Indian Railways sportspersons get this big Modi govt gift

The PM Narendra Modi government has sought to boost sports further in the country by honouring sportspersons. Indian Railways has come out with a new promotion policy for Indian Railways sportspersons. Under the new policy, sportspersons who won a position/medal in Olympics, all those sportspersons and coaches who have been awarded with Padma Shri will be promoted as officers, said Ministry of Railways statement, adding that Railways Minister Piyush Goyal approved the new policy for promotion of Railways sportspersons. 
 
In order to give due recognition to the effort put in by sportspersons, who have made two appearances in Olympics, won a medal in Asian Games/Commonwealth Games, it has now been decided to award them with a promotion to the officer rank. Further Indian Railways sportspersons who are winners of any of the awards like Arjuna/Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award would also be entitled to the said promotion, the statement said.
 
According to the statement, the contribution of coaches to the successful performance of sportspersons has been duly acknowledged and any coach whose trainees have produced at least three medal winning performances in Olympic Games / World Cup / World Championship / Asian Games / Commonwealth Games including at least one medal in Olympic Games would be eligible to be promoted as an Officer.
 
"This liberalized promotion policy will act as an incentive to the country’s elite sportspersons/coaches and reaffirms Railways commitment to the promotion of sports in the country,” it said.
 
During the felicitation function organized by Railway Sports Promotion Board for the medal winners of CWG 2018, at National Rail Museum in April 2018, Piyush Goyal had announced that Railways would soon come up with a promotion policy to address the legitimate aspirations of outstanding Indian Railways athletes.
 
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"Not just medals but the effort put in by sportspersons would also be acknowledged," the Minister had said, emphasizing the role of coaches in producing successful sportspersons.