Services Sports Control Board
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| Sport | Multi-sport |
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| Category | Military sports |
| Jurisdiction | Indian Armed Forces |
| Membership | IMSC |
| Abbreviation | SCCB |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Affiliation | |
| Headquarters | 97, G Block Hutments Armed Forces Headquarters, Ministry of Defence |
| Location | New Delhi, India |
| Secretary | Group Captain R. K. Raksha |
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Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) is a sports board run by the Indian Armed Forces. It was formed in 1919 as the Army Sports Control Board in March 1919 and was later renamed to Services Sports Control Board after it was reconstituted. The board is represented as Services in the National Games of India. It has been one of the leading winners in the National Games.
As a member of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, it governs the sport of cricket in the Indian Armed Forces and administers the Services cricket team.[1] It is also an associate member of the All India Football Federation and administers the Services football team.
History
This organization was first started as the Army Sports Control Board in March 1919 on the same lines as the ASCB in the United Kingdom. The Commandant, Army School of Physical Training was appointed Honorary Secretary of the Board. Later the Sports organizations of the three Services were amalgamated on 3 April 1945 with the approval of the then Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) and the Services Sports Control Board; India was formed.
Organizational structure
In the initial years when the board was known as the Army Sports Control Board, each service was represented on this Board and constituted as per the following: -
President - The Director of Military Training, Army Headquarters. Members - An officer each from three Services (Army, Navy and Air Force). Secretary - An officer holding the appointment of GSO-2 in the Military Training Directorate, Army Headquarters.
In the year 1947, the Chiefs of Staff Committee had approved the reconstitution of the Services Sports Control Board with an Inter-Services character. Following this, the organizational structure has also undergone some changes. The three services would now run the Services Sports Control Board in rotation for a period of tenure being three years. The tenure involves the change of President and Secretary every three years from each of the three services. The three Joint Secretaries, one each from each Service are for the tenure of four years each.
Group Captain R. K. Raksha is the current serving secretary of the board, He started his tenure from February 2013.
List of Secretaries of Services Sports Control Board (1945–present)
| S.No. | Rank | Name | Term began | Term ended |
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| 1 | Lieutenant Colonel | B. H. G. Tucher, MBE | April 1945 | September 1945 |
| 2 | Lieutenant Colonel | G. S. Grimston | October 1945 | September 1946 |
| 3 | Lieutenant Colonel | H. L. Rodwell | October 1946 | March 1947 |
| 4 | Lieutenant Colonel | A. E. Wernicke, OBE | April 1947 | August 1947 |
| 5 | Major | Ed Wilfried | January 1949 | March 1950 |
| 6 | Major | Swami | April 1950 | June 1950 |
| 7 | Major | Lachhman Singh | July 1950 | June 1954 |
| 8 | Squadron Leader | D. L. Springett | June 1954 | February 1955 |
| 9 | Wing Commander | K. L. Khanna | February 1955 | November 1958 |
| 10 | Commander | F. Pereira | November 1958 | January 1962 |
| 11 | Lieutenant Colonel | K. C. Anand | June 1962 | November 1962 |
| 12 | Lieutenant Colonel | H. R. Adhikari | July 1963 | March 1966 |
| 13 | Wing Commander | M. Mal | April 1966 | August 1967 |
| 14 | Wing Commander | R. S. Dhindas | April 1967 | March 1970 |
| 15 | Commander | G. Nandy Singh | April 1970 | March 1974 |
| 16 | Lieutenant Colonel | D. N. Devine Jones | April 1974 | April 1976 |
| 17 | Major | Darshan Singh | April 1976 | April 1977 |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Darshan Singh | April 1977 | April 1978 | |
| 18 | Wing Commander | Sak Durrani, VSM | April 1978 | March 1982 |
| 19 | Commander | T. Mirsha, VSM | April 1982 | July 1985 |
| 20 | Commander | J. Siga | April 1985 | April 1986 |
| 21 | Lieutenant Colonel | G. R. C. Nair, VSM | May 1986 | March 1990 |
| 22 | Wing Commander | G. S. Shaktawat | April 1990 | October 1992 |
| Group Captain | G. S. Shaktawat | October 1992 | MArch 1994 | |
| 23 | Commander | K. S. Randhawa, SC, YSM, NM | April 1994 | March 1998 |
| 24 | Colonel | G. A. Siddique | April 1998 | May 2000 |
| 25 | Colonel | Amar Dass Sharma | May 2000 | March 2002 |
| 26 | Wing Commander | A. K. Jha, ASM | April 2001 | August 2003 |
| 27 | Wing Commander | M. Baladitya | December 2003 | May 2005 |
| 28 | Captain | Sukhdev Singh Virk, NM | May 2005 | January 2006 |
| 29 | Colonel | V. S. Kandari, VSM | February 2006 | June 2008 |
| 30 | Colonel | P. K. Muralidharan Raja, SM | June 2008 | January 2009 |
| 31 | Captain | U. K. Thapa, VSM | February 2009 | February 2011 |
| (27) | Group Captain | M. Baladitya, VSM | February 2011 | April 2011 |
| Air Commodore | M. Baladitya, VSM | April 2011 | January 2013 | |
| 32 | Group Captain | R. K. Raksha | February 2013 | Till Date |
See also
References
- ^ "Details of the Constituent Members of State Associations as provided to COA". BCCI. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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