BCCI, too, will come under the ambit of the Bill, however RTI-related arrangements will not apply on the cricket board|Image Credit: VIJAY SONEJI
The National Sports Governance Bill was gone by the Lok Sabha on Monday at a time when India is preparing to try to host the 2036 Olympics. Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya called it as the single most significant reform for Indian sports given that Independence, and stated it will guarantee advancement of the Indian sports environment on par with worldwide requirements. The Bill intends to enhance governance at all identified nationwide sports bodies. BCCI, too, will come under the ambit of the Bill, however RTI-related arrangements will not apply on the cricket board.
“It is the single most significant reform in sports because self-reliance. This Bill will make sure responsibility, guarantee justice, finest governance in sports federations,” stated Mandaviya.
“In the coming days, when India is going to bid for the Olympics, it is necessary that our sports community is robust, transparent and responsible. This is an essential action in that instructions,” he included.
… as a part of the preparatory activities for the bidding of Summer Olympic Games 2036, it is crucial that the sports governance landscape goes through a favorable improvement to bring much better results, sporting quality and help in enhanced efficiency in significant worldwide competitors,” the Bill mentioned.
The Sports Governance Bill has arrangements for a National Sports Board (NSB) to develop a rigid system of responsibility. All National Sports Federations (NSFs) will need to obtain NSB’s acknowledgment for access to Central federal government financing. The Bill likewise has arrangements for establishing for a National Sports Tribunal, which will have the powers of a civil court and pick disagreements varying from choice to election including federations and professional athletes. As soon as set up, the tribunal’s choices can just be challenged in the Supreme Court.
The federal government just recently made a modification in the Bill to make sure that RTI would apply just on bodies that depend on federal government financing or assistance. While BCCI comes under the ambit of the Bill, it will be exempt from RTI-related arrangements.
Age cap
The Bill makes some concessions on the problem of age cap for administrators by permitting those in the bracket of 70 to 75 to object to elections if the worried worldwide bodies’ statutes and laws permit it.
The Lok Sabha likewise passed the National Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill-2025 on Monday.
Released on August 11, 2025
