NEW DELHI: Central government employees can now hold an elective office in bodies such as sports associations and federations for a longer period of five years or two terms, whichever is earlier, in their entire career. Prior sanction from the competent authority for contesting election to such bodies would continue to be required.As per the policy, last updated on August 5, 2019, fixing an upper limit on the number of years for which government servants could occupy an elective office, they could get elected to any body, whether incorporated or not, for two terms of for a period of four years, whichever was earlier. In cases where the government servants have assumed charge of elected posts prior to the issuing of office memorandum dated August 5, 2019, the department of personnel has said they may be allowed to complete the full period of their current tenure, except in cases where there are charges of corruption and adverse audit paras etc.