Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar

Indian award for promotion of sports

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Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar

Award given for promotion and development of sports in the country
Sponsored by| Government of India
First award| 2009
Final award| 2024
Highlights
Total awarded| 55

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[update], the award comprises "a citation and a trophy in each of the categories".[1]

As of 2024[update], a total of 55 awards have been bestowed on 42 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.[2] 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.[2]

## List of recipients

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List of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar recipients, showing the year, category, and entity[2] Year  | Category  | Entity

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2009  | Employment of Sportspersons and Sports Welfare Measures  | Railways Sports Promotion Board
2009  | Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence  | Tata Steel
2009  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | Tata Steel
2010  | Employment of Sportspersons and Sports Welfare Measures  | Services Sports Control Board
2010  | Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence  | Khel Evam Yuva Kalyan Vibhag
2010  | Financial Support for Sports Excellence  | Tata Steel
2010  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | Services Sports Control Board
2011  | Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence  | Narayana Ramachandran
2011  | Financial Support for Sports Excellence  | Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
2012  | Employment of Sportspersons and Sports Welfare Measures  | Air India Sports Promotion Board
2012  | Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence  | Services Sports Control Board
2012  | Financial Support for Sports Excellence  | Railways Sports Promotion Board
2012  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | Steel Authority of India
2013  | Employment of Sportspersons and Sports Welfare Measures  | Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
2013  | Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence  | Gopichand Badminton Academy
2013  | Financial Support for Sports Excellence  | Services Sports Control Board
2013  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | U. K. Mishra
2014  | Employment of Sportspersons and Sports Welfare Measures  | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
2014  | Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence  | Guru Hanuman Akhara
2014  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | JSW Steel Ltd
2014  | Sports for Development  | Magic Bus India Foundation
2015  | Employment of Sportspersons and Sports Welfare Measures  | Haryana Police
2015  | Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility  | Coal India
2015  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | Directorate General of Military Training
2015  | Sports for Development  | Sports Coaching Foundation
2016  | Employment of Sportspersons and Sports Welfare Measures  | Reserve Bank of India
2016  | Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility  | India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd
2016  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | Dadar Parsee Zorostrian Cricket Club
2016  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | Hockey Citizen Group
2016  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | STAIRS[a]
2016  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | Usha School Of Athletics
2016  | Sports for Development  | Subroto Mukerjee Sports Education Society
2017  | Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility  | Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation
2017  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan
2017  | Sports for Development  | Reliance Foundation
2017  | Sports for Development  | The Golf Foundation
2018  | Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility  | JSW Sports
2018  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | Rashtriya Ispat Nigam
2018  | Sports for Development  | Isha Outreach
2019  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | Gagan Narang Sports Promotion Foundation
2019  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | GoSports Foundation
2019  | Sports for Development  | Rayalaseema Development Trust
2020  | Employment of Sportspersons and Sports Welfare Measures  | Air Force Sports Control Board
2020  | Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility  | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
2020  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | Army Sports Institute
2020  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | Lakshya Institute
2020  | Sports for Development  | International Institute of Sports Management
2021  | Identification and nurturing of the sports talent over the past 25 years  | Manav Rachna Educational Institutions(MREI)
2021  | Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility  | Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
2022  | Identification and Nurturing of Budding and Young Talent  | TransStadia Enterprises Private Limited
2022  | Encouragement to Sports through Corporate Social Responsibility  | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology
2022  | Sports for Development  | Ladakh Ski & Snowboard Association
2023  | Identification and nurturing of budding / young talent  | Jain University, Bengaluru
2023  | Encouragement to sports through Corporate Social Responsibility  | Odisha Mining Corporation
2024  | Sports for Development  | Physical Education Foundation of India

## Explanatory notes

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1. ^ Society for Transformation, Inclusion and Recognition through Sports

## References

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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. ^ a b c "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.
* "Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports Announces National Sports Awards 2024". pib.gov.in. 2 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.

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