Deadline: 20-Sep-22
The Department of Sports is accepting nominations for its Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022 to recognize 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 the award is to be given.
During the years when Olympic Games, Commonwealth and Asian Games are held, achievements of the sportspersons upto conclusion of these Games will also be considered.
Decorations
- The award will consist of the following:
- A cash amount of Rs. 25 lakhs exempt from Income Tax and Wealth Tax in the year in which it is disbursed. The Award will be presented to the winners at the function for the presentation of the Award to be held at a place and on a date to be determined by the Government.
- A Certificate of honour to each sportsperson.
- One medal to each Sportsperson.
- This Award will be in addition to any other award of the Department or otherwise, which may be available to sportspersons for the same achievements.
- No Award will be made for a second time to the same person.
- The award may be given posthumously if such an occasion arises.
No. of Awardees
There will be only one award every year to be given to an individual sportsperson. This condition will be relaxed only in exceptional circumstances.
Eligibility Criteria
- 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 shall be honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award for excellence in Sports & Games at international level i.e. Olympic/Asian/ Commonwealth/World Games/Championships/World Cup and equivalent recognized international tournaments. During the years when Olympic Games, Commonwealth and Asian Games are held, achievements of the sportspersons in these Games and other abovementioned tournaments upto the conclusion of the Olympic Games/Commonwealth Games/Asian Games, as the case may be, will also be considered.
- Sportspersons who have been penalized or against whom enquiry is pending/ongoing for use of drugs/substances banned by the World 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.
For more information, visit https://dbtyas-sports.gov.in/home/Guidelines