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The Board of Control for Cricket in India is a private institution, it does not take any kind of funds from the government.
BCCI will no longer come under the purview of RIT. The Sports Ministry has amended the National Sports Governance Bill. According to this, now only those sports organizations have been brought under its purview, which take government grants and assistance. This will give a lot of relief to the BCCI. Because, BCCI does not take any grant from the Sports Ministry.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandavia introduced the National Sports Governance Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha on 23 July. The bill has provisions to create National Sports Governance Body, National Sports Board, National Sports Election Panel and National Sports Tribunal for the development of sports.
What was the first bill On July 23, the bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandavia. In this, it was said in Claus 15 (2) that the recognized sports organization would be considered a public institution under RTI.
What changes were made in the bill The revised provision has made it clear that only those institutions will come under the purview of RTI which take funds or help from the government. This means that now RTI will apply to government money -powered organizations.
Government help does not only mean money A source said that government help is not limited to just money. If a sports organization gets infrastructure or any other facility to get an event, it can also be brought under RTI.
BCCI status BCCI earlier said that it would react after studying the bill. But once this bill becomes law, BCCI will have to register itself as a National Sports Federation (NSF). This is because cricket has now become an Olympic game and it will be included in the T20 format in 2028.
Major things of bill
- National Sports Board (NSB): A new board will be formed which will ensure the accountability of all players. Without this, no institution will be able to take funds from the government.
- National Sports Tribunal: It will be a kind of judicial institution that will have powers like the court. Disputes related to players and organizations will be resolved here. Its decisions will only be challenged in the Supreme Court.
- Rebate in the age limit of administrators: Now people between 70 to 75 years can also become officials in sports organizations, if international organizations allow its rules. Earlier this limit was 70 years.
- Bill the purpose: The main objective is to make the sports system transparent in the country as part of the 2036 Olympic preparation.
- NSB appointments: The chairperson and members will be elected by the central government. For this, a search-cum-selection committee will be formed which will include Cabinet Secretary, Director General of SAI, two experienced sports administrators and a reputed player (eg Arjuna, Khel Ratna or Dronacharya Awardi).
- Powers of NSB: The organization’s recognition can be canceled for not conducting elections, financial disturbances or annual audit. However, advice from the international institution will be necessary before any strict action.
