Services Sports Control Board

Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) was formed in 1919 as the Army Sports Control Board (India) in March 1919 and was later renamed to Services Sports Control Board after it was reconstituted. The board has also been known as Services in National Games organised in India. It is one of Leading Winners in National Games of India.

History

This organisation was first started as the Army Sports Control Board (India) in March 1919 on the same lines as the ASCB in U.K. The Commandant, Army School of Physical Training was appointed Honorary Secretary of the Board. Later the Sports organisations 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 Army Sports Control Board (India) 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 Chief of Staff Committee had approved the reconstitution of Services Sports Control Board with an Inter-Services character. Following this the organizational structure has also underwent 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 year from each of the three services. The three Joint Secretaries, one each from each Service are for 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 (1919–present)

#RankNameTerm beganTerm ended
1.Lt ColBHG Tucher, MBEApril 1945September 1945
2.Lt ColGS GrimstonOctober 1945September 1946
3.Lt ColHL RodwellOctober 1946March 1947
4.Lt ColA E Wernicke, OBEApril 1947August 1947
5.MajEd WilfriedJanuary 1949March 1950
6.MajSwamiApril 1950June 1950
7.MajLachhmann SinghJuly 1950June 1954
8.Sqn LdrDL SpringettJune 1954February 1955
9.Wg CdrK L KhannaFebruary 1955November 1958
10.CdrF PereiraNovember 1958January 1962
11.Lt ColK C AnandJune 1962November 1962
12.Lt ColH R AdhikariJuly 1963March 1966
13.Wg CdrM MalApril 1966August 1967
14.Wg CdrR S DhindasApril 1967March 1970
15.CdrG Nandy SinghApril 1970March 1974
16.Lt ColD N Devine JonesApril 1974April 1976
17.MajDarshan SinghApril 1976April 1977
18.Lt ColDarshan SinghApril 1977April 1978
19.Wg CdrSak Durrani, VSMApril 1978March 1982
20.CdrT Mirsha, VSMApril 1982July 1985
21.CdrJ SigaApril 1985April 1986
22.Lt ColGRC Nair, VSMMay 1986March 1990
23.Wg CdrG S ShaktawatApril 1990October 1992
24.Gp CaptG S ShaktawatOctober 1992MArch 1994
25.CdrK S Randhawa, SC, YSM, NMApril 1994March 1998
26.ColG A SiddiqueApril 1998May 2000
27.ColAmar Dass SharmaMay 2000March 2002
28.Wg CdrA K Jha, ASMApril 2001August 2003
29.Wg CdrM BaladityaDecember 2003May 2005
30.CaptSukhdev S VIRK, NMMay 2005January 2006
31.ColV S Kandari, VSMFebruary 2006June 2008
32.ColP K Muralidharan Raja, SMJune 2008January 2009
33.CaptU K Thapa, VSMFebruary 2009February 2011
34.CaptM Baladitya, VSMFebruary 2011April 2011
35.Air CmdM Baladitya, VSMApril 2011January 2013
36.Gp CaptR K RakshaFebruary 2013Till Date


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