16/3/2020-बीपीएंडएल]
प्रभात, अपर ससचव
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th June, 2026
S.O. 3011(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (s) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Sports
Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007 (11 of 2007), read with sub-rule (1) of rule 6
of the Sports Broadcast Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Rules, 2007 and in supersession of the
notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting number S.O. 2160 (E) dated
9th May, 2022, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 9th May,
2022, the Central Government hereby notifies following events as sporting events of national importance, namely:-
1. All Olympics Games
2. Commonwealth Games
3. Asian Games
4. Events relating to the following sports,-
A. Cricket
(a) All official One-Day, Twenty-20 and Test matches played by the Indian Men’s and Women’s Cricket World
Cup Team and all International Cricket Council Test matches featuring India;;
(b) Semi-finals and finals of International Cricket Council Men’s and Women’s One-Day International World
Cup;
(c) Semi-finals and finals of International Cricket Council Men’s and Women’s Twenty-20 World Cup;
(d) All semi-finals and finals of International Cricket Council Champions Trophy (One Day);
(e) All semi-finals and finals of International Cricket Council World Test Championship;
(f) Semi-finals/Super-4 Stage and finals of International Cricket Council Men’s and Women’s Asia Cup (Twenty
-20 and One-Day International); and
(g) India playing matches, semi-finals and finals of Under-19 World Cup.
B. Tennis
(a) Davis Cup-All matches featuring India;
(b) Grand Slam Tournaments,-Finals of Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles and all matches featuring Indian player
from quarter-finals onwards; and
(c) Grand Slam Tournaments, - All such matches featuring Indian player in Men’s doubles, Women’s doubles
or Mixed doubles from quarter-finals onwards.
C. Hockey
(a) World Cup – All matches featuring India and semi-finals and finals;
(b) Champions Trophy – All matches featuring India and finals;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
(c) Hockey India Sub-Junior National Championship and Hockey India Academy National Championship;
(d) Hockey Men’s Junior Men World Cup*;
(e) Sultan Azlan Shah Cup- All matches featuring India, semi-finals and finals; and
(f) International Hockey Federation (FIH) - Hockey Pro League matches.
D. Football
(a) World Cup – Opening match, quarter finals, semi-finals and finals;
(b) Asia Cup – All matches featuring India and semi-finals and finals;
(c) Santosh Trophy – Semi-finals and finals;
(d) Asian Women’s Football Cup*;
(e) Under-17 Federation Internationale de Football Association Women’s World Cup*; and
(f) World Cup (Under - 17) – Opening match, quarter finals, semi-finals and finals.
E. Badminton
(a) All England Open Badminton Championship – All matches featuring Indian players, semi-finals and finals;
and
(b) Badminton World Federation World Cup Championship – All matches featuring Indian players, semi-finals
and finals.
F. Kabaddi
World Cup – All matches featuring India, semi-finals and finals.
G. Khelo India Mission related Games, Competitions and Leagues
H. Other Events
(a) International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup Event*;
(b) Commonwealth Shooting Championship*;
(c) Commonwealth Archery Championship*; and
(d) International events organised by National Sports Federations recognised by the Government of India.
*Only when India is the host country.
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