Indian Pencak Silat Federation

Indian Pencak Silat Federation is the national governing body for the Indonesian martial art of Pencak Silat in India. The federation is officially recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. The federation organizes national championships across age divisions including Singa, Macan, Pre-Teen, Pre-Junior, Junior, Senior, and Masters categories. Member state associations span 32 states and union territories across India. The organization promotes all four standard Pencak Silat formats: Tanding (full-contact sparring), Tunggal (solo artistic forms), Ganda (paired artistic forms), and Regu (three-person team forms). Athletes representing India compete in PERSILAT-sanctioned international events through this federation. The federation works in conjunction with the Sports Authority of India, the Association of Indian Universities, the All India Police Sports Control Board, and the School Games Federation of India to develop the sport at school, university, police, and elite levels.