Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
	The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ws instituted by the Government of India in 1991 - 92 for the most spectacular and outstanding performance in the field of sports by a sports person in a year. Only one award in given under the scheme. The award carries a medal, a scroll of honour and a cach prize of Rs. 5.00 lakhs.

	Dronacharya Award
	The Dronacharya Awards, instituted in 1985, hounours eminent Coaches who have successfully trained sports persons or teams and enabled them to achieve outstanding results in international competitions. The awardee is given a statuette of Guru Dronacharya, a scroll of hounour, ceremonial dress and a cash prize of Rs. 3.00 lakhs.

	Arjuna Award
	The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961. The Government of India has recently revised the Scheme of Arjuna Awards for outstanding performance in sports and games. According to this, to be eligible for the Award, a sports person should not only have had good performance consistently for the previous three years at the international level with excellence for the year for which the Award is recommended but also should have shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline. The Awardee is given a statuette, a scroll of hounour, ceremonial dress and a cash award of Rs. 3.00 lakhs. From the year 2003, the award is given only in disciplines falling under the following categories: -
	Olympic Games / Asian Games / Commonwealth Games / World Cup / World championship disciplines and Cricket or any equivalent recognised international tournament Indigenous Games Sportss for the Physically Challenged

	Dhyan Chand Awards for Life Time Achievement in Sports and Games
	As a new initiative, Dhyan Chand Awards for Life Time Achievement in Sports and Games have been instituted from the year 2002 to honour those sports persons who have contributed to sports by their performance and continue to the contribute to promotion of sports even after their retirement from active sporting career. The Award carries a cash prize award of Rs. 3.00 lakhs, a plaque and a scroll of honour.