Ahmedabad Sep 26 PTI Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday inaugurated the countrys first Sports Arbitration Centre of India here in Gujarat which will serve as an independent body to fast track disputes in the sports sector Rijiju said this centre will have a far-reaching impact and play an important role in expanding the countrys sports sector Sports Arbitration Centre of India SACI is going to give a major push to make the sports sector big Because when the sector grows there will emerge lots of issues attached to it So you have provisions to handle those emerging issues he said after the inauguration The SACI is promoted by Ahmedabad-based SE TransStadia Pvt Ltd as an independent body to fast track disputes in the sports sector The Ministry of Law and Justice will provide all the legal backing to the SACI which will serve as a mechanism to redress issues related to sports an idea that was never thought of before in India he said The SACI will have a far-reaching impact for the sports sector of the country by creating a reputation and establishing credibility for itself through the provision to settle disputes and other issues and concerns of the sports sector in a fast transparent and very accountable manner the minister said When sports is an industry there will be lots of commercial involvement Then stakes will be very high When the stakes are high you must have the mechanisms to redress and address those issues This SACI is on the line of alternative disputes resolution Rijiju told PTI He said all the necessary preparations have already been thought about and taken We have to take the next step The SACI has to be headed by people with credibility Credible people will take it forward From our side we will give necessary policy backing because after all we have to make sports a big sector said Rijiju who had served as Union Sports Minister The Union Minister further said that to make India a sports nation arrangements have to be made for things such as sports science sports arbitration medicine and training The Narendra Modi government will provide full support in the terms of finance manpower and policy etc to private companies and state governments working in the direction of promoting sports he said Rijiju said as the Law and Justice Minister he is acquiring views on the required policy changes or the need for a new Act to promote the sports sector TransStadia founder and Managing Director Udit Sheth said the SACI will list out a few known arbitrators who are independent and it has nothing to do with the company Those arbitrators can be listed out and paid directly by the disputing parties and settle the issues We only provide this centre and the process so that it goes through a process which is governed under the international laws of sports he said PTI KA NSK NSK