Railways promotes World Cup winners Pratika Rawal, Sneh Rana and Renuka Singh Thakur to OSD (Sports)
Indian Railways announced on 1 December 2025 the out-of-turn promotion of Women's World Cup champions Pratika Rawal, Sneh Rana and Renuka Singh Thakur to the Group 'B' gazetted post of Officer on Special Duty (Sports).
Summary
Indian Railways announced on 1 December 2025 that cricketers Pratika Rawal, Sneh Rana and Renuka Singh Thakur had been promoted to the Group 'B' gazetted post of Officer on Special Duty (Sports) through out-of-turn promotion, recognising India's victorious 2025 ICC Women's World Cup campaign. The promotion of the three cricketers, an initiative of the Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), carries pay at Level-8 of the 7th CPC Pay Matrix. All three players were earlier clerks in Northern Railway; Pratika Rawal is an opening batter from Delhi and Sneh Rana an all-rounder from Uttarakhand.
Key facts
- Announced
- 1 December 2025
- Players
- Pratika Rawal, Sneh Rana, Renuka Singh Thakur
- New post
- OSD (Sports), Group 'B' gazetted
- Pay
- Level-8, 7th CPC
- Initiative
- Railway Sports Promotion Board
- Zone
- Northern Railway
- Reason
- 2025 ICC Women's World Cup win
Practice MCQs 2 questions
To which post did Indian Railways promote cricketers Pratika Rawal, Sneh Rana and Renuka Singh Thakur in December 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Officer on Special Duty (Sports)
PIB 2197278: the three were promoted to the Group 'B' Officer-grade post of Officer on Special Duty (Sports) through out-of-turn promotion.
Consider the following statements about the Railways' promotion of three Women's World Cup winners announced on 1 December 2025: 1. The promotion is an initiative of the Railway Sports Promotion Board. 2. The new post carries pay at Level-8 of the 7th CPC Pay Matrix. 3. All three players were earlier posted in Western Railway. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB 2197278: the initiative is of the RSPB and carries Level-8 pay; all three were serving in Northern Railway, not Western Railway.