UP cabinet clears proposal to treat sportsmen training, competition period as duty
Published on: Dec. 2, 2025, 2:10 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
The Uttar Pradesh cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to treat the period spent by state-employed elite sportspersons in competition and training as duty, bringing clarity to a long-standing procedural gap.The decision was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.According to Parliamentary Affairs minister Suresh Kumar Khanna, the Uttar Pradesh International Medal Winner Direct Recruitment Rules 2022 do not contain any provisions regarding leave or duty for athletes who were appointed under the scheme and later selected to participate in sports events or training camps.
