About National Sports Awards:
- The National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports.
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
- Arjuna Award:
- It is given for good performance over a period of the previous four years and for showing qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline.
- Arjuna Awards (Lifetime):
- It is given to honour and motivate those sportspersons who have contributed to sports by their performance and continue to contribute to promotion of sports even after their retirement from active sporting careers.
- Dronacharya Award
- It is given to coaches for doing outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and for enabling sportspersons to excel in International events.
- Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar
- The ‘Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar’ is given to corporate entity (Public/Private), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), who have played a visible role in the area of sports promotion and development.
