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New Delhi : Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) of Ministry of Railways has formulated a liberalised policy for promotion of the sportspersons and coaches to the officers grade as per which out of turn promotion shall be granted to sportspersons to Officer Grade based on their outstanding sports achievements which inter-alia include representing the country in Olympics on at least two occasions with either at least one medal in Commonwealth Games/Asian Games or being the Arjuna/Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees.
Amongst the first beneficiary of the policy is Kuldeep Singh, the Chief Coach of Indian Women Wrestling Team, whose orders for promotion to the Gazetted post of Assistant Commercial Manager have been issued in Northern Railway.  Sakshi Malik, Bronze medalist of Rio Olympics, and Vinesh Phogat, Gold Medalist of Commonwealth Games 2018 and Asian Games 2018, both Railway employees, are amongst Kuldeep Singh’s pupils.
Sudha Singh, double Olympian athlete of Indian Railways, has also been granted promotion to officer grade in Indian Railways under this new policy,according to a PIB release.
It is felt that such proactive steps would not only encourage the sportspersons and coaches to do better but will also go a long way in taking the Indian Sports to new high.

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