BCCI Equity Policy- Significance, Challenges and Efforts Elsewhere

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Recently, the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) took a watershed decision regarding its pay policy. Finally, the country’s centrally-contracted female cricketers will earn as much match fees as their male counterparts.

What is the policy about?

  • The BCCI introduced the ‘Pay Equity Policy’ under which both male and female centrally-contracted players will now receive the same match fees for appearing in international matches.
    • BCCI:
      • Governing body for cricket in India
      • Established on December 4, 1928, by cricketers to end British monopoly in the game
      • Registered as a society, under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act
      • Has 30 full-time members
  • Till now, the

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