Medal Winning State Personnel in sports competitions will get a special Increment | 02 Jun 2023

Why In News?

On 1 June 2023, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot approved a proposal to give special increments as personal salary to state employees who have excelled in national and international level sports events & competitions. This will encourage the personnel towards sports.

Key Points:

• For this, eligible personnel will have to apply for a special increment within a period of 6 months from the date of completion of the sports event.
• The personnel will be given 1 and 2 special increments as individual salaries at the rate fixed by the state government for their outstanding performance (winning medals) in national and international sports competitions respectively.
• The personnel will get a maximum of 5 special increments throughout the service period.
• The benefit of a special increment will be payable from the first date of the following month of the end of the sports competition.