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The Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar is a sports honour of the Republic of India. The name of the award in Hindi translates to National Sports Promotion Award. It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The award recognizes the "involvement of corporates, voluntary organizations, and sports control boards, in the promotion and development of sports in the country" over the previous three years. The award was started in 2009 and the guidelines were revised in 2015. Since the revision, entities in four categories are awarded: Identification and nurturing of budding and young talent, Encouragement to sports through corporate social responsibility, Employment of sportspersons and sports welfare measures, and Sports for development. As of 2020, the award comprises "a citation and a trophy in each of the categories".

As of 2020, a total of 47 awards have been bestowed on 39 different organizations and individuals. The award is presented annually with the other five National Sports Awards and national adventure award at the Presidential Palace presented by the President of India, usually on 29 August of a year. Five organizations have won the award more than once. Services Sports Control Board won the award in 2010 in two categories, and once in 2012 and 2013, for a total of four awards. Tata Steel won the award in 2009 in two categories and again once in 2010 for a total of three awards. Two awards have been won by Railways Sports Promotion Board in 2009 and 2012, Petroleum Sports Promotion Board in 2011 and 2013, and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in 2014 and 2020. Awards in two categories—establishment and management of sports academies of excellence, and financial support for sports excellence—were discontinued as a result of the 2015 award scheme revision. In the year 2021 this awarde was given to the Manav Rachna Educational Institutions(MREI),an Organisation for their contribution in the Identification and nurturing of the sports talent of over the past 25 years around the various parts of India.

List of recipients

Explanatory notes

1. Society for Transformation, Inclusion and Recognition through Sports

References

1. "Inviting applications for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for the year 2020" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
   • "Scheme for the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar (Amended as on 12.2.2015)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
2. ^ "List of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar (2009-2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
   • "National Sports Awards 2019 announced" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 20 August 2019. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
   • "National Sports Awards 2020 announced" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 21 August 2020. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
   • "National Sports Awards 2021 announced" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
   • "Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announces National Sports Awards 2022" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, India. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

External links

• Official website

v t e National Sports Awards
Awards	Sports Arjuna Award Dhyan Chand Award Dronacharya Award Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy Khel Ratna Award Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar Others Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award (presented together)
Recipients	By year Arjuna Arjuna (1961–1969) Arjuna (1970–1979) Arjuna (1980–1989) Arjuna (1990–1999) Arjuna (2000–2009) Arjuna (2010–2019) Arjuna (2020–2029) Others Dhyan Chand Dronacharya Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy Khel Ratna Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar By sport Olympic Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Football Golf Gymnastics Hockey Judo Lawn Tennis Rowing Shooting Swimming Table Tennis Volleyball Weightlifting Winter Sports Wrestling Non-Olympic Adventure Sports Ball Badminton Billiards & Snooker Bodybuilding Carrom Chess Cricket Kabaddi Kho Kho Lawn Bowls Mallakhamb Motor Sports Mountaineering Polo Powerlifting Roller Skating Squash Wushu Yachting Others Parasports Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

v t e Orders, decorations, and medals of India
Civilian	National Bharat Ratna Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan Padma Shri Children National Bravery Award Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar National Bal Shree Honour Women Nari Shakti Puraskar Police President's Police Medal for Gallantry Police Medal for Gallantry President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service Police Medal for Meritorious Service Bureaucrats Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Public Administration Central Ganga Sharan Singh Award George Grierson Award Moturi Satyanarayan Award National Award for Child Welfare Rahul Sankriryayan Award Subramanyam Bharti Award Rashtriya Puraskar By field Art Literature Sahitya Akademi Fellowship Sahitya Akademi Award Mirza Ghalib Award Cinema Dadasaheb Phalke Award National Film Awards Other arts Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship Shilp Guru Award National Handicrafts Award Sant Kabir Award Gallantry Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak Jeevan Raksha Padak Journalism Raja Ram Mohan Roy Award Medical Dr. B. C. Roy Award National Disaster Management Subhas Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar Sports and adventure Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Arjuna Award Dronacharya Award Dhyan Chand Award Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award Science and technology Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Kalinga Prize Aryabhata Award International Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Gandhi Peace Prize Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony Jawaharlal Nehru Award Thiruvalluvar Award
Military	Wartime Param Vir Chakra Maha Vir Chakra Vir Chakra Peacetime Ashoka Chakra Kirti Chakra Shaurya Chakra Distinguished service and gallantry Sena Medal Army Nau Sena Medal Navy Vayu Sena Medal Air Force Wartime Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Peacetime Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Service and campaign medals Wound Medal General Service Medal Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Samar Seva Star Poorvi Star Paschimi Star Operation Vijay Star Siachen Glacier Medal Raksha Medal Sangram Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Medal Videsh Seva Medal Independence awards Indian Independence Medal 75th Independence Anniversary Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal 25th Independence Anniversary Medal Other awards Mention in Dispatches Commendation Card MacGregor Medal Post-nominal letters

• Recipients of the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar
• Indian sports trophies and awards
• Awards established in 2009
• Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports