State Sports and Youth Welfare Department has invited applications for the grant of a total of five ‘State-level awards’ under ‘Chhattisgarh State Sports Decorative Awards’ for the year 2013-14.
The decorations are —Saheed Rajiv Pandey Award, Shaeed Kaushal Yadav Award, Shaeed Pankaj Vikram Award, Veer Hanuman Singh Award and Shaeed Vinod Choubey Award.
The applications from the candidates for the awards must reach the Department by May 30 this year, according to an official press release issued here on Thursday.
Notably, August 29 every year is observed as the National Sports Day to mark the birth anniversary of hockey legend Jadugar Major Dhyanchand. On the similar occasion, the Sport an Youth Welfare Department of the Chhattisgarh government grants various state-level awards to sportspersons, coaches and the refrees.
The applications for being contenders for the award could be obtained from the district offices of the Sports and Youth Welfare Department and is to be deposited by May 30 during the office timings.
As per the information made available by the Sports and Youth Welfare Directorate, the Shaeed Rajiv Pandey award would be conferred on those players in the senior category who have won any medal in the national sports meets or championships or have represented the nation in an international sports event.
Similarly, players in the junior category would be decorated with Shaeed Kaushal Yadav award who have displayed outstanding performance in a national championship.
Those senior category players who have represented in the national championships for five consecutive years would be decorated with Shaeed Pankaj Vikram Award . The trainers and refrees would be decorated with Veer Hanuman Singh award.
Those persons aged 55 years or above who had been associated with sport during their active life and even thereafter for development of sports, sports organizations or had been active in the area of sports writing or training would be decorated with Shaeed Vinod Choubey award for their outstanding contribution in the area of sports.
The Shaeed Rajiv Pandey award carries a cash prize of Rs 2.25 lakh to be given to five persons, Sheed Kaushal Yadav Award carries a cash prize of Rs one lakh to be given to five persons, Veer hanuman Singh Award carries cash prize of Rs one lakh to be given to two persons while Shaeed Pankaj Vikram Award and Shaheed Vinod Choubey Award carries cash prize of Rs25,000 each to be given to five persons.