Overview

• The National Sports Governance Bill is set to be introduced in Parliament on July 21 as the monsoon session begins
• It creates a Sports Regulatory Board and mandates ethics commissions alongside dispute-resolution bodies to grant recognition and allocate funding based on governance standards
• The Indian Olympic Association contends that the regulatory board would weaken its authority as the nodal body for national sports federations
• The government has reiterated that Pakistani hockey teams can participate in the Asia Cup in Rajgir and the Junior World Cup pending Pakistan Hockey Federation clearance
• The Department of Youth Affairs will hold a three-day anti-drug conclave in Varanasi from July 18 to 20 to develop a national strategy