Question : Employment Security to Sportspersons

(a) whether the Government proposes to introduce any scheme to provide employment security to the sportspersons by providing employment in the private sector so as to encourage them to take sports more seriously; and
(b) if so, the details thereof ?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)
FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
(SHRI VIJAY GOEL)
(a): There is no proposal under consideration of the Government to introduce any scheme to provide employment security to the sportspersons by providing employment in the private sector.
However, recruitment of meritorious sportspersons against vacancies reserved for sports quota is already being done in Central
Government offices in terms of extant instructions of the Ministry of
Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension.
In terms of existing instructions of the Government, upto 5%
of direct recruit vacancies in Group ‘C’ and erstwhile Group ‘D’ are
reserved for meritorious sportspersons in Central Government
offices.
Further, Ministries / Department of Government of India can
recruit meritorious sportsmen in any year in relaxation of the
recruitment procedure, to the extent that these, including all other
reservations under existing orders, do not exceed 50% of the total
number of vacancies proposed to be filled by direct recruitment.
Central Government organizations and Public Sector undertakings
recruit meritorious sportspersons including medal winners in
international sports events from time to time for which they advertise
in Employment News and other newspapers.
(b): In view of the reply to part (a) above, the question does not arise.
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