The Sports Ministry will prepare of a new draft of the National Sports Development Bill without compromising on the transparency and accountability clauses. Sports Minister Ajay Maken said in New Delhi on Thursday that his Ministry will rework some of the clauses and he will talk to his Cabinet colleagues to convince them. Ruling out any dialogue with the BCCI, Mr Maken reiterated his commitment to bring the Indian Cricket Board under the ambit of RTI. The Minister clarified that the bill does not intend to control or intrude into the working of various sports federations in the country. He said that the aim is to cleanse the system of managing the sports organisations by bringing in transparency and accountability and prevent any more scams like those during the recent Common Wealth Games in Delhi. AIR Correspondent reports that the Sports Bill was discussed by the Union Cabinet on Tuesday and was referred back to the Sports Ministry after several ministers raised objections to many of the clauses, including cap on age and tenure restrictions.
News On AIR | September 1, 2011 1:52 PM
Govt to re-draft Sports Development Bill with transparency, accountability clauses