National Sports Board to oversee governance, Bill aligns with Olympic Charter

This Bill establishes a unified legal framework for the governance of national sports bodies in India, aiming to ensure ethical practices, transparency, and fair play in line with international standards. It also creates mechanisms for the development of sports, welfare of sportspersons, and the resolution of sports grievances and disputes.

The Bill applies to National Sports Bodies (including the National Olympic Committee, National Paralympic Committee, National Sports Federations, and Regional Sports Federations), the newly established National Sports Board, the National Sports Election Panel, the National Sports Tribunal, and sportspersons (including athletes and sportspersons of outstanding merit).

• Establishment of the National Sports Board to oversee and regulate sports governance.
• Mandatory structural requirements for National Sports Bodies, including a General Body, Executive Committee (with minimum 4 women members), Ethics Committee, Dispute Resolution Committee, and Athletes Committee.
• Eligibility criteria for Executive Committee members, including age limits (25+), term limits (max 3 consecutive terms), and a mandatory cooling-off period.
• Creation of the National Sports Election Panel to oversee free and fair elections for sports bodies.
• Establishment of the National Sports Tribunal for resolving sports disputes, with its orders executable as a decree and appeals lying to the Supreme Court.
• Provision for the Board to recognize, register, suspend, or cancel the recognition of sports organizations.
• Requirement for a Safe Sports Policy and grievance redressal mechanisms.

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