New Delhi: The government today said taking over the Indian Cricket Board was not a "feasible" option since the BCCI was an autonomous body but it will try to bring the cricket body under the ambit of the RTI Act. Sports Minister Sarbanabda Sonowal was responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha. "BCCI is an autonomous body registered under the Societies Act. It is not feasible for the Government to take over and run the day to day activities of BCCI," Sonowal said in his written reply.

The minister said the government was aware of several controversies surrounding the BCCI and they were investigating the matter. "Several controversies about BCCI regarding allotment of franchisees, match fixing, betting etc., reported in sections of print and electronic media, have come to the notice of the Government. Various agencies of the government namely the Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax and Service Tax Department have conducted inquiries into the allegations of the irregularities involving the BCCI in the country," Sonowal added.