The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) “pays an average of Rs 3000 crore annually” in income tax. The information was shared by the BCCI to its members at the AGM held on Friday, as reported by Hindustan Times.
The report also stated that BCCI are yet to be notified as a designated sport under the National Sports Governance Act. The state units have been communicated to conduct elections as per the existing constitution.
“Regarding the Sports Act, our stand is very clear. There are a lot of things which have to be done by the concerned authority. Once those exercises are completed and once the BCCI comes under the Sports Act, a particular notification has to be issued to make it a designated sport,” BCCI secretary was quoted as saying in the report.
The report further claimed that a number of Indian Olympic sports have shown interest to fall under the National Sports Governance Act in order to benefit from government funding.
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court had asked the BCCI and all the state cricket associations why they should not be governed by the National Sports Governance Act, 2025. As reported by news agency PTI, the court observed this while hearing the applications filed by some cricket bodies in the BCCI matter.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana had also asked the advocates appearing for the BCCI and state cricket associations to take instructions on why the terms and conditions of service of their office bearers be not governed by the 2025 Act which is now in force.
To what was discussed in the Supreme Court that day, we will give the clarification on October 27, when the matter will be listed next time,” he was quoted saying by the national daily.
The Central Information Commission (CIC) in May had ruled that BCCI is not a “public authority” set up by any law or receives any “substantial financing” from the government. Information Commissioner PR Ramesh in his order had remarked: “The BCCI generates its revenue independently through commercial activities like media rights, sponsorships, and ticket sales. It is financially self-sustaining and does not rely on government funds. Therefore, it cannot be said to be substantially financed by the state.”
