BCCI’s Rs 18-crore Olympics invoice contains marketing campaign music by Mohit Chauhan, mementoes for Indian athletes

Rs 7 crore for the commercial company that labored on the promotion of Tokyo Olympics in India; Rs 98 lakh for Olympics marketing campaign T-shirts; Rs 70 lakh for singer Mohit Chauhan who composed and sang the inspirational anthem, “Lakshya tere saamne hai, jeet ke aana (The target is in front of you, return as a winner)”, for the Indian contingent. These type part of the BCCI’s contribution to different sports activities in the course of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In June 2021, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had determined to increase assist to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA). “The summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in Tokyo from July 23 to August 8, 2021. The BCCI has decided to support Indian athletes in every form and manner it can. In that spirit, based on the request received from the IOA/ MYAS (Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports), the Apex Council of BCCI has decided to extend support to the Indian Olympic Association and has pledged a monetary gesture of Rs 10 crore,” it had stated in a press release.

At its first post-pandemic bodily assembly on Thursday, the BCCI Apex Council tabled the break-up of its non-cricketing expenditure including as much as Rs 22 crore.

The Board listed whole Olympics’ bills of over Rs 18 crore, together with Rs 68 lakh to an occasion administration firm, Rs 4 crore for money awards for medalists, and Rs 5 crore for buy of ‘PM Cares’ mementos for athletes.

Besides these, the BCCI additionally listed Rs 3.8 crore for funding oxygen concentrators on the peak of the pandemic.

The Apex Council assembly, chaired by BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and attended by secretary Jay Shah, treasurer Arun Dhumal, joint secretary Jayesh George amongst others, formally permitted these bills.

“It is our responsibility to help other sports. All the members agreed to this expenditure,” stated a BCCI official on situation of anonymity.

The Indian board’s new structure, drafted by the Supreme-Court nominated Lodha Committee, additionally directs the cricket board to assist different sports activities.

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At its assembly, the Apex Council additionally permitted a rise within the prize cash for home cricket tournaments. At current, the winners of the Ranji Trophy, the nation’s premier home cricket match, get Rs 2 crore. The new prize cash is about to be introduced quickly.

“The Apex Council has decided to give powers to office-bearers to decide on the revised prize money,” stated a BCCI official. The choice follows the windfall of Rs 48,390 crore from the sale of IPL media rights.

There have been additionally discussions on introducing the Decision Review System (DRS) in home video games.