Uttarakhand

• 21 Jul 2023

Players will get a 4% Sports Quota in Jobs

Why in News?

On July 19, 2023, in the meeting chaired by the Chief Secretary of Uttarakhand, Dr. S.S Sandhu, an agreement was reached on the proposal to give a four percent horizontal sports quota to the players of the state on the posts of direct recruitment. Soon its proposal will come into the cabinet.

Key Points:

• At the same time, national and international medalists will get direct jobs in various six departments ranging from 2000 to 5400-grade pay.
• It is known that the proposal to give jobs to medal winners of national competitions in the post of grade pay 2000 was earlier returned by the Finance Department saying that jobs cannot be given on this grade pay post. However, the Finance Department had agreed to appoint gold, silver and bronze medal winners in the Olympics to Group 'B' posts.
• The department had talked about giving jobs in the posts of Grade Pay 4800 to the gold medal winners of the Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games in sports category- 2 and grade pay 4600 to silver and bronze medal winners.
• In the Sports Category- 3, medal winners in SAF Sports and National Games were given consent to be placed in Group 'C' positions in Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championships, and World Cup, but the matter of job was stuck in the grade pay 2000 post.
• It was also agreed upon in the meeting:
  • Five percent quota for outstanding sports persons for admission to colleges.
  • The decision to examine the utilization of the land identified for setting up a Women's Sports College in Udham Singh Nagar.
  • Provision of national and international level sports coaches in the Centre of Excellence.
  • Organizing sports competitions and training camps for persons with disabilities.
  • A meeting will be held with the Forest Department for the land of the sports university in Haldwani.
  • Summer training camps will be organized.
  • The excise department is deducting a cess of one rupee on liquor and beer bottles. It will be given to the Sports Department. A proposal will come into the cabinet for its notification.
  • The under-construction stadium at Ransi in Pauri will be developed as a High Altitude Center.