PNN & Agencies
Mumbai, Oct 4: Newly-elected BCCI president Shashank Manohar announced Sunday a slew of reforms, including the appointment of an ombudsman to deal with contentious issues like conflict of interest, as part of a clean-up operation to restore the Cricket Board’s battered image.
Announcing his roadmap for the board, the newly-elected Manohar also announced several other important decisions which included central contracts of women cricketers, common auditor to monitor expenses of all the state units and putting BCCI’s balance sheet on the board website to promote transparency.
Manohar also informed that he will have discussions with central government authorities to find out whether an investigating agency can be attached to the BCCI.
Here are some of the major changes to be implemented by Manohar:
1) Appointing Ombudsman to address all the conflict of interests issues pertaining to players, administrators;
2) Attach a government investigative agency to look after on-field corruption issues as BCCI doesn’t have investigative powers;
3) Appoint independent auditor to check how the state associations are spending BCCI’s annual grants which range from Rs 25-35 crore per association;
4) Upload the BCCI constitution, balance sheet (already annual reports are uploaded), expenditures of over and above Rs 25 lakh on board’s website;
5) Reviving National Cricket Academy as a Centre of Excellence;
6) Getting women’s cricketers under BCCI’s Central Contract;
7) To abstain from casting chairman’s vote during any BCCI elections till constitution is amended;
8) No first class air travel allowed for BCCI officials. If they do so it will be at their own cost;
9) No decorative posts. Each state association to nominate three members who will be appointed in various committees;
10) All BCCI meetings at the board’s office in Mumbai. Meetings at five star hotels not to be conducted unless absolutely necessary
