Punjab CM proposes a new sports law to ensure fair selections

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann gave a nod to enact a new law that will ensure a fair selection of players in the state on Monday.

An official statement said the proposed law—Punjab State (Development and Promotion of Sports) Act, 2024—will also help create a legal framework for transparency in Sports Associations' work.

Presiding over a meeting of the Sports department, the Chief Minister said that the Act aims to adopt national and international good practices for sports development in the state and ensure fair player selection.

Mann said the Act will also help create a legal framework for transparency in sports associations' work.

"It will also ensure fair selection of players who represent their districts at state level or states at national level and other events," he said.

Mann said that it would also properly utilize government funds by Sports Association per the proposed Act, one association will be registered in each district for a specific game. A five-member committee of the association, consisting of the general secretary, two senior coaches, and two eminent players, shall select the team/players to represent the district or state, as the case may be.

A Dispute Resolution Committee under the Deputy Commissioner/Administrative Secretary shall dispose of the players' appeal within seven days.

Punjab is one of the best states when it comes to Indian sports with multiple athletes from the state representing India at the national and the international level.

The law will ensure that the deserving players from the state get adequate chances at the national level.