The IOA decided on a hike from Rs 1,000 to Rs 6,000 a day as boarding, lodging and transport allowances for its members to attend various meetings of the Olympic body.
Earlier, only the IOA office-bearers were allowed to travel by flight while the rest were reimbursed AC Second Class fare. But now, the non-office bearers too can travel by air or in trains with first class air-conditioned ticket.
The huge hike in the TA and DA, boarding and lodging allowances was approved by the GBM today.
Besides this, the IOA also decided to grant provisional affiliation and voting rights to five new national federations to ensure majority voting rights to NSFs whose sports are in the Olympic programme.