Please refer to Board’s letter referred above regarding “Service Bond” for sportspersons, recruited on Indian Railways against sports quota.
In this regard, Railway Board has decided that for sportspersons who will be recruited against sports quota on or after the issue of this letter, the “Service Bond” period shall be of five years instead of three years.
It has also come to Board’s notice that in the past some sportspersons have joined other departments without resigning from the Railways. In such cases appropriate action should be initiated as per extant rules.
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Copy of Board’s letter No. RSCB/SO/83 Pt. dated 23.04.1985
Sub: Introduction of Service Bond for sportsmen recruited against sports quota on Railways.
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The question of sportsmen recruited against sports quota on the Indian Railways and leaving the Railway service in a short period to join other organizations has been engaging the attention of this Board and also the Railway Sports Associations. After due consultation with the Legal Cell of the Railway Board and necessary deliberations in the meeting of the Presidents & Secretaries of Railway Sports Associations with the RSCB held on 11.01.1985 at New Delhi, it has been decided to adopt the enclosed “BOND FORMAT” on the Railways. You are, therefore, requested to issue necessary instructions to ensure that the Bond in the enclosed format is duly filled in & signed by Sportsmen/sportswomen at the time of their appointment against sports quota on the Railways. The amount in Clause [5] of the Bond Format should be equivalent to the salary payable to the candidate for the period of three years i.e. the bond period.
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SERVICE BOND
An Agreement made this ______________________________ day of 20_____ between ____________________________________ ______________son/ daughter of _____________________ _________ residing at _______________________________ [hereinafter called the employee] of the first part and the President of India acting through the _____________________________ of the Railway Administration [hereinafter called the Government ] of the second part.
WHEREAS the employee has submitted an application for appointment as _________________________ in ___________________ claiming that he is proficient in the game of _________________________.
AND WHEREAS the Government has agreed to appoint the employee as _______________ in _______________________ on “Sports account” under the special powers vested in the Government without the adoption of the normal mode of recruitment through the Railway Service Commission.
AND WHEREAS the employee has agreed to abide by all the terms and conditions set-forth hereunder in consideration of the Government having agreed to appoint him as _________________________ under Sports Account without subjecting him to the usual mode of recruitment though Railway Service Commission.
NOW THESE PRESENTS WITNESSETH and the parties hereto respectively agree as follows:
[1] That the employee hereby binds himself to serve the Government as _____________ in any place situated on _____________ Railway for a period of five [5] years commencing from the _____________________day of __________ 20 .
[2] That the employee shall be governed by all the rules and regulations issued from time to time by the Ministry of Railways and the G.M. of the ______________________________ governing the conditions of services of the Railway employees.
[3] That the employee shall serve the Administration honestly, efficiently and diligently by not only discharging the official duties entrusted to him as _________________________ but also by participating in all the sports activities for which he has been appointed whenever called upon to do so by the Government and that he shall not participate in sports activities other than those of the Government without previous sanction of the Government.
[4] That the employee shall not without valid reasons fail to take part in the respective sports activities.
[5] That, in case of infringement /violation of any of the above conditions by the employee, he shall pay to the Government an amount of Rs.*_______________________ and that his services shall be terminated on one month’s notice.
[6] Subject to terms and conditions stipulated herein the employee shall be governed by all the rules and regulations and orders issued from time to time governing the conditions of services of Railway employees.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have set their hands and seals on the __________ day of ______________20 .
*equivalent to the salary for the period of five years i.e. the period of Service Bond.