Government announces Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2006, Arjuna Awards 2006, Dhyan Chand Awards, 2007 and Dronacharya Awards for the year 2006
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award comprising
cash award of Rs.5.00 lakh, a scroll of honour and a medal is given to one sportsperson
in recognition of his/her spectacular and most outstanding performance in the
field of sports. Arjuna Awards comprising
a cash award of Rs.3.00 lakhs, statute and a scroll of honour are given to not
more than 15 sportspersons in recognition of outstanding achievements at international
level and for showing qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and sense of discipline. Dhyan Chand Awards for life-time achievement in sports and games
comprising a cash award of Rs.3.00 lakhs, plaque and a scroll of honour are given
to not more than 3 sportspersons in a particular year in recognition of their
contribution to sports by their performance and continued contribution even after
retirement from active sports career. Dronacharya Awards comprising cash award of Rs.3.00 lakh, a plaque
and a scroll of honour are given to not more than 5 coaches for outstanding and
meritorious work on a consistent basis to enable sportspersons to excel in international
events.
The Selection Committee constituted
under the Chairmanship of Shri Kapil Dev to decide the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna
Award – 2006, Arjuna Awards – 2006 and Dhyan Chand Awards – 2007 met on August
8, 2007 in Delhi and considered all the nominations received from the agencies
authorized under the provisions of the respective schemes. On the basis of the detailed deliberations
on each case, the Committee arrived at a consensus to decide the awardees as follows:-
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the year 2006 - 1 (One)
| Sl.No. |
Name |
Discipline |
|
1. | Shri Manavjit Singh Sandhu, | Shooting |
Arjuna Awards for the year 2006 - 14 (Fourteen)
| Sl.No. |
Name |
Discipline |
|
1. | Shri Jayanta Talukdar | Archery |
|
2. | Shri Kalayathumkuzhiyil Mathew Binu | Athletics |
|
3. | Shri B. Chetan Anand | Badminton |
|
4. | Shri Vijender | Boxing |
|
5. | Shri Pentala Harikrishna | Chess |
|
6. | Ms. Anjum Chopra | Cricket |
|
7. | Ms. Jyoti Sunita Kullu | Hockey |
|
8. | Shri Vijay Kumar | Shooting |
|
9. | Shri Saurav Ghosal | Squash |
|
10. | Shri Subhajit Saha | Table Tennis |
|
11. | Smt. Geeta Rani | Weightlifting |
|
12. | Ms. Geetika Jakhar | Wrestling |
|
13. | Shri Navneet Gautam | Kabaddi |
|
14. | Shri Rohit Bhakar | Badminton (Disabled category) |
Dhyan Chand Awards for the year, 2007 - 3 (Three)
| Sl.No. |
Name |
Discipline |
|
1. | Shri Varinder Singh | Hockey |
|
2. | Shri Shamsher Singh | Kabaddi |
|
3. | Shri Rajendra Singh | Wrestling |
| | | | |
Dronacharya Awards for the year,
2006 – 3 (Three)
The Selection
Committee constituted under the Chairmanship of Shri Prakash Padukone to decide
the Dronacharya Awards for the year 2006 met on August 8, 2007 in Delhi and considered
all the nominations received from the agencies authorized under the provisions
of the scheme. On the basis of the detailed
deliberations on each case, the Committee selected 3 Awardees as detailed below:-
| Sl.No. |
Name |
Discipline |
|
1. | Shri R.D. Singh | Athletics,
Paralympic Games |
|
2. | Shri Damodaran Chandralal | Boxing |
|
3. | Shri Koneru Ashok | Chess |
| | | |
The awardees will be felicitated at
the hands of Her Excellency, the President of India on August 29, 2007 at 4.30
P.M. at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
NSK:LK:9.8.07
(Release ID :29749)