RBE No.120/1985 Service Bond – Sportsmen Recruited Against Sports Quota

No.RSCB/SO/83 Pt., dated 23.04.1985

Sub: Introduction of Service Bond for Sportsmen recruited against Sports quota on Railways.

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 deliberation in the meeting of the Presidents and 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 the Board in the enclosed format is duly filled in and 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.

SERVICE BOND

An Agreement made this …………..day of 19 …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 through 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 three years commencing from the day of ………………… 198.

(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 if 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 198 .