Overview
- Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya told the Lok Sabha that the BCCI is not recognised as a National Sports Federation.
- He said rules under the National Sports Governance Act, passed in August, will be notified soon with full implementation early next year.
- The law creates a National Sports Board whose recognition will be required for federations to access central government funding.
- The ministry has limited RTI coverage to bodies reliant on government grants, a key issue for the BCCI, which does not take such funding.
- Mandaviya indicated the BCCI will need to register as an NSF once the Act takes effect, with CAG audits applying to NSFs receiving over Rs 1 crore annually.