Lok Sabha Question No. 2108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-05
Subject: Government Job Opportunities for Medal Winner Sportspersons
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: Smt. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant, Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, Shri K C Venugopal, Shri Manickam Tagore B, Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth, Dr. Rajeev Bharadwaj

## Government of India Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Department of Sports

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2108 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.08.2024

## Government Job Opportunities for Medal Winner Sportspersons

## 2108 Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka:

Dr. Rajeev Bharadwaj:

Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth:

Shri K C Venugopal:

Shri Manickam Tagore B:

Smt. Jyotsna Charandas Mahant:

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

- (a) whether the Government and State Governments have purpose job India,
- opportunities to medal  winning  Sportspersons  in Khelo National and International competitions, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  policies  and  opportunities  that  facilitate  the
- placement of medal-winners in Central Government jobs;
- (c) the number of sportspersons who have been successfully placed in Central Government jobs during the last five years including those from Himachal Pradesh State and details of Departments or Ministries they have been placed in, placement-wise, sports-wise and type of jobs;
- (d)  whether  there  is  any  specific  quotas  or  reservations  for  Khelo India winners in Central Government job;
- (e) whether the Government plans to expand the Khelo India initiative to create more job opportunities for young athletes across various sectors, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government has any plans or proposals to enhance the placement of the medal-winner Sportspersons?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS [DR. MANSUKH MANDAVIYA]

(a)  to  (d):    Reservation  under  sports  quota  is  governed  by  the consolidated instructions issued by the Department of Personnel & Training  (DoP&T),  vide  their  OM  No.  14034/01/2013-Estt.(D)  dated 03.10.2013, on Incentives for sportspersons in Government of India. The  Government  of  India  provides  reservation  upto  5%  of  direct recruitment  vacancies  in  Group  'C'  and  erstwhile  Group  'D'  for meritorious sportspersons as per 'Sports Quota Policy'. Khelo India Medal winners are eligible for recruitment under this quota.

Sports  Authority  of  India  (SAI),  an  autonomous  organization under Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has a separate cadre of coaches. All the coaches recruited in SAI are sportsperson. The posts are also reserved for Olympians and Paralympians for recruitment. In the entry cadre i.e. Assistant Coach, 5% are reserved for Olympians, and 1% are reserved for Paralympian

Moreover,  across  the  country,  local  Past  Champion  Athletes (PCA) have been engaged to coach sports persons at the Khelo India Centres set up at the district level under the Khelo India Scheme. A total  of  918  PCAs  (683  Males  and  235  Females)  are  working  as coaches  in  these  Khelo  India  Centres.  The  data  on  jobs  provided under sports quota is not centrally  maintained.  As  per  DoP&T  OM No.14034/1/2020-Pers.Policy(D)  Pt.Vol.II  dated  04.03.2024,  Khelo India  Medal  winners  are  eligible  to  be  considered  for  recruitment under Government service.

(e) and (f):     No such proposals are under consideration.

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