Various Incentives for Participating in Sports Tournaments/Events of National or International Importance
(Updated on 15.09.2022)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
Establishment (Pay-I) Section
INCENTIVES FOR PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS EVENTS
Department of Personnel and Training has issued various instructions from time to time on grant of various incentives for participating in sports tournaments/events of national or international importance. The essence of these instructions has been summarized in the following paras for guidance and better understanding: –
Special Casual Leave
1. Special Causal Leave is granted to Central Government employee for a period not exceeding 30 days in a calendar year for:
1.1 attending coaching or training camps under Rajkumari Amrit Kaur Coaching Scheme or similar All India Coaching or Training schemes;
1.2 attending coaching or training camps at the National Institute of Sports, Patiala;
1.3 participating in mountaineering expeditions;
1.4 participating in trekking expedition;
1.5 for attending the pre-selection trails/camps connected with sporting events of National / International importance.
[Para 1 and 3 (ii) of OM No. 6/1/85-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 16.07.1985]
1.6 attending coaching camps in sports organized by National Sports Federations/Sports Boards recognized by Government of India, Department of Youth Affairs and Sports;
[Para 3 (i) of OM No. 6/1/85-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 07.11.1988]
1.7 participating in programme of adventure sports/similar activities conducted by Central Civil Services Cultural & Sports Board;
[OM No. 6/3/2015-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 29.02.2016]
2. Special Causal Leave is also granted to Central Government servants for a period not exceeding 10 days in a calendar year for participating in inter-ministerial and inter-departmental tournaments and sporting events held in and outside Delhi.
[Para 2 of OM No. 6/1/85-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 16.07.1985]
Periods treated as on duty
3. In case of Central Government servants who are selected for participating in sporting events of National / International importance, the period of the actual days on which they participate in the events as also the time spent in traveling to and from such tournaments / events may be treated as duty. Further, if any pre-participation Coaching Camp is held in connection with the above-mentioned events and the Government servant is required to attend the same, this period may also be treated as on duty.
[Para 3(i) of OM No. 6/1/85-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 16.07.1985]
TA/DA
4. Central Government employees who are required to travel to a station other than their headquarters for participating in any of the events mentioned in para 3(i) of this Department’s OM No. 6/1/85-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 16.07.1985, will be entitled to claim Travelling Allowance for such journey in accordance with the TA rules applicable to them.
[Para 1 of OM No. 6/1/2019-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 08.05.2020]
5. The employees participating in sporting events are treated as on duty and as such they are entitled to DA under the rules as on tour.
[Para 1(c) of OM No. 6/2/85-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 30.01.1989]
Special Increment (Personal Pay) to Sportspersons
6. The number of increments to be awarded for achieving excellence in National events should be laid down at a scale lower than for excellence in International events, say one increment for National event and two increments for International events.
7. The total number of increments to be awarded to an individual should not exceed five in his / her entire career.
[Para 3(iv) of OM No. 6/1/85-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 16.07.1985]
8. The increments so granted would continue to be drawn at the same rate till retirement. They will not count for any service matter like pay fixation on promotion, retirement benefits or DA/CCA or any other allowance like HRA etc.
[Para 3(vi) of OM No. 6/1/85-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 07.11.1988]
[2. Para 5 of OM No. 6/1/2017-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 11.06.2018]
Special Increment (Personal Pay) to Referees / Umpires
9. Two advance increments may be granted for each event subject to total five increments in the entire career to Referees / Umpires who excel at the International level. The increments so granted would be continued to be drawn at the same rate till retirement. The term ‘excellence’ would mean that the Umpire / Referee has been accepted as a Referee / Umpire by the International Federation governing the particular sports discipline and has performed the duties in International Competitions recognized by such International Federation. However, no such incentive will be allowed to those Referees / Umpires, who perform such duties at the National level.
[Para 2 of OM No. 13/26/92-Estt.(Pay-I) dated 11.08.1994]
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