Special Casual Leave /On Duty to Chess players for participation in National /International Chess Tournaments

          Ministry of Railways [Railway Board] have reconsidered the issue of sparing the Railway Chess players on “Special Casual Leave / On Duty”  for participation in the National /International level  Chess tournaments and it has been decided that the same rules and criterion shall be followed for Chess as is being followed in the case of other games. 

            However, in the case of participation of Railway chess player in International  Tournament, recognized by World Chess Federation [FIDE] for International Master and Grand Master titles and for garnering ELO points; Sports Association of concerned Zonal Railway / Production Unit may send a proposal to Railway Sports Promotion Board [RSPB] for his /her sparing, along with a letter from All India Chess Federation about the recognition of the tournament for said purposes.