ARJUNA AWARD
This prestigious award was first introduced in the year 1961. It was named after the great, perfect student Arjuna (of the Mahabharata). This award is given to the sports personality who excels in games and sports for three consecutive years (at National and International levels). It consists of five lakh rupees cash, scroll of honor and statue of Arjuna. This award is decided by a ten member committee (seven Olympic players and three SAI officials). It is given to three categories (a) Olympic / Asian / Commonwealth Games or Cricket (b) Indigenous / Indian games (c) Physically handicapped.
DRONACHARYA AWARD
This award is given to honor those coaches who have enabled sportspersons to achieve outstanding results in their disciplines. This eminent award was started in be year 1985. It is given to coaches for their hard work to produce top level sportspersons. This award is named after the legendary guru / teacher Dronacharya In this award, the coach is given five lakh rupees cash, scroll of honor and statue of guru Dronacharya. Some of its recipients are Karan Singh, Anju Bobby George (Athletics). D.P. Azad (Cricket), Rajinder Singh (Hockey), Syed Naeemuddin (FB) Shyam Sunder Rao (VB). t Ashrans Dror) followed t of Guru
RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD A wards in ievement yers and them are el Ratna t: job in ards also nd Class to poor It is the highest sports award given to a sportsperson who has achieved the heights of skills in games and sports at International level. This award was started in the year 1991 in the memory of late Prime Minister, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi (sports lover). In this award, the sportsperson is presented with scroll of honor along with cash reward of seven lakh fifty thousand rupees. For this award, high class performance for the progress of sports is considered Some of its recipients are: Sachin Tendulkar, M.S. Dhoni (Cricket), Anju Bobby George (Athletics), Dhanraj Pillai (Hockey), Leander Paes (Tennis), Lt. Col. Rajyavardhan (shooting). Sushil Kumar (Wrestling), Vijendra Singh (Boxing), Saina Nehwal (Badminton) by acharya compete d every given Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna DHYAN CHAND AWARD This n ward is given for lifetime achievement in games or sports, ie, to ho wly-started sports award was instituted in the year 2002. This