# Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar

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, the award comprises "a citation and a trophy in each of the categories".
As of 2024, 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. 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.

## List of recipients

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

* ↑ Society for Transformation, Inclusion and Recognition through Sports