Inclusion of sports disciplines ‘Yogasana’ in the list of games for recruitment in Group ‘C’ Posts in Government of India: DOPT
Inclusion of sports disciplines ‘Yogasana’ in the list of games for recruitment of meritorious sports persons to any post in Group ‘C’ in Ministries/Department of Government of India: DOPT OM dated 17.06.2022
F. No. 14034/1/2013-Estt(D)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training
*****
North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 17.06.2022
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Sub:- Inclusion of sports disciplines in the list of games for recruitment of meritorious sports persons to any post in Group ‘C’ in Ministries/Department of Government of India — regarding.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department’s OMs of even number dated 01.09.2020 and 29.01.2021 and to say that a proposal has been received from Department of Sports for inclusion of one more discipline in the list of sports disciplines for recruitment of sportsperson to any Group ‘C’ post in Ministries/Departments of Government of India.
2. It has now been decided to accept the recommendation of Department of Sports. Accordingly, in partial modification of this Department’s OMs of even number dated 01.09.2020 and 29.01.2021, one more discipline namely “Yogasana” is added at Sr. No. 65 in the list of sports disciplines for recruitment of sportsperson to any Group ‘C’ post in Ministries/Departments of Government of India.
3. All other conditions relating to eligibility, appointment, seniority etc. laid down in the OM dated 03.10.2013 and other related OMs, as amended from time to time, shall remain unaltered.
(Anindya Bhattacharya)
Deputy Secretary to Govt. of India
Telephone No. 23094072
To,
All Ministries/Departments of Government of India
Copy to:
- President’s Secretariat, New Delhi
- Vice President’s Secretariat, New Delhi
- The Prime Minister’s Office, New Delhi
- Cabinet secretariat, New Delhi
- Rajya Sabha Secretariat/Lok Sabha Secretariat, New Delhi
- The Registrar General, The Supreme Court of India, New Delhi.
- The Registrar, Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi.
- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India, New Delhi.
- The Secretary, UPSC, New Delhi.
- The Secretary, SSC, New Delhi.
- All attached / subordinate offices under the Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions. - National Commission for Scheduled Castes, New Delhi
- National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, New Delhi
- National Commission for OBCs, New Delhi
- Secretary, National Council (JCM), 13, Ferozshah Road, New Delhi.
- All officers and sections in the Department of Personnel and Training.
- Hindi Section, DOPT for Hindi version.
- NIC (DOPT) for placing this OM on the website of DOPT.
- Establishment Section (100 copies).
(Anindya Bhattacharya)
Deputy Secretary to Govt. of India
Telephone No. 23094072
Source: DOPT

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