Four sportspersons will be awarded with Dhyan Chand Awards for their lifetime achievement in sports and games. This Award was instituted in the year 2002 for honouring those sportspersons who have contributed to promotion of sports even after their retirement from an active sporting career. The Award consists of a cash award of Rs. 5 lakh, a plaque and a scroll of honour.

Four persons will be conferred with the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards for the year 2O11 to recognize their achievement in the field of adventure. The award carries a Statuette, a certificate and cash prize of Rs. 5 lakhs. In addition the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for the year 2012 will be awarded to four entities.

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