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Khelo India ASMITA Women's Leagues (including the ASMITA Football League)

ASMITA (Achieving Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women), earlier called the Khelo India Women's League, is a Khelo India initiative started in 2021 to increase women's participation in sport and to identify new talent. SAI supports the national sports federations in conducting the leagues across age groups at zonal and national level. For 2025-26, 852 leagues were planned in 15 sports disciplines for more than 70,000 women athletes across all States and Union Territories, up from 550 leagues in 27 disciplines and 53,101 women athletes in the previous season. The ASMITA Football League 2025-26 was inaugurated on 10 August 2025 in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, with support from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Western India Football Association. Kickboxing leagues were also held under ASMITA in 2025-26 (zonal leagues in the North, West and South zones and a national league) by the WAKO India Kickboxing Federation, the national federation for kickboxing recognised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Researched — source pending· 7 Oct 2026
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Last updated: 7 Oct 2026· Source: ANI report on the ASMITA Football League launch, 10 Aug 2025
◎ Researched — source document pending
This entry describes the scheme as run by ANI report on the ASMITA Football League launch, 10 Aug 2025, but we have not yet been able to link a specific notification, G.O. or guidelines PDF for it. Treat the details below as indicative only, and confirm the current eligibility and amounts with the state sports department or on the official portal before applying.
Eligibility, benefits, amounts and deadlines are set by the implementing government department and change without notice. Always confirm the current terms on the official source linked on each page before applying.

Overview

ASMITA (Achieving Sports Milestone by Inspiring Women), earlier called the Khelo India Women's League, is a Khelo India initiative started in 2021 to increase women's participation in sport and to identify new talent. SAI supports the national sports federations in conducting the leagues across age groups at zonal and national level. For 2025-26, 852 leagues were planned in 15 sports disciplines for more than 70,000 women athletes across all States and Union Territories, up from 550 leagues in 27 disciplines and 53,101 women athletes in the previous season. The ASMITA Football League 2025-26 was inaugurated on 10 August 2025 in Jalgaon, Maharashtra, with support from the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and the Western India Football Association. Kickboxing leagues were also held under ASMITA in 2025-26 (zonal leagues in the North, West and South zones and a national league) by the WAKO India Kickboxing Federation, the national federation for kickboxing recognised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Official documents

Notices and PDFs published by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, including earlier years. Links checked 2026-10-06.

Eligibility

  • ▸ Indicative: Women athletes in the age categories set by the national federation for each league. Check the federation's announcement for the age groups.

Benefits

  • ✓ A competition platform and talent identification route for women athletes; no cash payment is described in the sources.

Application process

Leagues are conducted by the national sports federation for each sport (AIFF for football) with SAI support. Confirm how to register with your state or district football association.

Official link
https://www.the-aiff.com/khelo-india-womens-football-league ↗
Application referrals
—visitors referred

Apply via: Leagues are conducted by the national sports federation for each sport (AIFF for football) with SAI support. Confirm how to register with your state or district football association.