Introduction
The Lodha committee was formed in January, 2015 by the Supreme Court
after the Mudgal committee report on IPL.
Term of Reference
To recommend reforms in the working of the Board of Control for Cricket
in India (BCCI) to make its functioning transparent.
Recommendations
- The Lodha Committee has suggested sweeping reforms in the structuring and governance of cricket in the country.
- BCCI to come under RTI Act
- Lodha panel recommends legalisation of betting; The panel recommends players and BCCI officials should disclose their assets to the board in a measure to ensure they do not bet.
- Lodha panel proposes one state, one vote. Also no proxy voting of individuals;
- The committee recommended that a 9-member apex council replace the 14-member BCCI working committee. No BCCI office-bearer can have more than two consecutive terms; The Lodha panel recommends a maximum of three terms for office bearers with no more than two consecutive terms. It further says there should be a cooling period after each term.
- The Lodha Committee also calls for dividing the governance into two parts: cricketing and non-cricketing. The non-cricketing management will be handled by 6 professional managers headed by a CEO, and the cricket matters like selection, coaching and performance evaluation should be left to the players.
- No BCCI office-bearer can be Minister or government servant, In no case President will hold post for more than 2 years.
- Panel recommends separate governing bodies for the IPL and BCCI.
- The committee said that match-and spot-fixing should be made a criminal offence.
- A former High Court judge should be appointed as ethics officer by the BCCI to administer issues relating to conflict of interest, misdemeanour and corruption.
- A former Supreme Court judge should be appointed ombudsman to resolve internal disputes.
- It recommended the setting up of a Players’ Association to safeguard the interests of the cricketers.
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