Sports, Education Ministries and UNESCO exchange MoU to promote clean sport values in classrooms via Sports Values Toolkit

Key facts

• The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Ministry of Education and UNESCO exchanged a Memorandum of Understanding on 28 October 2026 at NADA India's Clean Sport Conclave to take clean sport values to classrooms through the 'Sports Values in Every Classroom Toolkit', in line with Khelo Bharat Niti 2025.
• The toolkit's video modules will be available in 13 Indian languages, aiming to embed values of respect, integrity and fairness in children through education and everyday classroom activities.
• During 2025–26, the National Anti-Doping Agency of India conducted over 7,000 tests and more than 350 education and awareness sessions, reaching 27,000 participants.
• The National Anti-Doping Act came into force in 2026, and the government is preparing to bring provisions for criminalisation of doping-related activities before Parliament.
• Supplement testing facilities at National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar and National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Hyderabad help prevent inadvertent doping.
• India finished 4th at the Asian Games and Asian Para Games, while doping remains a serious concern requiring sustained efforts in education, prevention, testing and enforcement.