Lok Sabha Question No. 314 (STARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Independent Sports Regulator
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: RANGASWAMY DHRUVANARAYANA, A.P. JITHENDER REDDY

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.314

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 23/3/2017

Independent Sports Regulator

- *314.   SHRI R. DHRUVA NARAYANA: SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  mechanism  in  place  to  ensure  transparency  in  the functioning of the Sports Bodies;
- (b) Whether the Government proposes to set up an independent sports regulator to improve the level of governance  and  transparency  in  sports  in  the  country  and  if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to take various steps to  improve  and  ensure  the  accountability  of  various  sports federations  in  the  country  for  batter  and  effective  utilization resources and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a) to (c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.314 FOR REPLY ON 23/03/2017 ASKED BY SHRI R. DHARUVA NARAYANA AND SHRI A.P. JITHENDER REDDY REGARDING INDEPENDENT SPORTS REGULATOR. elections as per Model election guidelines issued by the Government. regulating the sport in the country.

(a)  to  (c)          Madam,  Government  of  India  has  notified  the  National  Sports Development Code of India (NSDCI) 2011, effective from 31/1/2011, to ensure greater  transparency  and  accountability  in  the  functioning  of  National  Sports Federations (NSFs) for healthy development of sports in the country.  As per the Code, NSFs are required to follow proper democratic and healthy management practices  which  requires  them  to,  among  others,  ensure  greater  accountability and  transparency  at  all  levels;  adopt  impartial  and  transparent  selection procedures;  adhere to age and tenure restrictions of office bearers; adopt and follow  the  basic  universal  principles  of  good  governance  in  sports  which  have been derived from the  international best practices & the Olympic Charter duly incorporated in the Code; adopt proper accounting procedures at all levels and produce annual financial statements; prevent age fraud & sexual harassment of women; comply with the provisions of Right to Information Act and; hold the It is mandatory for all NSFs including IOA to comply with the NSDCI, 2011. In case of failure by any NSFs to do so, appropriate action against such NSFs is taken by the Government which includes suspension/de-recognition/nonrenewal  of  annual  recognition,  etc.  Consequently  such  NSFs  become  ineligible for  receiving  financial  or  other  benefits  from  the  Government  Schemes  or In  view  of  recent  developments  relating  to  good  governance  in  sports including several judicial pronouncements, Government has set up a Committee under the chairmanship of Secretary (Sports), Government of India consisting of prominent  international  medalists,  Olympians,  a  international  level  coach,  a lawyer,  a  media  person  and  sports  administrators  to  re-visit  the  existing provisions of NSDCI, 2011 and to make recommendations to further strengthen the good governance frame work in this regard.

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