Handball Federation of India, Rohtak (Hindi: हैंडबॉल फेडरेशन ऑफ इंडिया, रोहतक) (HFI) is the administrative and controlling body for handball, beach handball and wheelchair handball in the Republic of India. HFI is registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, at Rohtak, Haryana. HFI is a member of the Indian Olympic Association. HFI is also recognised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.

In India, sport of handball and the Handball Federation of India (HFI) was founded by Mr. Jagat Singh Chauhan from Rohtak who was an alumnus of YMCA College of Physical Education, Madras. He was founder/father of handball, netball and throwball games in India.

On 10 October 1971, a meeting was held under the presidentship of Professor Dharam Singh Dhillon and in the presence of the first HFI Secretary General, Mr. Jagat Singh Chauhan. During this meeting, it was decided to establish the Handball Federation of India (HFI) to promote and develop handball in the country. Later that year, HFI was formally constituted with Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Orrisa, Punjab, Vidarbha, and Uttar Pradesh as its founding members.

The 1^st HFI Senior Men’s and Women’s National Handball Championships took place at Sir Chhotu Ram Stadium, Rohtak, Haryana, in 1972. Haryana won the gold medal, and Andhra Pradesh secured the silver medal in the men’s competition, while Maharashtra won gold, and Haryana won silver in the women’s competition.

The 1^st HFI Junior (U19) Boys’ and Girls’ National Handball Championships took place in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, in 1976. Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal won the gold and silver medals, respectively, in the boys’ competition, while Vidarbha and Punjab won the gold and silver medals in the girls’ competition.

The 1^st HFI Sub-Junior (U15) Boys’ and Girls’ National Handball Championship took place in Churk, Uttar Pradesh, in 1982. Manipur and Andhra Pradesh won the gold and silver medals, respectively, in both the boys’ and girls’ competitions.

The 1^st HFI Mini (U12) Boys’ and Girls’ National Handball Championships took place in Bangalore, Karnataka, in 1999. Punjab, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Odisha secured the first four positions respectively in the boys’ competition, while Manipur, Maharashtra, Punjab, and Karnataka stood in the first four positions respectively in the girls’ competition.

The 1^st HFI Men’s and Women’s National Beach Handball Championship took place in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, in 2001. Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh won the gold and silver medals in the men’s competition, while Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra won the gold and silver medals in the women’s competition.