National Sports Bill: How it's different from National Sports Code

With the introduction of the National Sports Governance Bill in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, India joins countries like USA, UK, China, and Japan in having laws in place for streamlined administrative setups.

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The bill, once it becomes an act, will complete a journey that started back in 2011 when the then Sports Minister Ajay Maken began his push for a legislation to set some benchmarks for the sports administrators.

The new bill aims to bring in accountability through a National Sports Board, a National Sports Tribunal and the National Sports Election Panel.

Here's a look at the timeline of how the code turned into a bill with significant changes:

In 2011, the Sports Ministry prepared a Draft National Sports Development Bill and placed it before Cabinet for approval. However, it was met with vehement opposition due to strict capping of age and tenure for administrators.