Union Minister for Youth Affairs & Sports said that the revised draft National Sports Development Bill, 2011 is an effort to streamline the Bill while retaining transparency, good governance and de-control from government intervention.Maken made it clear that the Bill attempts to rejig the image of his ministry as it is widely believed that it was directly interfering in sports.

The Bill is sent to Indian Olympic Association and all recognised national sports federations seeking their feedback within two weeks, the minister said. Unlike the previous version, this Bill eliminates the power of the government to recognise National Olympic Committee and National Sports Federation. In case of any flouting of law, the government can refer the matter to the Independent Appellate Sports Tribunal.

There will be no duplicity of work as the Bill proposes to continue with the registration until it is suspended or cancelled by the Appellate Sports Tribunal, Maken said. From now on, all penalties that are levied by the Appellate Sports Tribunal would vest with the National Sports Development Fund Scheme for retaining sports fund, as per the proposed Bill. 

The Sports Ombudsman and the National Sports Development Council stand removed in the new draft. Earlier in August this year, the National Sports Bill saw stiff resistance in the cabinet. Maken, who saw the development as a setback said he would try and complete the fine tuning work of the bill as quickly as possible.

“We are waiting for the minutes of the cabinet meeting. Once we get that, we will start reworking the National Sports Development Bill and place it before the cabinet again,” Maken said in August this year. “We will consult the ministers to know their specific objections and address those as much as possible in the bill. Hopefully we will be able to get the cabinet’s clearance next time around,” he said. Maken during that time did not give a time frame on when he would complete the fine tuning work.

The BCCI seems to care very little for 'public perception' apparently most board officials thought there was nothing wrong with only 1000 online tickets being available for the World Cup Final in Mumbai because they need to answer more to their own members rather than cricket fans. 

Politics in the Indian cricket establishment is a mirror reflection of what happens during national elections.  The class (read millions of cricket viewing public) which ensures BCCI generates the revenue is treated with sheer contempt as it does not happen to be its core constituent/electorate which in fact happens to be its own Member State Association(s).  This problem is compounded by the fact that almost all administrators in BCCI are powerful politicians, bureaucrats and industrialists who hold 'honorary' posts instead of professionals or players who love the game and understand its various nuances.  BCCI, like our political class, is arrogant and insensitive towards its key stakeholder, the aam aadmi.  Be that as it may, I do feel that in the near future, BCCI will be forced by the public, media and courts to be professional in its operations, accountable in its dealings and transparent in its functioning.  A progressive and proactive step in this direction is soon going to be taken by none other than the Honourable Sports Minister Mr. Ajay Maken by tabling a historic "National Sports Development Bill", akin to a Jan Lokpal for Sports.  However, the Bill may not have smooth passage because some important Cabinet Ministers have clear conflict of interest as they are with the BCCI as its office-bearer.