The Badminton Association of India (BAI) on Monday launched a one-time rectification process in order to combat age-related fraud and implement stringent measures against players who are found guilty in sanctioned tournaments. The BAI's 'Voluntary Age Rectification Scheme (VARS)' is meant for registered players who have existing BAI identification cards, but have incorrect date of birth or have discrepancies in the date of birth or age.

The scheme will enable the registered players to rectify their respective date of birth and age within a 20-day period, which starts on Tuesday, June 6 and runs until June 25, the association informed in a release.