National Sports Festival for Women
 

The 'National Sports Festival for Women', first organised in 1975, has now become a significant national competition for women. The programme is organised by Sports Authority of India. For the purpose of lower level competitions, financial assistance is made available to the States @ Rs. 1,000/ for block, Rs. 3,000/ for district and Rs.10,000/ for State level tournaments (for bigger States) and Rs.5,000/ for smaller States/UTs.