Important Announcement for Players

Many players are participating in tournaments abroad.  AICF is happy about this.  However, such participation should be with the permission of the AICF.  This is as per the Rules & Regulations of the AICF, which all Registered players of AICF have to follow.  Therefore, all the players desirous of participating in tournaments abroad need to take AICF's permission well in advance. 

In this connection it will be pertinent to note the directions received by the AICF from the Deputy Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recently.  The extract of the relevant portion is given below :

 “Recently some incidents have come to the notice of this Ministry wherein some of the participants of the team disappeared from foreign locations.  The matter has been viewed very seriously as the incident have caused acute embarrassment to the Government of India.

In view of above, all recognized National Sports Federations are directed to take appropriate action as per the details given below :

( i  ) All NSF’s should carefully screen the sports person and accompanying officials of their own to avoid recurrence of such incidents.

( ii )  All NSF’s should inform well in advance the Indian High Commission / Embassy of the event along with the travel plans and itinerary of the delegation for participation in the International event.

( iii ) Before recommending the proposal for participation in an International event, full particulars of all the sports persons of the team should be sent to  the Ministry in advance as per the details indicated in the proforma mentioned below  :

PROFORMA

S.No.

Name player / official

Father’s / Husband’s Name

Date of Birth

Place of Birth

Passport Number

Date of Issue

Place of Issue

Date of Expiry

Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ( iv ) All federation are directed strictly to adhere to the format given above and also bring it to the notice of all concerned State Association affiliated to them “

Yours faithfully 

-sd -

Deepika Kachhal

Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

By order

AICF.

 

Published on 17.10.2006 

C o n t a c t

Admin. Office: All India Chess Federation, Room No.82, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai - 600 003
Tel: 91-44-6514 4966 Fax: 91-44-2536 8698  email:
indianchessfed@rediffmail.com