The West Bengal government is likely to take a decision today over the Centre's fresh proposal of holding the IPL matches

"The Ministry of Home Affairs has sent a modified schedule for holding the matches between April 11 and 26. A decision will be taken after the Chief Secretary (now in Darjeeling) returns tomorrow," state Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen told newsmen here.

Asked whether any service charge would be levied from the IPL authorities for making security arrangements for the matches, he said, "it ought to be done".

Earlier, the Centre had sought the state government's opinion on holding the matches in the city on April 11, 14, 16, 21, 26, besides May 2 and 4.

In reply, the state government had sought additional 30 companies of para-military for holding the match on May 4 in view of the Lok Sabha polls in the state scheduled on April 30, May 7 and 13.

City police commissioner Goutam Mohan Chakraborty had said in the event of the Centre's inability to provide the required forces for the May 4 match, it would have to be pre-poned either before the Lok Sabha elections began in the state or after the poll process was completed.