The issue was raised by West Bengal MP, Ritabrata Banerjee, in a question about the ISL/I-League merger status.
Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore informed the house, “AIFF along with all its stakeholders has planned to restructure the club football model in India wherein there would be one unified league at the top followed by lower division leagues namely, League 1 and League 2 in line with global best practices.”
He further added that the AIFF has sought help from world football governing body FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation in order to implement a workable plan about the ISL/I-League merger.
What the final plan or when it will be presented and then implemented is not known at this stage.