Chennai:
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports should bring
the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) under the ambit of the Right
to Information (RTI) Act in order to give it legitimacy as the National
Federation for Cricket in India, according to The Associated Chambers of
Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
“The BCCI is not a registered National Sports
Federation as it does not take any grants from the government and thus it
cannot be brought under the RTI Act, but if the National Draft on Sports
Development Bill 2013 is finally passed by the Parliament, then BCCI may not be
able to use the word ‘India’,” said ASSOCHAM in a
communication addressed to Jitendra Singh, minister of state for Youth Affairs
and Sports.
As per the Draft National Sports Development Bill
2013, only those federations who come under the RTI ambit will have the right
to use ‘India’ as the team name, a, Assocham release stated.
ASSOCHAM has
further suggested to add a clause in the draft that no sports organization can
use ‘India’, ‘Indian’ or any equivalent expression in any other language that
does not comply with Sports Bill.
“The Bill should have its focus on three major aspects
viz., encouraging privatization through public-private partnership (PPP) mode,
transforming India as a manufacturing base for sports’ equipments and ensuring
job security and incentives to sportspersons,” said D S Rawat, secretary
general of ASSOCHAM.
“Besides, there is also the need for a clear plan
highlighting grassroots and international events, athlete development, sports
medicine and science which is critical for growth of sports in India,” the
release stated.
ASSOCHAM has also
stressed that the bill should clearly define the role of Sports Authority of
India (SAI) comprising its infrastructure related responsibilities and the
roadmap to make them productive.
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