Awards by Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

Given for: For the spectacular and most outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sportsperson over a period of four years immediately preceding the year during which award is to be given.

First given in the year: 1991-92

Monetary Grant: Rs. 20 lakhs (as of 2022)

First Recipients: Vishwanathan Anand (Chess)

Also see First Winners of Khel Ratna from Different Sports

Dronacharya Award

Given for: To sports coaches who have successfully trained sportspersons or teams and enabled them to achieve outstanding results in international competitions.

First given in the year: 1985

Monetary Grant: Rs. 15 lakhs (as of 2022)

First Recipients:

  1. Bhalachandra Bhaskar Bhagwat (Wrestling),
  2. Om Prakash Bhardwaj (Boxing) and
  3. O.M. Nambiar (Athletics)

Dhyan Chand Award for Life-time Achievement in Sports and Games

Given for: To those sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and continue to contribute to the promotion of sports even after their retirement from active sporting career.

First given in the year: 2002

Monetary Grant: Rs. 10 lakhs (as of 2022)

First Recipients:

  1. Shahuraj Birajdar (Boxing),
  2. Ashok Diwan (Hockey) and
  3. Aparna Ghosh (Basketball)

Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

Given for: To recognise the achievement of persons associated in the field of adventure. 3 categories for adventure on land, sea and air and 1 award for lifetime achievement.

First given in the year: 1994

Monetary Grant: Rs. 15 lakhs (as of 2022)

First Recipients:

  1. Rachel Tornas, the first woman skydiver;
  2. Major A.K. Singh, who though physically disabled, sailed round the world in the Army sailing expedition "Trishna";
  3. Indian members of the successful Indo-Nepalese Women's Everest expedition, 1993 (comprising only women and led by Bachendri Pal);
  4. Mountaineer Hukum Singh.



Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar

Given for: 4 categories (initially given in 3 categories

  1. Identification and nurturing of budding/young talent
  2. Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility
  3. Employment of sports persons and sports welfare measures
  4. Sports for Development

First given in the year: 2009

Monetary Grant: No cash award

First Recipients: Railway Sports Promotion Board and Tata Steel

Note: Services Sports Control Board has received highest number of 4 awards till 2022.


Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy

Given for: Overall top performing university in the Inter-University tournaments. (The top 3 universities are given cash awards)

First given in the year: 1956-57

Monetary Grant: 1. Rs. 15 lakhs 2. Rs. 7.5 lakhs and 4.5 lakhs (as of 2022)

First Recipient: Bombay University

Note: Guru Nanak Dev University has won the award 23 times, the most number by any university, till 2022.


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1. First winner of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar

2. Monetary Grant for Khel Ratna Award is -

3. Which is the oldest award?

4. Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award is given in -

5. In which award no cash grant is given?

6. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award was first given in -

7. Which University has won the MAKA Trophy the most number of times?