Sports Quota Recruitment and out of Turn Promotion for Sports persons – Modification
Railway Board Clarification on Recruitment of sports persons against Sports Quota and out-of-turn promotion
Ministry of Railways has issued Clarification/Corrigendum on Recruitment of sports persons  against Sports Quota
                                   RBE No:08/2016
Clarification/Corrigendum No. 63
Government of India
Ministry of Railways
 (Railway Board)
No.2013/E(Sports)/4(1)12/Policy
New Delhi, dated  4th January 2016
The General Managers (P),
All  Zonal Railways including
CLW, DLW, ICF, Â RCF, RWF, Metro Railway/Kolkata.
The CAO(R), DMW/Patiala,
The DG, RDSO/Lucknow.
Sub.  : Recruitment of  sports persons  against Sports Quota   and out-of-turn promotion to  Railway sports persons  on sports  account-modification/changes in policy.
Ref.:  Railway Board’s policy letter No.2012/E(Sports)/4(1)/1/    Policy Clarifications  dated  18.04.2012 (RBE No.  52/2012), dated 15.06.2012 “(RBE No.71/2012), No.2012/E(Sports)/4(1)/3/0TP/DOPT dated 23.05.2013 (RBE No.50/2013) & No.2014/E(Sports)/4(1)/1/Policy Clarifications dated 22.10.2014 (RBE No.117/2014).
The Ministry of Railways(Railway Board) have decided to make the following amendments in the existing sports policy as contained in the letters. referred  to above:
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(i) | 4.l (m)  Notes (New Para)– of  letter no.2012/E(Sports)/4(1)/1/ Policy Clarifications doted  18.04.2012 (RBE No.52/2012).
In  team  sports,  only sports persons  who have actually played the sport  in field,  shall only be eligible. Therefore,  a sports person  who represents as member of a team in any recognized sport event/championship but has actually not played in the  field, shall not be considered for recruitment  against sports  quota. Para 3-  of  letter No.2012/E(Sports)/4(1)/1/    Policy Clarifications Submission of certificate by the candidate for actual participation in the field of play,  In the  event under consideration for recruitment, is mandatory. |
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(ii) |
 Para No.9.2.6 (C) added vide letter no. 2012/E(Sports)/4(1)/3/OTP/DOPT dated 23.05.2013 (RBE No. 50/2013) and revised  vide  para (ii) of letter no. In case of a team event, a sports person  will qualify for out-of-turn promotion if he/she  has played at  least  50% of  the  matches  in the  same event or played in any match in quarter final and above in that  event. Sports persons shall not be entitled  for out-of-turn promotion unless he/she  fulfills any one of the above two conditions. |
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(Bhaskar Roy Choudhury)
Dy. Director. Estt.(Sports)