Now no one will be able to question BCCI, the Government of India changed the law; Learn what was decided

Relief is reported for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as the Sports Ministry has changed the provision of RTI related to the National Sports Administration Bill. Under this change, only those institutions will be kept in this bill, which depend on government assistance and grants.

On July 23, Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandavia laid this bill in Lok Sabha, which provides 15 (2), “Under the RTI Act, 2005, a recognized institution will be considered a public authority regarding the exercise of its powers under this Act.”

This rule is complicated for the BCCI and the board has also been expressing opposed to it from time to time, as it does not depend on government assistance from other institutions under the National Sports Federation (NSF).

A source quoted by the news agency PTI said that the change in the bill defines the public authority as a unit that depends on government assistance financially. With this change, an attempt has been made to showcase the clear definition of public authority. If the change is not made, the bill may be stuck due to untouchability, which could have been challenged in the court again and again.

The source further informed that if a national sports organization is not taking government assistance, it can be questioned whether it has taken government assistance for the events in any way. This is because government assistance is not only related to money, it also includes infrastructure. BCCI has already said on this that it will issue a statement on it only after reading the provisions of the bill.

Once the Bill is enacted, the BCCI will have to register itself as NSF, as cricket is now Olympic Sport, which will be played in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. A very important aspect of this is the National Sports Authority, which will have the powers of the civil court. Once established, its decisions will only be challenged in the Supreme Court.

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