PCB did not audit its 2020 accounts, revealed in NA

Details of national team’s within and out of country tours not provided to standing committee

ISLAMABD:

According to the documents submitted in the National Assembly, it has been revealed that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) did not audit its accounts for the year 2020. The board has only submitted details of income and expenditure for the 2019.

An in-camera session of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination was called after the cricket board sought sharing some sensitive information.

According to unaudited documents, the PCB had an income of Rs10.69 billion in 2019 of which it incurred expenditure of Rs5.94 billion.

In the same year, the cricketing authorities spent Rs620 million on repairs; Rs2.83 billion on domestic tournament; Rs1.06 billion on neutral and around the country venues and Rs2.83 billion on the national team’s tours abroad.

The standing committee was not provided details of national team’s within and out of country tours.

Before the current PCB chairman took charge, the cricket board had expenditure of Rs4.03 billion in 2017 and Rs5.13 billion in 2018.

The board also spent Rs610 million on the cricket trophy. It earned Rs4.27 billion from foreign tournaments and Rs5.41 billion from neutral and around the country venues.

The cricket board earned Rs230 million under the head of sponsorship and logo and Rs700 million through investment and interest. The standing committee was not informed about the investment and bank deposits.

The documents entail the details of medical allowance, TA/DA, domestic and foreign travel, accommodation and other facilities for the PCB chairman.

The PCB chairman and his wife are entitled to full health coverage in Pakistan while the board also pays for their emergency treatment abroad. Both have the facility of business class travel and accommodation in five-star hotels.

The chairman is paid a daily allowance of Rs10,000 while being in Pakistan and $300 daily on foreign tours. On a tour of UK, he is given a daily allowance of $400.

He is also entitled to TA/DA of Rs20,000 during the board meeting and allowed monthly expenditure of Rs50,000 on account of official expenses.

According to the documents, the chairman is authorised to have three servants. Ehsan Mani, the current chairman of the PCB, has been provided one cook and one servant.

He is entitled to use 2400cc car in addition to the facilities of mobile, Wi-Fi, and landline telephone.

According to the documents submitted in the National Assembly, it has been revealed that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) did not audit its accounts for the year 2020. The board has only submitted details of income and expenditure for the 2019.

An in-camera session of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination was called after the cricket board sought sharing some sensitive information.

According to unaudited documents, the PCB had an income of Rs10.69 billion in 2019 of which it incurred expenditure of Rs5.94 billion.

In the same year, the cricketing authorities spent Rs620 million on repairs; Rs2.83 billion on domestic tournament; Rs1.06 billion on neutral and around the country venues and Rs2.83 billion on the national team’s tours abroad.

The standing committee was not provided details of national team’s within and out of country tours.

Before the current PCB chairman took charge, the cricket board had expenditure of Rs4.03 billion in 2017 and Rs5.13 billion in 2018.

The board also spent Rs610 million on the cricket trophy. It earned Rs4.27 billion from foreign tournaments and Rs5.41 billion from neutral and around the country venues.

The cricket board earned Rs230 million under the head of sponsorship and logo and Rs700 million through investment and interest. The standing committee was not informed about the investment and bank deposits.

The documents entail the details of medical allowance, TA/DA, domestic and foreign travel, accommodation and other facilities for the PCB chairman.

The PCB chairman and his wife are entitled to full health coverage in Pakistan while the board also pays for their emergency treatment abroad. Both have the facility of business class travel and accommodation in five-star hotels.

The chairman is paid a daily allowance of Rs10,000 while being in Pakistan and $300 daily on foreign tours. On a tour of UK, he is given a daily allowance of $400.

He is also entitled to TA/DA of Rs20,000 during the board meeting and allowed monthly expenditure of Rs50,000 on account of official expenses.

According to the documents, the chairman is authorised to have three servants. Ehsan Mani, the current chairman of the PCB, has been provided one cook and one servant.

He is entitled to use 2400cc car in addition to the facilities of mobile, Wi-Fi, and landline telephone.