Bill on making sports ombudsman public authority
Bill on making sports ombudsman public authority:The Government will soon introduce a comprehensive Bill in Parliament declaring all sports federations, including BCCI, as public authorities. The federations will be open to RTI queries and their will be a sports ombudsman or Lokpal to hear all types of complaint.In an exclusive interview to AIR, Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken said through this Bill, anti-doping norms would get legislative sanctions. He said there would also be a provision to check sexual harassment cases in sporting bodies.In case of BCCI, Maken said, 25 per cent of executive body members will be those who played cricket at the National-level.
Bill will have tenure and age norms as no one beyond the age of 70 will be entitled to head the organisation. The President can hold office for 12 years and other members not more than eight years.On the issue of doping scandal, Mr. Maken said the Government would go to the bottom of this malaise. And after the report of the Judicial enquiry strict action would be taken against the guilty.
He said for the first time action was taken against seven officials of the Sports Authority of India in this regard.
Bill will have tenure and age norms as no one beyond the age of 70 will be entitled to head the organisation. The President can hold office for 12 years and other members not more than eight years.On the issue of doping scandal, Mr. Maken said the Government would go to the bottom of this malaise. And after the report of the Judicial enquiry strict action would be taken against the guilty.
He said for the first time action was taken against seven officials of the Sports Authority of India in this regard.
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