Lok Sabha Question No. 1709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Employees in SAI on Contract Basis
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1709 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

Employees in SAI on Contract Basis

1709. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  a  large  number  of  employees  are  working  in  Sports Authority of India on contract basis and several jobs have also been outsourced;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the terms and conditions and the remunerations, benefits/facilities provided to them since last five years, post-wise;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  the  existing  policy/guidelines/rules  which regulate contractual workers and outsourcing of jobs/services; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  secure  the  interest  of reserved category in the outsourced jobs?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS {COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE (RETD.)}

- (a)   Yes, Madam.
- (b)    The  details  of  terms  and  conditions  for  the  engagement  of employees  on  contract  basis  in  Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI)  are attached in Annexure-I.

The  details  of  remunerations,  benefits  /  facilities  provided  to  the contractual staff are at Annexure - II. (c)    The  details  of  contractual  workers  at  SAI  are  provided  at Annexure-III. There  is  no  existing  rule  of  Government  of  India  to  keep reservation  in  contractual  appointment.  However,  their  selection  is purely  on  the  criteria  fixed  for  the  post  to  meet  the  functional

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- (d) requirement of SAI.

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1709  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  28/12/2017 REGARDING  EMPLOYEES  IN  SAI  ON  CONTRACT  BASIS  ASKED  BY  SHRI GANESH SINGH, MP.

The Terms and conditions of the engagement on contract employees are as under :-

1. Their engagement will be purely on contract basis for a period of one year from the date of their joining on consolidated remuneration of Rs. 16,188/- per Month.
2. They  would  be  required  to  attend  office  on  regular  basis  and would  not  take  up  any  other  assignments  during  the  contract period.
3. They will not be entitled any other facilities i.e. reimbursement of  Medical expenses, Leave travel concession (LTC) etc.
4. Their  Engagement  with  SAI  can  be  terminated  at  any  time without any notice or assigning any reason.
5. Their performance will be reviewed periodically and if not found satisfactory    their  appointment  can  be  terminated  at  any  time without any notice or assigning  any reason
6. The above will not bestow upon them any right to claim regular appointment in SAI.
7. No  request  for  any  kind  of  transfer  would  be  entertained whatsoever. However, depending upon the requirement , SAI can transfer  them  with  in  the  period  of  engagement  to  any  other place.
8. They will be entitled for 12 days leave- in a calendar year on prorata basis which is liable to be lapsed, if accumulated at the end of tenure
9. Leave  cannot  be  carried  forward  on  expiry  of  the  present contract.
10. In case the above terms and conditions are acceptable to them, they  may  sign  on  a  photocopy  of  this  engagement  letter  and submit it to the officer in charge at place of their posting as a token of acceptance of terms and conditions and report for duty immediately with intimation to the Regional Director(Pers).

ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1709 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/12/2017 REGARDING EMPLOYEES IN SAI ON CONTRACT BASIS ASKED BY SHRI GANESH SINGH, MP.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1709 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/12/2017 REGARDING EMPLOYEES IN SAI ON CONTRACT BASIS ASKED BY SHRI GANESH SINGH, MP.

## DETAILS OF CONTRACTRUAL EMPLOYEES AT SAI HO/REGIONALCENTRES

## A. Contractual engagement of SAI Head Office:

| S. N.   | Category                                                                                           | Number of Person                                      |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Engagement of SAI's employees after their retirement in the same post                              | 15                                                    |
| 2       | Engagement of Young Professionals on Project basis for a fixed tenure in National Sports Academies | 05                                                    |
| 3       | Engagement of retired Govt. Servants as consultant/Advisor (other than SAI)                        | 21 (Including 06 in MYAS as per Ministry's direction) |
| 4       | Engagement of Consultant in SAI roll in the Ministry as per the Ministry's direction               | 21 (Including 06 in MYAS as per Ministry's direction) |
| 5       | Any other contractual engagement                                                                   | 22                                                    |
|         | Total                                                                                              | 63                                                    |

| B. DEO's through outsourcing agency at SAI HO:      |   30 |
|-----------------------------------------------------|------|
| 1. DEO's engaged for other divisions:               |   24 |
| 2. DEO's engaged for Khelo India:                   |   06 |
| C. Young Professionals on Contract basis at SAI HO: |   68 |
| 1. Young Professionals for Khelo India:             |   33 |
| 2. Young Professionals for other divisions:         |   35 |

## D. Contractual engagement at Regional Centre:

|   S.N | Name of Regional Centre   |   Number of Person |
|-------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|     1 | RC, Lucknow               |                 15 |
|     2 | RC, Guwahati              |                 44 |
|     3 | RC,Imphal                 |                 26 |
|     4 | RC, Sonepat               |                 52 |
|     5 | RC, Chandigarh            |                 20 |
|     6 | LNCPE, Trivandrum         |                 20 |
|     7 | RC, Kolkata               |                 20 |

| 8   | RC, Bhopal       |   79 |
|-----|------------------|------|
| 9   | RC, Ghandhinagar |   04 |
| 10  | RC, Bangalore    |   06 |
| 11  | RC, Mumbai       |   07 |
| 12  | NS NIS Patiala   |   22 |
|     | Total            |  315 |

## SUMMARY

| 1   | Contractual Employees at SAI HO, New Delhi       |   63 |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------|------|
| 2   | DEO's through outsourcing agency at SAI HO:      |   30 |
| 3   | Young Professionals on contract basis at SAI HO: |   68 |
| 4   | Contractual Employees at SAI Regional Centres:   |  315 |
|     | Total                                            |  476 |

Apart from the above, 121 coaches are working on contract basis in SAI on a fixed  consolidated  remuneration  of  Rs.  28,755/-  pm.  They  are  entitled  for leave as per CCS Leave Rules as applicable to other employees on contract basis to SAI.

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