Just not sport: Quota delayed, sportspersons disappointed
2% sports quota was allowed in undivided AP; TS awaiting release of GO by general administration
Although the Telangana Government has been announcing cash rewards for sportspersons from the state, the two per cent sports quota in government jobs is yet to be announced. The delay in the government orders is disappointing sports persons who brought laurels and medals in national and international events and kept the nation’s spirits high.
During the rule of N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, the Youth Services department issued a government order (GOMS 74) that allowed a 2 per cent sports quota in undivided Andhra Pradesh.
The same has been adopted by the AP Gover nment. The GOMS-74 was a revised GO for the earlier order released during the chief minister ship of N. Chandrababu Naidu. Kiran Kumar Reddy’s government had included a few more categories in the list of sorts.
A condition therein was that the candidate appoi nted under sports quota must represent the depart ment in which he worked for at least five years from the time of appointment, and the GO had given opportunities to sports p ersons, based on the performance of individuals. The government considered participation at higher levels like national and international events, and winning of medals at state and lower levels.
As per the GOMS-74, the sportspersons would have opportunities in the posts of state government departments, educational institutes, local bodies inc luding GHMC, municipalities, zilla parishads, mandal parishads and gram panchayats, corporations, boards, Grand halaya Samsthas, market committees and other establishments that are funded or aided by the state government, where direct recruitment was one of the modes of appointment.
TSPSC chairman Ganta Chakrapani had earlier told this newspaper that the government had to issue orders on sports quota. “As per the directions of the government, we shall include reservations for sportspersons in notifications. But, the GO should be released by the general administration department (GAD) instead of the Youth Services and Sports as the matter is related to service,” he said.
Secretary to the tourism and youth services department, B. Venkatesam, said the government was studying the matter and would come up with a conclusion soon.
“Initially we faced a few impediments in releasing the GO. We studied orders issued by courts on the matter earlier. Recently, the TSPSC sent its opinion and the GAD will release the order this month,” he said.