The government has introduced 20 new disciplines for Central Government Jobs under sports quota

The government has introduced 20 new disciplines for Central Government Jobs under sports quota

 Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

The government has introduced 20 new disciplines for Central Government Jobs under sports quota: Shri Kiren Rijiju

Posted On: 22 SEP 2020 4:32PM by PIB Delhi 

 

Government has recently introduced 20 new disciplines for Central Government jobs under the sports quota. The details of the newly introduced/included 20 sports disciplines for Central Government jobs under sports quota are given below:

Sl. No.	Name of Sports disciplines
	Baseball
	Body-Building
	Cycling Polo
	Deaf Sports
	Fencing
	Kudo
	Mallakhamb
	Motor Sports
	Net Ball
	Para Sports (for sports discipline included in para-Olympics and Para Asian Games)
	Pencak Silat
	Shooting Ball
	Roll Ball
	Rugby
	Sepak Takraw
	Soft Tennis
	Tenpin Bowling
	Triathlon
	Tug-of-war
	Wushu

The recruitment of meritorious sportspersons under sports quota is done as per the guidelines issued by the Department of Personnel & Training from time to time and it is applicable to only Central Government Ministries/Departments. “Sports” being State subject, these instructions are not binding for State Governments.

The Department of Personnel & Training in consultation with the Department of Sports, vide its OM dated 01^st September, 2020 has included Mallakhamb, Tug of War and Roll Ball for appointment of meritorious sportspersons under sports quota in newly introduced 20 sports disciplines.

This information was given by Union Minister of State (IC) for Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Kiren Rijiju in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.                                                                *****