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Annual Report 2011-12.pdf - Performance Management Division

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4. DRONACHARYA AWARDS<br />

The Dronacharya Award, instituted in 1985, honours eminent Coaches who have successfully<br />

trained sportspersons or teams and enabled them to achieve outstanding results in international<br />

competitions. The awardees are given a statuette, a scroll of honour, ceremonial dress and award<br />

money of Rs. 5. 00 lakh.<br />

The awards for the year <strong>2011</strong> were conferred on the following five coaches by Her Excellency the<br />

th<br />

President of India on National Sports Day i.e., 29 August <strong>2011</strong>:<br />

Sl. No. Name Discipline<br />

1. Shri Inukurthi Venkateshwara Rao Boxing<br />

2. Shri Devender Kumar Rathore Gymnastics<br />

3. Shri Ramphal Wrestling<br />

4. Dr. Kuntal Roy Athletics *<br />

5. Shri Rajinder Singh Hockey *<br />

* For Lifetime contribution in Coaching<br />

65 coaches have been given this award since its institution.<br />

88 ✦ Department of Youth Affairs & Sports

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