Sport plays a very important role in supporting the achievement of the recommended levels of physical activity in the Indian population. The aim of this study is to support proceed in policy-making for physical activity encouragement by highlighting recent national policy publicity in the area of sports promotion, with a focus on harmony and variance with the promotion of health enhancing physical activity. The document presents and discusses the main results of a content analysis of the most recent national sports strategies and suggests key points for policy-makers. This study was developed in the framework of a topic on “Promoting networking, exchange and greater harmony between sport and health-enhancing physical activity sectors”