New Delhi:(Page3 News Network)-The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs &
Sports Shri Jitendra Singh has said that the National Sports Federations
(NSFs) are autonomous bodies registered under the Societies Act and the
Government normally does not interfere in their day to day affairs.
At present, there are 52 NSFs recognized by the Ministry of Youth
Affairs and Sports. It is mandatory for all the NSFs to submit their
annual audited accounts to the Registrar of Societies as per the
Societies Registration Act. The Government has already put in place a
system to ensure accountability by the NSFs, whereby all the NSFs are
financially accountable to the Government and are required to submit
Utilization Certificates for the grants received from the Government.
Fresh assistance is not sanctioned to such NSFs which are in default
with regard to submission of Utilization Certificate. To enhance
accountability, the Federations receiving a grant of more than Rs.1.00
crore from the Government are required to get their accounts audited by
the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Shri Jitendra Singh said, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India sends its directions to the NSFs, which have been audited by them, directly for removing the deficiencies pointed out in its report and to furnish a compliance report directly to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. The Government also takes suitable steps as may be necessary for compliance of the directions and observations of Comptroller and Auditor General.
