COA Gives Firm Statement To State Bodies: File The Compliance Report For Clearance Of Funds

Mar 23, 2017 at 11:26 AM

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COA Gives Firm Statement To State Bodies: File The Compliance Report For Clearance Of Funds

The BCCI’s Committee of Administrators (COA) has made it clear to state bodies that they’ll have to implement and follow the Supreme Court’s guidelines if they wish to seek funds. The news comes after the BCCI reported to the Supreme Court about approaches made by state associations for the release of funds to conduct IPL matches.

The issue has come to notice after the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) and Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) approached the BCCI, requesting for funds to host matches. The COA mentioned about this situation in its second status report. While the HPCA requires funds to host the fourth Test of the ongoing series between Indian and Australia, the SCA has requested for funds to conduct matches of the 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Speaking to Cricketnext, a source close to the COA said the state bodies can seek funds only if the necessary compliance report is filed.

“As regards to HPCA asking for more money to host the fourth Test, where does the question arise of more money when no payment has been cleared in the first place? The moment the state associations file the compliance report, all payments will be cleared. It is not like the COA wants anything to do with the state associations’ money. But they also have a guideline that they need to follow.

“As for SCA asking for funds to host IPL games, aren’t they already getting Rs30 lakh from the franchise? The COA would like to know how much more is needed for hosting of seven IPL games. Also, if they do need more money, they can easily get Rs30 lakh more from the BCCI by submitting the compliance report. The COA shall release all funds as soon as they get the report from the state bodies,” he said.

The Supreme Court might have made it clear the state associations need to first implement the Lodha panel reforms and then get funds from the BCCI, but the state bodies have made it clear stopping regular payments has made it very tough for them to stage games.

Explaining the issue faced by state associations, a senior official of one of the bodies said:

“You have to understand that the funds given to us by the BCCI is for running the game in the domestic and local circuit and for infrastructural expenses. We are yet to be paid the dues for the Test between India and New Zealand.

“Stopping of grants is one thing, but to stop regular payments has worsened the situation. We are still looking at successfully hosting the IPL games, but the condition is definitely deteriorating and needs to be looked into.”

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