--- title: "Who is the minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) ministry?" description: "Who is the minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) ministry?" author: "Jyoti Ajgaonkar" published: 2018-06-17 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45331/who-is-the-minister-of-youth-affairs-and-sports-independent-charge-ministry category: "history, politics & society" tags: ["politics and government"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Who is the minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) ministry? Who is the minister of [Youth](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23342/building-a-resume-for-troubled-youth-looking-for-their-first-job) [Affairs and Sports](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38139/the-ministry-of-youth-affairs-and-sports-is-going-to-establish-national-sports-museum-first-of-its-kind-at-jawaharlal-nehru-stadium-in-which-state-jawaharlal-nehru-stadium-is-located) ([Independent Charge](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/44988/who-is-the-minister-of-communications-independent-charge-railways-ministry)) ministry?\ \ \ ## Answers ### Answer by Biswajeet Bhattacharya ![Who is the minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) ministry?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/be4968f3-9662-43eb-afb0-752b9a865508/images/86523163-75b1-448f-a39f-a33d1c72cb07.jpeg) (Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Minister of State (Independent charge) for youth affairs and sports) ![Who is the minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) ministry?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/be4968f3-9662-43eb-afb0-752b9a865508/images/260df0fe-d611-4a5b-bfbf-0f069197fc8f.png)\ **Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore** is the **Minister of State for Youth Affairs and [Sports](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/239158/least-popular-sports-in-the-world) ([Independent](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/98599/what-is-the-longest-river-in-the-commonwealth-of-independent-states) Charge)**. He assumed office on **3rd September 2017** under **Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi**. ![Who is the minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) ministry?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/be4968f3-9662-43eb-afb0-752b9a865508/images/1b2f5c5b-442c-494e-829e-d703c37a3668.jpeg) Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was born on **29th January 1970** in **Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India**. He belongs to the **Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)**. He represents **Jaipur** as a **Member of Parliament** and assumed office on **16th May 2014**. Colonel Rathore served in the **Indian Army** and retired at the rank of **Colonel**. He was a member of the **9th Grenadiers**. Colonel Rathore was the **Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting** from **9th November 2014 to 14th May 2018** under **Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi**. Colonel Rathore assumed office on **14th May 2018** as **Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Information and Broadcasting** under Prime Minister Modi. ![Who is the minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) ministry?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/be4968f3-9662-43eb-afb0-752b9a865508/images/28581dd4-f801-4e19-9b7f-43a1b78d6cc2.jpeg) Colonel Rathore represented **India** in various sports event related to shooting. He won the **silver medal** in the **men’s double trap** shooting competition at the **2004 Athens Olympics**. He has also won medals for the country in **Commonwealth Games** and **Asian Games**. Colonel Rathore won **gold medals** in the **2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games** in **double trap individual** and **double trap pairs** events respectively. In the **2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games**, he won a **gold medal** in the **double trap individual** category and a **silver medal** in the **double trap pairs** category. In the **2006 Doha Asian Games**, Colonel Rathore won the **silver medal** in **double trap teams** category and a **bronze medal** in the **double trap individual** event. Colonel Rathore received the **Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM)**, a **military award** given for exceptional service to the nation. Colonel Rathore received the **Arjuna Award** in **2003-2004**. In **2004-2005** Colonel, Rathore was bestowed with the **Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award (the highest sporting honour of India)**. Colonel Rathore received the **Padma Shri (fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India)** in the year **2005**. ![Who is the minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (Independent Charge) ministry?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/be4968f3-9662-43eb-afb0-752b9a865508/images/9ca15226-6c14-4a92-921c-bf7e2e6e0cf6.png)\ \ --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45331/who-is-the-minister-of-youth-affairs-and-sports-independent-charge-ministry Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.