ProMASS Knowledge Domain: Jan 5, 2016:
Justice RM Lodha Committee today submitted its report to the Supreme Court suggesting reforms in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Briefing media in New Delhi this afternoon, Justice Lodha said, the panel has recommended separate governing bodies for IPL and BCCI, with limited autonomy for the IPL Governing Council. It has also recommended to legalise betting.
The committee has also proposed that no Minister or government servant should become a BCCI office-bearer. The panel has also recommended that the BCCI office-bearer’s term should not exceed more than two consecutive terms, and he/she cannot hold two posts at the same time. Justice Lodha also said that the panel has proposed the constitution and establishment of a players’ association.
Other recommendations include a steering committee headed by former Home Secretary G K Pillai with Mohinder Amarnath, Diana Eduljee and Anil Kumble as members. The committee was appointed by the apex court last year to make recommendations to the BCCI in order to prevent frauds and conflict of interest in cricket administration.
