MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India has announced enhancement in the yearly grant to its affiliate bodies in the North East from Rs 10.8 crore to Rs 12.5 cr, from the next financial year, Sikkim Cricket Association (SICA) president Lobzang G Tenzing informed on Monday.
According to a statement issued by Tenzing, the enhancement will boost the cricket activities in the North-east.
The Indian cricket board provides annual grant to N-E state bodies for participation in 14 BCCI tournaments, including logistics (air/land transport, hotels, uniform), professional fee, camps, local tournaments and game development activities.
The SICA president further announced that BCCI secretary Jay Shah had separately sanctioned the release of an Advance Infrastructure subsidy worth Rs 10 cr.
Tenzing said the grant money would be spent on the construction of indoor facilities with state-of-the-art infrastructural facilities, coupled with – swimming pool, gym and indoor batting pitches.
Construction work of these facilities is likely to commence from February 2022, Tenzing said.
For the record, the responsibility of overseeing cricket development in the states of Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh & Uttarakhand come under the BCCI secretary’s mandate.
