National Sports Governance Bill

National Sports Governance Bill becomes an Act after President Murmu’s assent

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The National Sports Governance Bill has become an Act after President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the landmark legislation that promises to revamp India’s sports administration. The Presidential assent came on Monday, stated a Gazette notification by the central government. “The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 18th…

Off-side: Sports Governance Bill must balance autonomy and reform

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The National Sports Governance Bill (NSGB), passed in the Lok Sabha on August 11, aims to overhaul decades of ad hoc sports governance in India. There will be a National Sports Board (NSB) — a regulator much like the SEBI in the financial sector — and a National Sports Tribunal that will settle governance disputes….