Lok Sabha Question No. 150 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: Sports Quota
Ministry: PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
Asked by: SANGANNA AMARAPPA KARADI, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

## MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL & TRAINING)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 150

(TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2016)

## SPORTS QUOTA

*150. SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made any provision for reservation of meritorious sports persons in various posts in Government Departments and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has issued any guideline for recruitments under the said quota by the authorities concerned and also proposed to increase the quota and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number  of  sportspersons recruited during the last three years in various Government departments;
- (d) whether adequate opportunities are not made available to various sports disciplines/sportspersons in the recruitment for Government jobs and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps being taken to give due emphasis in recruiting sportspersons of all the sports disciplines while filling up of the Government jobs?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office. (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

(a) to (e):    A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN  THE REPLY TO  PARTS (A)  TO (E)  OF  THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO 150 FOR ANSWER ON 27.07.2016 RAISED BY SHRI SANGANNA  AMARAPPA, MP AND SHRI D.K. SURESH, MP REGARDING 'SPORTS QUOTA'

- (a): Yes,  Madam.  As  per  extant  instructions  Ministries  and  Departments  can  recruit meritorious sportspersons to Group 'C' posts under the Government of India up to 5% of the vacancies in any year subject to the condition that these including all other reservations do not  exceed  50%  of  the  total  number  of  vacancies  proposed  to  be  filled  up  by  direct recruitment.
- (b): Consolidated instructions on incentives for sportspersons including recruitment under sports quota have been issued vide DoPT OM No 14034/01/2013-Estt.(D) dated 3rd October 2013.  At present no proposal to increase the quota is under consideration of the Government.
- (c):   Department of Personnel and Training (DOPT) lays down the policy for recruitment of meritorious sportspersons which is implemented by the administrative Ministries/Departments.  The details regarding number of sportspersons recruited by various Ministries/Departments are not centrally maintained.
- (d) &  (e): As  per  extant  instructions  43  sports  disciplines have  been  identified  for appointment of meritorious sportspersons.  These instructions inter alia provide relaxation in upper age limit upto a maximum of 5 years (10 years in case of those belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes) for the recruitment of meritorious sportspersons to Group 'C' posts. Government servants with medal winning performance in specified sports events are also eligible for out of turn promotion.

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