Vinesh Phogat Resigns From Indian Railways. Know More About Jobs Under Sports Quota

Olympian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has resigned from her post in Indian Railways and joined the Congress party yesterday. She is going to be active in politics. Yesterday, September 6, she shared a tweet on her account which says, “At this point in my life, I have decided to separate myself from the railway service and have submitted my resignation to the competent authorities of the Indian Railways. I will always be grateful to the Indian Railway family for this opportunity given to me by the Railways in the service of the nation.” This 30-year-old wrestler was knocked out of the 50 kg gold medal match at the Paris Olympics due to weight issues. She appealed against the decision but was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sports. Vinesh was employed as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) with Northern Railways.

The Indian Railways recruits people from sports fields under different posts. Under this, any candidate who will be selected will get the salary accordingly. Vinesh Phogat was posted as OSD/Sports in General Manager, Baroda House in Railways. She was given a salary according to the Junior Administrative Grade (JAG). In addition to the basic pay, officers receive various allowances, including: Dearness allowance, House rent allowance and Transport allowance.

Jobs under sports quota are available in major government organisations including Railways, Army, Navy, Air Force, Public Sectors and others. The basic goal behind recruitment drives under the sports quota is to promote and support sports excellence and physical fitness by offering job opportunities to talented athletes. Candidates can also get other government jobs through different sports given below.

• Skating

  Body-Building

  Shooting Ball

  Billiards and Snooker

  Archery

  Swimming

  Athletics

  Squash

  Ball-Badminton

  Table Tennis

  Cycling

  Weight-Lifting

  Cycling Polo

  Badminton

  Rugby

  Hockey

  Basketball

  Taekwondo

  Baseball

  Football

  Boxing

  Volleyball

  Cricket

  Kabaddi