Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday formally introduced a large hike within the prize cash in 4 of the seven classes of the Nationwide Sports activities and Journey Awards, which got away in a virtual ceremony this 12 months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The prize cash for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award has been elevated to a whopping Rs 25 lakh from the earlier quantity of Rs 7.5 lakh, whereas Arjuna Award has been enhanced to Rs 15 lakh from Rs 5 lakh. The Dronacharya (Lifetime) awardees, who have been earlier given Rs 5 lakh, will now be given Rs 15 lakh, whereas Dronacharya (Common) winners will likely be given Rs 10 lakh as a substitute of Rs 5 lakh.
The prize cash of Dhyan Chand Award has been elevated to Rs 10 lakh from Rs 5 lakh. The hike will come into impact from this 12 months.
“The prize cash for the Sports activities Awards was final reviewed in 2008. These quantities must be reviewed as soon as each 10 years a minimum of. If professionals in each subject have seen an enhancement of their earnings, why not our sportspersons,” Rijiju stated in a launch.
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Star cricketer Rohit Sharma, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, ladies’s hockey captain Rani Rampal, paddler Manika Batra and Rio Paralympic gold-winning excessive jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu are a part of an unprecedented 5 picked for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award this 12 months.
Apart from, a whopping 27 athletes have been chosen for the Arjuna Award, whereas 13 coaches will likely be conferred with the Dronacharya Award and 15 others have been short-listed for the Dhyan Chand honour.
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