Cracking the whip against the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the National Sports Federations (NSFs), the Sports Ministry has asked them to furnish details and expenditure incurred by their officials on various visits abroad, especially the recently-concluded Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The Ministry has directed the IOA and the NSFs to place a detailed information of all their spendings and regulations on their respective websites by the 20th of this month. A Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry release said, complete details of officials, who were sent to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow by IOA and NSFs along with the amount paid such as air fare, boarding and lodging, local transportation, daily allowance etc. has to be shared on the website. The IOA and NSFs have been asked to post detailed information on their website with regard to all international events to be held in India and abroad. The government also declared that all sports bodies receiving a grant of 10 lakh rupees or more annually will come under the purview of Right to Information Act.
News On AIR | August 7, 2014 8:45 AM
Show expenses of officials on CWG visit on website: Sport Min to IOA, NSFs