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BENGALURU: The draft policy formulated by the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) for the use of its stadiums across Karnataka has come under flak for introducing conditions such as an insurance cover of Rs 4.5 crore for permission to host a private event or a match.
“For Sree Kanteerava outdoor stadium, the cover should be approximately Rs 4.5 crore. It is Rs 2 crore for the Kanteerava indoor stadium and Rs 1.5 crore for the Koramangala indoor stadium,” one of the stakeholders told TOI after going through the draft. Apparently, such conditions are targeted at professional leagues, including ISL.
The draft rules also want those hiring the stadiums for commercial leagues to share 25 per cent of the revenue from ticket sales and 25 per cent of revenue from advertisements, other than those of the organizers.
Reacting sharply to the draft rules, Bengaluru FC CEO Mandar Tamhane said it will discourage everyone from holding events at the Kanteerava.
“The proposed revised policy for use of the Sree Kanteerava stadium is far from sport-friendly. It doesn’t encourage anyone to host an event at the venue, more so with the financial implications the policy brings with it. This policy ends up eating into whatever little we make to cover our losses,” he said.
“On the one hand, there is talk about encouraging sports apart from cricket in a big way, only to dissuade us from doing so with a policy like this. We have been contributing to the larger cause of Indian football over the last seven years and we will need all the support if we are to carry on doing so,” Tamhane added.
Free for state and national meets
Meanwhile, the policy brings relief to state sports associations and national sports federations, stating that they would get the stadia free of cost to host national and state championships. It also advocates limiting access to the 400m synthetic track to top athletes.
Once finalised, the rules are expected to come into force in a month’s time. The last time DYES drafted such rules was in 2011.
“For Sree Kanteerava outdoor stadium, the cover should be approximately Rs 4.5 crore. It is Rs 2 crore for the Kanteerava indoor stadium and Rs 1.5 crore for the Koramangala indoor stadium,” one of the stakeholders told TOI after going through the draft. Apparently, such conditions are targeted at professional leagues, including ISL.
The draft rules also want those hiring the stadiums for commercial leagues to share 25 per cent of the revenue from ticket sales and 25 per cent of revenue from advertisements, other than those of the organizers.
Reacting sharply to the draft rules, Bengaluru FC CEO Mandar Tamhane said it will discourage everyone from holding events at the Kanteerava.
“The proposed revised policy for use of the Sree Kanteerava stadium is far from sport-friendly. It doesn’t encourage anyone to host an event at the venue, more so with the financial implications the policy brings with it. This policy ends up eating into whatever little we make to cover our losses,” he said.
“On the one hand, there is talk about encouraging sports apart from cricket in a big way, only to dissuade us from doing so with a policy like this. We have been contributing to the larger cause of Indian football over the last seven years and we will need all the support if we are to carry on doing so,” Tamhane added.
Free for state and national meets
Meanwhile, the policy brings relief to state sports associations and national sports federations, stating that they would get the stadia free of cost to host national and state championships. It also advocates limiting access to the 400m synthetic track to top athletes.
Once finalised, the rules are expected to come into force in a month’s time. The last time DYES drafted such rules was in 2011.
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