Revocation of suspension of Wrestling Federation of India (WFT) and recognition of WFI as National Sports Federation (NSF) in wrestling: Railway Board RBE No. 48/2025 Clarification/Corrigendum No. 134 dated 30.05.2025
RBE No. 48
Clarification / Corrigendum No. 134
भारत सरकार/GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
रेल मंत्रालय/MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(रेलवे बोर्ड/RAILWAY BOARD)
No. 2024/E(Sports)/4 (3)/19/Misc. (E.O.No.3485404)
New Delhi 30.05.2025
The General Managers (P),
All Zonal Railways and Production and other units.
Sub: Revocation of suspension of Wrestling Federation of India (WFT) and recognition of WFI as National Sports Federation (NSF) in wrestling.
Ref:- i) This office letter No. 2023/E(Sports)/RSPB/5/ 6/WS6 dated 18.01.2024.
ii) This office letter of even number dated 10.01.2025.
iii) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports letter No. 51-2/2023 SP ITT dated 10.03.2025.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports vide letter dated 24.12.2023 had suspended the Executive Committee (EC) of the WFI and instructed WFI to abstain from administering and managing the day-to-day activities of the Federation with immediate effect till further orders. Accordingly, the validity status of certificates issued by WFI for National ‘Wrestling Championships for various age categories organized by the suspended WFI was communicated vide this office’s letter mentioned under reference (i) & (ii) above.
2. Now, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports vide letter dated 10.03.2025 has revoked the suspension of EC of WEI and restored the recognition of WFI as National Sports Federation with immediate effect.
3. In view of above, it has been decided +hat certificates of sports achievements issued for the events conducted by WFI or its affiliated units after 10.03.2025, shall be considered for recruitment, incentives and all other establishment matters, as per Board’s extant policy.
Sd/-
(Ravinder Kumar)
Deputy Director/ Estt.(Sports)
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