GoI enhances prize money in National Sports Awards

DATE

01 Sep 2020

GoI enhances prize money in National Sports Awards

The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Kiren Rijiju has announced an enhancement in the prize money in four of the seven categories of the National Sports and Adventure Awards. He made this announcement on the occasion of the National Sports Day 2020.  The prize money for the Sports Awards was last reviewed in 2008.

Hike in prize money of National Sports Awards:

•  The prize money for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been increased to 25 lakh rupees from the previous amount of 7.5 lakh rupees.
•  Arjuna Award has been enhanced to 15 lakh rupees from 5 lakh.
• The Dhronacharya (Lifetime) awardees, who were earlier given 5 lakh rupees will now be given 15 lakh rupees as cash prize, while Dhronacharya (Regular) will be given 10 lakh instead of 5 lakh rupees per awardee.
•  Dhyanchand Awardees will be given 10 lakh rupees instead of 5 lakh rupees.

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