Sports Ministry Directs DCCI to Drop 'India' from Name, Cites Lack of Recognition

• The Sports Ministry has instructed the Differently Abled Cricket Council of India (DCCI) to stop using 'India' or 'Indian' in its name and activities.
• The directive is due to DCCI not being a recognised national federation, a status required for using such terms.
• Similar letters were sent to other bodies like the Women’s Football Federation of India and the Indian Body Builders’ Federation.
• DCCI secretary Ravi Kant Chauhan acknowledged the letter and appealed for NSF status, highlighting DCCI's extensive work in differently-abled cricket.
• The ministry also withdrew recognition for the Taekwondo Federation of India and denied it to India Taekwondo, citing non-conformity with the Sports Code.