Three contentious clauses likely to take centrestage in AITA EGM
The All India Tennis Association is holding an Extraordinary General Meeting to ratify a new constitution. Key debates center on the composition of the Executive Committee, gender representation quotas, and age limits for office-bearers.
Why it matters
The outcome will determine the governance structure and inclusivity standards for one of India's major national sports bodies.
With the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the All India Tennis Association (AITA) to ratify the new Constitution scheduled for Sunday in New Delhi, three contentious clauses are likely to take centrestage.
These concern the composition of the Executive Committee (EC), the upper age-limit for office-bearers and how their tenures will be calculated. In a 15-member EC, the National Sports Governance Act mandates at least two Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOM) and two Athletes Committee (AC) representatives. But the Justice (Retd.) Gita Mittal-led panel has proposed five SOM and two from the AC to make it more athlete friendly.
As against the requirement of at least four of the 15 to be women (minimum of one each from SOM and AC), Justice Mittal’s team has sought the inclusion of at least five women (one-third) so that floor-level representation is maintained even when there is a vacancy.
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