Paralympic Committee of India to hold Annual General Meeting next month following IPC suspension

The Annual General Meeting follows the PCI's suspension by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, as well as the IPC ©AFP/Getty Images

The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) have announced they will hold their next Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 15, after the country’s Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports followed the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in suspending the body.

PCI were suspended as a consequence of several complaints raised at last month’s National Para Athletics Championships in Ghaziabad, while the PCI have moved to suspend its President Rajesh Tomar and four more officials, including vice-president Nale Nand Kishore and joint secretary M Madhusa Srinivasa Rao.

The AGM is scheduled to take place at the Raj Hans Hotels at Surajkund, in New Delhi, with Federations and special invitees set to join all PCI affiliated bodies, to discuss a 15-item agenda.

Among the topics up for discussion will be deciding who is responsible for the issues at the National Para Athletics Championship, with disciplinary action against individuals a possible consequence.

While management of the Championship will be one of the key topics debated at the AGM the suspension of Indian athletes for international competitions will also be examined.

Similarly the AGM will seek to tackle accusations leveled at various individuals, including officials allegedly failing to make payments to athletes and charging athletes for the right to compete for India.

India's Paralympic athletes currently face the prospect of missing out on Rio 2016 ©Getty Images

In a bid to better support their athletes a proposal for a five or seven person Athletes' Commission to be set up in order for athletes to offer suggestions to the PCI, while a coaches panel may also be created to offer further recommendations.

The AGM is also seeking to find a solution to various problems that have plagued the PCI in recent years, a tumultuous time for India’s sporting bodies, having also seen the Indian Olympic Association handed an 18-month suspension by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), which was lifted in February 2014.

The PCI are aiming to approve reports from 2013, which relate to a leadership struggle in the organisation in 2011, which came as a result of the Indian Government suspending the PCI, while they are hoping to approve their accounts and balance sheets for 2014.

Discussions over a new amendment to the organisations bylaws are also due to take place, with disciplinary action proposed for management who fail to comply with the rules.

Due to their suspension from the IPC, next month's planned Open Para Games in Delhi were postponed.

India also face the prospect of not being able to participate at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.