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Department of Sports announces Arjuna Award 2022 (India)

Deadline: 20-Sep-22

The Department of Sports is inviting nominations for its Arjuna Award 2022 to recognize the outstanding achievements of sportspersons in the field of sports at the International level and National levels.

Categories

The Government will only consider conferring Arjuna Award in the disciplines falling under the following categories:-

  • Olympic Games/Asian Games/Commonwealth Games/World Cup/World Championship disciplines and cricket or any equivalent recognized international Tournament.
  • Indigenous Games.
  • Sports for physically challenged.
Decorations
  • The Award consists of a statuette, a certificate, a ceremonial dress, and a cash Award of Rs. 15.00 lakhs which will be presented to the winners at a function to be held at a place and on a date to be decided by the Government of India.
  • No Award will be made for a second tie to the same person. The Award may be given posthumously if such an occasion arises.
No. of Awardees 
  • Ordinarily, not more than one award will be given in each discipline in a particular year subject to deserving sportspersons being available. However, at least one award is to be given exclusively for sports for the physically challenged. Further, the principle of one award per discipline may be relaxed in the case of team sports and across gender. That is to say that, the Selection Committee may recommend, in deserving cases with proper justification, more than one sportsperson in respect of team sports and sportspersons of both genders.
  • Normally not more than 15 awards could be given in any calendar year. However, keeping in view the performance of Indian sportspersons in the Commonwealth, Asian Games, and Olympic Games during a particular year and for the reasons given in para above, Arjuna Awards exceeding 15 in number may be allowed with proper justification and approval of the Minister-in-charge for Youth Affairs & Sports.
Eligibility Criteria
  • To be eligible for the Award, a sportsperson should have had not only good performance over the previous four years at the international level but also should have shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, and a sense of discipline. During the years when Olympic Games, Commonwealth, and Asian Games are held, the achievements of the sportspersons in these Games and other international tournaments up to the conclusion of the Olympic Games/Commonwealth Games/Asian Games, as the ease maybe will also be considered.
  • Sportspersons who have been penalized or against whom enquiry is pending/ongoing for use of drugs/substances banned by the Word Anti Doping Agency (WADA) based on a sample collected by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) or any other agency authorized by WADA and tested by National Dope Testing Laboratory or any other WADA accredited laboratory, will not be eligible for the Award.
  • The nominations for the Awards will be invited by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports from all National Sports Federations (NSFs) recognized by the Government of India, Indian Olympic Association and State/UT Governments in the month of January/February each year. In case of cricket, for which no National Sports Federation has been recognized by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, nominations from Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) will be invited. These agencies will be allowed to make nominations upto a maximum of three eligible sportspersons. For the NSFs de-recognized or under suspension, Sports Authority of India (SAI) will exercise the quota of nominations and make nominations upto a maximum of three eligible sportspersons for each sports discipline with the approval of Director General. SAI. Nominations beyond maximum three will not be considered. Only the first three nominations sent by NSFs will be considered. Last date for the receipt of nominations will be 30th April or last working day of April of the same year. During the years when Olympic Games, Commonwealth and Asian Games are held, Inst date will be 10 days after conclusion of these Games.
  • In addition nominations will also be invited from Sports Control/Promotion Boards of various Government Organizations such as the All India Police Sports Control Board, Army Sports Control Board, Railway Sports Promotion Board, Services Sports Control Board, Indian Navy Sports Control Board and Air Force Sports Control Board, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board, Air India Sports Promotion Board, SAIL Sports Promotion Board etc. These agencies will be allowed to nuke nominations upto a maximum of five sportspersons. Nominations beyond five will not be considered. Only the first five nominations sent by them will be considered.
  • Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees of the previous years can also nominate one eligible sportsperson each for Arjuna Award for the sports discipline for which they themselves were awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. Arjuna, Dhyan Chand and Dronacharya awardees of previous years can also nominate one eligible sportsperson each for Arjuna Award in their respective disciplines Further, Director General, Sports Authority of India can also nominate upto three eligible sportspersons for this  award, in addition to the quota to be exercised  by it in respect of de-recognized/suspended NSFs.
  • The concerned agencies should send the application in one lot only and should restrict the number of nominations as per the above guidelines. In case more nominations are made, first three/five nominations (as the case may be) will be considered.
  • Notwithstanding the above, the government reserves the right to make upto 3 nominations of sportspersons in deserving cases where no such nominations have been received from the agencies mentioned under the Scheme.

For more information, visit https://dbtyas-sports.gov.in/home/Guidelines