Lok Sabha Question No. 5051 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Employment to Physiotherapists under Sports Promotional Schemes
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Supriya Sadanand Sule, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5051

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25/03/2021

Employment to Physiotherapists under Sports Promotional Schemes

## 5051. SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

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

- (a) whether Sports Authority of India (SAI) employs physiotherapists under their various sports promotional schemes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details and the number of sanctioned posts of physiotherapists and the number of posts out of them filled on regular and  on  contract  basis  separately  during  each  of  the  last  three  years and the current year;
- (c) whether  SAI  has  framed/adopted  any  recruitment  rules  and procedure for recruiting physiotherapists and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether attention of the Government has been drawn to irregularities in the recruitment of physiotherapists in SAI ;
- (e) if  so,  whether the Government has conducted any inquiry in this regard  and  if  so,  the  outcome  thereof  and  the  corrective  measures taken in this regard;
- (f) whether shortage of physiotherapists has affected the performance of athletes in the country and if so, the steps taken in this regard; and
- (g) if so, whether the Government will take steps for appointment of more physiotherapists for the development of sports in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

- (a) Physiotherapists  are  employed  by  the  Sports  Authority  of  India (SAI) under various sports promotional schemes implemented by it, on regular appointment as well as on Contractual basis.
- (b) Against 10 sanctioned posts of Physiotherapists in SAI, 6 Physiotherapists are engaged on regular basis while 4 are on contract basis.
- (c) Recruitment is done on the following basis:-
1. Regular Appointment -As per Recruitment  Rules  minimum Education Qualification is Bachelor Degree in Physiotherapy.
- Contractual Appointment - Eligibility is Masters in Physiotherapy
2. with minimum 3 years of work experience.
- (d) & (e) So  far,  no  information  has  been  received  in  this  Ministry regarding  irregularities  in  the  recruitment  ofphysiotherapists  in  SAI that would merit setting up of an enquiry.
- (f) & (g) Sports  is  a  State  Subject  and  the  primary  responsibility  of development  of  sports,  including  appointment  of  physiotherapists  for development of sports in the country, rests with the State Governments and the National Sports Federations (NSFs) which are responsible for governance  of  individual  sports  disciplines.  The  Central  Government, through  the  sports  development  schemes  implemented  by  it  and organizations functioning under its aegis, complements and supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  and  NSFs  in  this regard.

As  far  as  the  Schemes  of  the  Ministry  and  its  organisations  is concerned, adequate number of Physiotherapists are  deployed as per need and norms of the respective Schemes.

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