TN includes Silambam in 3% sports quota for government, PSU jobs

The government issued a G.O. after accepting the recommendations of a high-level committee over the “weapon based” Indian martial art from Tamil Nadu

The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday designated ‘Silambam’ as one of the games to be included for the 3% sports quota recruitment in government departments and public sector undertakings (PSUs).

The government issued a G.O., after accepting the recommendations of a high-level committee headed by the Chief Secretary, to frame detailed guidelines and modalities for the implementation of reservation for meritorious sportspersons, for recruitment in government departments and PSUs.

The committee recommended the proposal made by the principal secretary, Sports Development Authority of India, to include Silambam under the recruitment quota. The principal secretary had said that Silambam or Silambattam was a “weapon based” Indian martial art from Tamil Nadu and 40 years ago, the Government of Tamil Nadu had recognised it as one of the State sports.