Lok Sabha Question No. 2840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-15
Subject: Staff Shortage in SAI
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2840

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.03.2016

## Staff Shortage in SAI

†2840.   SHRI ALOK SANJAR: Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  a  shortage  of  staff  in  the  Sports  Authority  of India, if so, the number of actual strength and sanctioned strength in various sports hostels, sports centres etc. across the country;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any step to fulfil  the  posts lying vacant, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  and  the  steps  being  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) to (c): Yes,  Madam.  The  details  of  actual  strength  vis-a-vis  Staff Inspection Unit (SIU) assessed strength in SAI is as under:-

|   SN | Category   |   Staff Inspection Unit(SIU) assessed strength | Present working strength   | Remarks                                                                                                              |
|------|------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Group A    |                                            171 | 125                        | 46 vacancies.                                                                                                        |
|    2 | Group B    |                                             81 | 118                        | Nil vacancy. After 6 th CPC, posts like Assistant, Sr. PA etc. have been converted from Group C to Group B category. |
|    3 | Group C    |                                            525 |                            | 124 vacancies.                                                                                                       |

| 4          | 959        |   1360 |
|------------|------------|--------|
| Total 1736 | Total 1736 |   1603 |

Since the lifting of ban (imposed in 1996) on direct recruitment, following recruitments have been made in SAI after 2009:-

-  Recruitment to 41 Group-C posts (32 Junior Accountants & 09 LDCs) in the year 2012;
-  Recruitment to 05 Group-A posts (Asstt. Directors)  in  the year 2012 ; and
-  Recruitment to 15 Group-A posts (Jr. Scientific Officers) & 01 Group-C post (Library Asstt.) in the year 2015.

As  far  as  strength  of  Coaches  in  Sports  Authority  of  India  are concerned, the position is as under:-

Sanctioned Strength - 1524

Actual strength - 1039

Vacancies

- 485 (126 coaches have been employed on contractual basis against the vacant posts)

In order to fill vacancies, SAI has recruited Assistant Coaches on regular and contract basis as under:-

- (i) During 2013-14, SAI had recruited 170 Assistant Coaches (entry grade) on regular basis.
- (ii) SAI has recruited 90 Contract Coaches and 03 Para-Olympians on regular basis in 2015 and 03 Para-Olympians on regular basis in 2016 (January  & February).

The  number  of  coaches  is  not  fixed discipline-wise.  Since inclusion / discontinuation of sports discipline at various SAI Training Centres across the country is a continuous process which is reviewed periodically in view of the annual induction/weeding out of inmates/trainees based on identified parameters and rationalization of disciplines. Therefore, the discipline-wise and centre-wise requirement of coaches varies from time to time depending upon these factors.

Recruitment process for appointment of 150 Assistant Coaches is under active progress.

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