The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Sarbananda Sonowal has said that 54 National Sports Federations (NSFs) have been granted annual recognition by the Govt. for the year 2014 for different sports disciplines. Out of these, recognition of 7 NSFs was upto 31.10.2014.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today Shri Sonowal said, normally, the elections are held by the NSFs at the intervals prescribed under the bye-laws of the concerned NSFs. In the past, a few cases of violations of age and tenure restrictions, irregularities in elections, etc. were noticed. Action was taken against such NSFs. Annual recognition to Korfball Federation of India was not renewed since 2012, Archery Association of India has been de-recognized, Indian Amateur Boxing Federation was suspended and subsequently derecognized, the Amateur Athletic Federation of India was asked to hold their elections afresh, etc.
The Minister said, in order to ensure that NSFs function in a democratic manner, Government has prescribed a model election guideline to be followed by the NSFs for their elections which has been made an integral part of the National Sports Development Code of India, 2011 (NSDCI). NSDCI, inter-alia, contains instructions on proper democratic and healthy management practices, adhere to age and tenure limits of office bearers, holding of elections as per model election guidelines devised by the Government, etc.
He said, from the year 2010, the Government has introduced a system of annual recognition procedure for the NSFs, under which annual recognition is granted to those NSFs which comply with the provisions of NSDCI including holding of elections in time.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today Shri Sonowal said, normally, the elections are held by the NSFs at the intervals prescribed under the bye-laws of the concerned NSFs. In the past, a few cases of violations of age and tenure restrictions, irregularities in elections, etc. were noticed. Action was taken against such NSFs. Annual recognition to Korfball Federation of India was not renewed since 2012, Archery Association of India has been de-recognized, Indian Amateur Boxing Federation was suspended and subsequently derecognized, the Amateur Athletic Federation of India was asked to hold their elections afresh, etc.
The Minister said, in order to ensure that NSFs function in a democratic manner, Government has prescribed a model election guideline to be followed by the NSFs for their elections which has been made an integral part of the National Sports Development Code of India, 2011 (NSDCI). NSDCI, inter-alia, contains instructions on proper democratic and healthy management practices, adhere to age and tenure limits of office bearers, holding of elections as per model election guidelines devised by the Government, etc.
He said, from the year 2010, the Government has introduced a system of annual recognition procedure for the NSFs, under which annual recognition is granted to those NSFs which comply with the provisions of NSDCI including holding of elections in time.
