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Scheme of Awarding Eklavya Award, Sardar Patel Award and Jaidipsinhji Awardj

Encouraging sporting excellence, the Scheme of Awarding Eklavya Award, Sardar Patel Award, and Jaidipsinhji Award provides financial incentives to sportspersons in Gujarat for their achievements at state, national, and international levels. Awards include cash prizes ranging from ₹10,000 to ₹1,00,000 based on the category and level of achievement.

State Cash

States / UT: Gujarat

Nodal department: Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities Department

Scheme for: Individual

Scheme profile

DBT (direct benefit transfer): No

Categories: Sports & Culture

Sub-categories: Sports

Target beneficiaries: Sportsperson

Tags: Sports Awards, Eklavya Award, Financial Incentive, Athlete Recognition

Details

The "Scheme of awarding Eklavya Award, Sardar Patel Award and Jaidipsinhji Award" by the Sports, Youth, and Cultural Activities Department, Government of Gujarat aims to recognize and incentivize the outstanding achievements of sportspersons by providing financial rewards across senior and junior categories based on their performances at state, national, and international levels. The scheme is implemented by the Sports Authority of Gujarat.


Benefits

  • 1. Eklavya Senior Award: ₹1 00 000/-. 1. Eklavya Junior Award: ₹50 000/-. 1. Sardar Patel Senior Award : ₹50 000/-. 1. Sardar Patel Junior Award: ₹25 000/-. 1. Jaidipsinhji Senior Award: ₹20 000/-. 1. Jaidipsinhji Junior Award: ₹10 000/-
  1. Eklavya Senior Award: ₹1,00,000/-. 1. Eklavya Junior Award: ₹50,000/-. 1. Sardar Patel Senior Award: ₹50,000/-. 1. Sardar Patel Junior Award: ₹25,000/-. 1. Jaidipsinhji Senior Award: ₹20,000/-. 1. Jaidipsinhji Junior Award: ₹10,000/-.

Eligibility

  1. The applicant should be a male
  2. The applicant should be a resident of Gujarat.
  3. The applicant must have made notable achievements in sports at the state, national, or international level.

Application Process

Offline


Registration Process:

Step 1: Visit the homepage of the Sports Authority of Gujarat.
Step 2: Click on the “Registration” button on the upper-right side of the page.
Step 3: Fill in all the required details as per the form and submit it.

Application Process:

Step 1: After registration, check your registered email for login credentials.
Step 2: Select “Player” as the user type and log in using the credentials received.
Step 3: Click on the concerned scheme name and proceed with the application.

Documents Required

No document list is available for this scheme yet.

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