Departments will now have the right to give out of turn promotions to 3 sportspersons, 2 for coaches

The Govt allowed departments to give 3 out of turn promotions to sportspersons who do perform extraordinarily in big events and 2 for coaches.

Objective: Encouraging sportsperson for excellence in sporting events.

According to Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT), the medal winning show in sports events eligible for out of turn promotion will be restricted to regular disciplines of Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, World Championships and record breaking medal winning performance in National Games conducted by Indian Olympic Association.

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012