<p>The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has said that the Centre has not declared any sport as the 'national game' of the country.</p>.<p>The ministry said this in response to an RTI query filed by a school teacher from Dhule district of north Maharashtra.</p>.<p>There is a popular perception that hockey is the national sport of India.</p>.<p>The RTI query had sought to know when was hockey declared as India's national game.</p>.<p>Mayuresh Agrawal, who teaches in V K Patil International School in Sindkheda tehsil of Dhule district, has received the reply letter from the ministry dated January 15, 2020.</p>.<p>He said he had filed the query after his students asked when hockey was declared as the national game of the country.</p>.<p>"The government has not declared any sport/game as the National Game of the country, as the objective of the government is to encourage/promote all popular sports disciplines," the reply from the ministry stated. </p>
<p>The Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has said that the Centre has not declared any sport as the 'national game' of the country.</p>.<p>The ministry said this in response to an RTI query filed by a school teacher from Dhule district of north Maharashtra.</p>.<p>There is a popular perception that hockey is the national sport of India.</p>.<p>The RTI query had sought to know when was hockey declared as India's national game.</p>.<p>Mayuresh Agrawal, who teaches in V K Patil International School in Sindkheda tehsil of Dhule district, has received the reply letter from the ministry dated January 15, 2020.</p>.<p>He said he had filed the query after his students asked when hockey was declared as the national game of the country.</p>.<p>"The government has not declared any sport/game as the National Game of the country, as the objective of the government is to encourage/promote all popular sports disciplines," the reply from the ministry stated. </p>