write a note on (a) Arjuna awards,(B)Dronacharya awards,(C) RAJIV Gandhi khel rattan awards, (D) chacha Nehru sports award .
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(a) Arjuna awards,
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll.
Over the years the scope of the award has been expanded and a large number of sportspersons who belonged to the pre-Arjun Award era were also included in the list. Further, the number of disciplines for which the award is given was increased to include indigenous games and the physically handicapped category.
The Government has recently revised the scheme for the Arjun Award. As per the revised guidelines, to be eligible for the Award, a sportsperson 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 should also have shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and a sense of discipline
From the year 2001, 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
◆Indigenous Games
◆Sports for the Physically Challenged
In India there are a lot of sports that have been considered as the main stream or most popular sports. Among these sports Athletic, Hockey, Football, Cricket, Boxing, Chess, Basketball, Tennis, Table Tennis, Badminton, Swimming, Volleyball, Shooting, etc are the leading. However there are some other sports as well that might not not be that much popular that have been played in India for quite a very long period of time. Some of them are Equestrian, Rowing, Cycling, Gymnastics, Archery, Judo, Golf Kabaddi, Carom Billiards and snookers etc.
B)Dronacharya awards
Dronacharya award is given to those coaches who have successfully trained sportspersons or team and enable them to achieve outstanding result in international competitions.The eminent award was started in the year 1985.It is given to coaches for their hard work to produce top level sportspersons.This award is named after the legendary Guru or teacher "Dronacharya".
,(C) RAJIV Gandhi khel rattan awards
THE RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD, INDIAS PREMIER NATIONAL SPORTS AWARD WAS FIRST PRESENTED IN 1991-92 TO HONOUR SPORTSPERSON , GIVE THEM GREATER DIGNITY AND A PLACE OF HONOUR IN SOCIETY. THE AWARDEE GET A PURSE OF Rs. 5 LAKH . MANY FAMOUS SPORTSPERSON HAVE WON THIS AWARD.
(D)chacha Nehru sports award .
Presently, the Board has approximately 15,000 affiliated schools spread throughout the country and a few schools situated outside India. The schools include Kendriya Vidyalayas, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas, State Govt. Schools, Sainik Schools, Army Schools and nearly 10,000 Independent Category (Private) schools.
With a clear objective of developing a balanced personality, the Board launched the CBSE Inter School Sports & Games Competitions for its Independent Category of Schools in the year 1996 with a total commitment to the youth of the country since the role of Sports & Games is very effective medium for developing proper attitudes, values & adjustment tendencies in life. The participation of every child in these competitions and derive optimum advantage from this programme was urged.
It was felt that though there are lot of enthusiasm & talents in the sports activities but these talents are not adequately nurtured & developed. At most, the Champion Players or Teams are given only Merit/Participation Certificates and Cup /Shield.
Sometimes parents feel that it is not worth spending time in sports and games because it does not give any monetary support. Sometimes schools also do not come forward to provide necessary support systems in sports & games because it is not giving them any recognition in quantifiable terms. This mindset of the parents and the schools gives negative impact pn the learners, which subsequently put an impact in performances at higher level. In some cases students do not have adequate support mechanisms to buy required sports equipments and accessories on their own. Students who show immense talent in sports and games need competition. This motto was pronounced by Baron Pierre De Coubertin at Paris Olympics in 1900.