Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju announced the enhancement of the prize money in four of the seven categories of the National Sports and Adventure Awards.
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: The prize money for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been increased to 25 lakh rupees from the previous amount of 7.5 lakh rupees.
Arjuna Award: The prize money for the Arjuna Award has been enhanced to 15 lakh rupees from 5 lakh.
Dhronacharya (Lifetime) awards; The Dhronacharya (Lifetime) awardees, who were earlier given 5 lakh rupees will now be given 15 lakh rupees as cash prize, while Dhronacharya (Regular) will be given 10 lakh instead of 5 lakh rupees per awardee.
Dhyanchand Award: Dhyanchand Awardees will be given 10 lakh rupees instead of 5 lakh rupees.
Source: AIR
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