Government constitutes Injeti Srinivas Committee to frame National Sports Code

The Union Sports Ministry has constituted committee to frame comprehensive National Sports Development Code across sports disciplines. It will be headed by Injeti Srinivas, Sports Secretary.
The committee will study the existing sports governance frame work, issues relating to sports governance in the country, recent developments related to sports governance.
It will also study court judgments and international best practices and make recommendations on bringing out a comprehensive code across sports disciplines. 
Members of the Committee: Abhinav Bindra (Olympian), Anju Bobby George (Olympian), Praksh Padukone, (eminent sports person), Narinder Batra (President, FIH), Nandan Kamath (Lawyer), Bishweshwar Nandi (Coach) and Vijay Lokpally (Sports Journalist).

Terms of reference of the Committee

• Identify basic universal principles of ethics and good governance based on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Charter, international best practices.
• Study draft National Sports Development Bill, National Sports Development Code, 2011, Supreme Court and High Court judgments related to issues of good governance in administration of sports in country.
• Make specific recommendations for bringing out a comprehensive National Sports Code to address the issues of governance pertaining to the National Sports Federations and National Olympic Committee.

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017