| Year |
Inaugurated
by |
Finals
Presided over by |
| 1964 |
Smt. Vijaylakshmi
Pandit |
Shri Lal Bahadur
Shastri
Prime Minister |
| 1965 |
Smt. Indira Gandhi,
Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting |
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
president of India |
| 1966 |
Shri A.K. Sen, Union
Minister for
Law & Justice and President,
Organising Committee |
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
president of India |
| 1967 |
Shri Bhakt Darshan
Vice-President, Organising Committee |
Shri Fakhruddin Ali
Ahmad,
Union Minister for Agriculture |
| 1968 |
Shri Y.B. Chavan
Union Minister for Home Affairs |
Dr. Zakir Hussain
President of India |
| 1969 |
Shri G.S. Pathak
Vice- President of India |
Shri V.V. Giri
President of India |
| 1970 |
Shri G.S. Pathak
Vice- President of India |
Shri Y.B. Chavan
Minister of Finance |
| 1971 |
Shri Y.B. Chavan
Minister of Finance |
Shri H.C. Sarin
Vice-President, JNHTS |
| 1972 |
Sri Ram Niwas Mirdha
Union Minister of State for Home Affair |
Shri V.V. Giri
President of India |
| 1973 |
Shri G.S. Pathak
Vice- President of India |
Shri V.V. Giri
President of India |
| 1974 |
Shri B.D. Jatti
Vice-President of India |
Shri Fakhruddin Ali
Ahmad,
President of India |
| 1975 |
Shri B.D. Jatti
Vice-President of India |
Sri Ram Niwas Mirdha,
Union
Minister for Supply &
Rehabilitation |
| 1976 |
Prof. S.Nurul Hassan,
Union Minister for Education & S.W |
Shri Fakhruddin Ali
Ahmad,
President of India |
| 1977 |
Shri Sikander Bakht,
Union Minister
for W.H.S. & Rehabilitation |
Shri H.M. patel
Union Minister of Finance |
| |
| Shri
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Minister for External
Affairs presided over the match in aid of
Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu Cyclone Fund
on December 5, 1977. |
| |
| 1978 |
Shri Y.B. Chavan
President Tournament Committee |
Sri Neelam Sanjiva
Reddy
President of India |
| 1979 |
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Sri Neelam Sanjiva
Reddy
President of India |
| 1980 |
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Sri Neelam Sanjiva
Reddy
President of India |
| 1981 |
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Shri Y.B. Chavan
President
Tournament Committee |
| 1982 |
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Shri H.C. Sarin Chairman,
Railway Reforms Committee |
| 1983 |
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Shri Giani Zail Singh
President of India |
| 1984 |
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Shri R. Venkataraman
Vice President of India |
| 1985 |
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Shri R. Venkataraman
Vice President of India |
| 1986 |
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A.V.M.H.L. Kapur
Lt. Givernor , Delhi |
| 1987 |
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Dr. Shankar Dayal
Sharma
Vice President of India |
| 1988 |
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Smt. Margaret Alva,
Union Min. Deptt. of Youth Affairs & Sports |
| 1989 |
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Dr. Shankar Dayal
Sharma
Vice President of India |
| 1990 |
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Dr. Shankar Dayal
Sharma
Vice President of India |
| 1991 |
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Shri Madhavrao Scindia,
Union Minister of Civil Aviation &
Tourism |
| 1992 |
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Dr. Shankar Dayal
Sharma
Vice President of India |
| 1993 |
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Shri S.B. Chavan,
Union Minister of Home Affairs |
| 1994 |
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Shri Shiraj V. Patil
Speaker, Lok Sabha |
| 1995 |
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Sardar Buta Singh,
Union
Minister of Civil Supplies,
Consumer Affairs & Public
Distribution |
| 1996 |
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Lt. Gen Harbaksh
Singh
V.C. (Retd) |
| 1997 |
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Shri Krishan Kant
Vice President of India |
| 1998 |
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Shri Sikander Bakht,
Union Minister of Industries |
| 1999 |
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Shri Anant Kumar,
Union MInister of Culture, Youth Affairs &
Sports |
| 2000 |
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Shri Krishan Kant
Vice President of India |
| 2001 |
Shri Subhash Sharma
Chairman, N.D.M.C |
Shri Ram Niwas Mirdha
President Tournament Committee |
| 2002 |
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Shri Subir Raha
Chairman & MD, ONGC |
| 2003 |
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Shri S.S Dhindas,
Union Minister of Chemical & Fertilizers |
| 2004 |
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Shri Ashwini Kumar,
Member
International Olympic Committee |
| 2005 |
Shri Oscar Fernandes,
Union Minister of Y.A. & Sports |
Dr. Arvind Pandalai
Chairman, STC |
| 2006 |
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Maj. Gen Virendra
Singh,
Vice-president Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey Tournament
Society
&
Shri Om Pathak
Chairman Tournament Committee Jawaharlal Nehru
Tournament Society |
| 2007 |
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Shri Shivraj V. Patil
Union Home Minister |
| 2008 |
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Shri A.S. Zaidi,
Vice-President,
Jindal Steel & Power Limited |
| 2009 |
Shri H.S. Dhillon,
IPS
IG, Punjab Police
|
Shri P.S. Gill, IPS
DG, Punjab Police |
| 2010 |
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Shri Arun Subhashchandra
Yadav
President, JNHT Society and Union
Minister of State for Heavy
Industries & Public Enterprises |
| 2011 |
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Shri N.K. Batra
Secretary General, Hockey India |
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