Lok Sabha Question No. 2039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Sports Authority of India
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, SUDHEER GUPTA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2039 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2017

Sports Authority of India

## 2039. SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the benefits of 7th Pay Commission has not yet been extended to the employees of Sports Authority of India (SAI);
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  reasons  for  the  delay  in  its implementation;
- (c) the time by which it is likely to be implemented in SAI; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  issued  guidelines  relating  to revision  of  pay  of  employees  of  Quasi-Government  Organizations, Autonomous  Organizations,  Statutory  Bodies  etc.  set  up  by  the central Government and funded/ controlled by the Central Government and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

(a) to (c):    Yes Madam. The benefits of 7 th  Pay Commission have not yet been extended to the employees of Sports Authority of India (SAI).

Ministry  of  Youth  Affairs  and  Sports  in  its  letter  dated  18 th January,  2017  has  enclosed  copy  of  Ministry  of  Finance  O.M.  No. 1/1/2016-E-III(A) dated 13 th  January, 2017 to Sports Authority of India (SAI) and requested to furnish comments for extending the benefits of 7 th  Central Pay Commission to its employees. SAI at first calculated the financial implications involved including of Pensioners.

As  30%  of  the  Financial  Implications  have  to  be  met  by  the for

Autonomous  Bodies, therefore, possibilities were explored meeting the 30% of revenue generation.

After working out the Financial Implications and possibility of additional revenue generation, the proposal for implementation of 7 th CPC was placed before the Finance Committee.

The  recommendation  of  the  Finance  Committee  has  been placed before the Governing Body of SAI at its 49 th  (Special) Meeting.

- (d) Yes  Madam.  Government  of  India,  Ministry  of  Finance (Dept.  of  Expenditure)  vide  OM  No.  1/1/2016-E.III(A)  dated  13 th January,  2017  has  issued  guidelines  regarding  revision  of  pay  of employees of Quasi-Government organization, Autonomous organization, Statutory bodies etc. set up and funded / controlled by the Central Government. The O.M. has fixed some parameters about additional financial impact arising out of the implementation of the revised  pay  scales  and  instructed  that  until  further  orders  the existing allowances in the autonomous organizations shall continue to be admissible as per the existing terms and conditions, irrespective of the revised pay scales having been adopted.

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