Sports Policy: RBE No.129/2016 – Sparing of Sportspersons

Modifications to Existing Paras

Para of Board’s letter no.2014/E(Sports)/4(2)/3 (SCL), dated 29.10.2015 (RBE No. 139/2015)

Existing Para

Revised Para

2(iv) under the heading “For team, double, relay and group events”

Gold Medal winner of All India Inter Railway Championships held last for games other than Billiards, Snooker, 8 & 9 Ball Pool, Bridge, Chess & Tennis

Deleted.

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SCL is meant for sport related activity only. SCL grantee sportsperson shall have to take his own leave, of relevant type, for any event other than sport during this period. Any other kind of leave during this period shall be granted by General Secretary of concerned Railway/ PU Sports Associotion on recommendation of ASO/ SSO. The same is to be advised to RSPB also for necessary record keeping of SCL. The reporting authority before and after the coaching camp, will be Secretary/ ZRSA during Ihe duration of 330 days SCL.

SCL is meant for sport related activity only. The players shall not be allowed to cover pregnancy and maternity in the 330 days SCL. SCL grantee sportsperson shall have to take his own leave, of relevant type, for any event other than sport during this period. Any other kind of leave during this period shall be granted by General Secretary of concerned Railway/ PU Sports Association on the recommendation of ASO/ SSO. The same is to be advised to RSPB also for necessary record keeping of SCL. The reporting authority before and after the coaching camp, will be Secretary/ ZRSA during the duration of 330 days SCL.

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A totol of 30 doys SCL will be curtailed from the clubbed 120 days SCL, presently granted to players in a calendar year for ordinary and national level tournaments as per Board’s letter under reference (ii), to those sportspersons who are not covered under the 330 days SCL scheme and have no medal winning performance in All India Inter-Railway Championships during the current calendar year or the last one completed calendar year whichever championship is the latest. Therefore the period of 120 days SCL, as detailed above, now stands reduced to 90 days SCL except for the games of Billiards, Snooker, 8 & 9 Ball pool, Golf, Chess, Bridge, Tennis & Judo. Board’s letter under reference (iii) regarding half day leave to railway servant for participating in practice session may be treated as ‘cancelled’. In exceptional cases GM is empowered to grant SCL/ half day leave, as per extant norms.

A total of 30 days SCL will be curtailed from the clubbed 120 days SCL, presently granted to players in a calendar year for ordinary and national level tournaments as per Board’s letter under reference (ii), to those sportspersons who are not covered under the 330 days SCL scheme and have no medal winning performance in All India Inter-Railway Championships during the current calendar year or the last one completed calendar year whichever championship is the latest. Therefore, the period of 120 days SCL, as detailed above, now stands reduced to 90 days SCL except for the games of Billiards, Snooker, 8 & 9 Ball Pool, Golf, Chess, Bridge, Tennis & Judo. Board’s letter under reference (iii) regarding half day leave to railway servant for participating in practice session may be treated as ‘cancelled’. In exceptional cases General Secretary/ President of ZRSA is empowered to grant SCL/ half day leave, as per extant norms.