GOVT. OF NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHIDIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION: SPORTS BRANCH

CHHATRASAL STADIUM: MODEL TOWN: DELHI-ll0009

No. DE.41/Sports/2017/ fJ.-J" l,?>"-:A (, 11-9CIRCULAR

Dated: 23.03.2017

Sub: Dhyan Chand Award for the year 2017.

Please find enclosed herewith a copy of D.O. letter No. K-15012/4/2017-SP-IVdated 06.02.2017, received from Gavt. of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Deptt.of Sports, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-IIOOOl. inviting/calling the nominations for the"Dhyan Chand Award for the year 2017" for life time achievement in sports and Games.

It is requested to furnish the nominations duly completed in all respects in theonline proforma available on website www.edudel.nic.in. All such applications shouldbe submitted online by 02.04.2017 and hard copy (print of online submission) by05.04.2017 in this office.

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Copy to the Following for information and necessary action:

1. All Addl. DEs2. All ROEs3. All ODEs4. All ADES5. All Eos6. All SPEs7. All HOSs8. PS to Secy. (Edn.)9. PS to Director (Edn.)rS (IT) with the request to place the circular on website.

http://www.edudel.nic.in.

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Sir,I am directed to invite the nominations for the Dhyan Chand Award for Life Time

Achievement in Sports and Games 2017

2. To be eligible for the Dhyan Chand award, a sportsperson should have had not only goodperformance at international level but also should have continued to contribute to promotion ofsports in his individual capacity even after his career as a sportsperson is over. A sportspersonshould also have shown qualities ofleadership, sportsmanship and sense of discipline.

U 3. Sportspersons who have been penalized or against whom enquiry is pending or going on/. for use of'drugs/substances banned by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) based on a samplef\ \ "wHected by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) or any other agency authorized by WADA

\.. /\ and tested by the National Dope Testing Laboratory or any other \VADA accredited laboratory,will not be eligible for the Award.

4. The nominations of the eligible sportspersons for the award must be sent in the prescribedproforma to Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Room No. 507 'C' Wing,Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-l 1000 1. Last date for receipt of nominations is 28h April 2017 as29th & 30th April 2017 is a closed holiday.

5. Organizations, authorized signatories from whom nominations will be considered andnumber of nominations they can make are as follows:

i) Indian Olympic Association - President/Secretary General (upto two nominations)ii) National Sports Federations - President/Secretary General (upto two nominations)iii) Board of Control for Cricket in India (Bf'Cl): President! Secretary. (upto two

nominations)IV) State/ UT Governments/ Sports Control/ Promotion Boards - An officer of not less than

the rank of Secretary or Director (Sports) of the organization after taking due approvalof the competent authority (Iupto two nominations)

v) Sports Authority of India- Director General/Secretary (upto two nominations), inaddition to the quota to be exercised by it in respect of de-recognized/suspended NSFs.

6. For the NSFs de-recognized or under suspension, Sports Authority of India (SAJ) willexercise the quota of nominations and make nominations upto a maximum of two eligiblesportspersons for each sports discipline with the approval of Director General, SAl.

7. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees/Dronacharya Awardees/Arjuna Awardees/DhyanChand Awardees of previous years can also nominate one eligible sportsperson each for DhyanChand Award in their respective disciplines.

8. The concerned agencies should send the application in one lot only and should restrict thenumber of nominations as per the above guidelines. In case more nominations are made, firsttwo/one nominations (as the case may be) will be considered.

9. Applications, which are not in the prescribed proforma, or not signed by the authorizedsignatory or are incomplete, or have been received after last date, that is, 28th April 2017, shallnot be 'considered.

J O. T1should be noted by all that canvassing in any form forlby an entry will render that entryliable to disqualification.

11. A copy of the scheme, alongwith prescribed proforma in which nominations of eligiblesports persons are to be sent, is enclosed for necessary information.

Yours faithfully,

C#.(Sunil Garg)

Deputy Secretary to the Government of IndiaTel No. 23380625

Room No. 507 - 'C' wing, Shastri Bhawan,New Delhi.

Copy also to:I. PS to MOS(IIC) YA&S2. PPS to Secretary (Sports)3. PPS to Joint Secretary (Sports)

To:1. Th Secretary, 2. The President/Secretary General.

Department of Youth Affairs & (All recognized National SportsSpins, (All States and U.Ts) Federations).

, The President/Secretary General, 4. PresidentiSecrtary,o.Indian Olympic Association, Board of Control for Cricket in indiaB-29, Olympic Bhawan, Qutub (BCCI)Institutional Area, 4th Floor, Cricket CentreNew Delhi. Wankhede Stadium

'D' Road, Church gateMumbai- 400020

5. Secretary, 6. SecretaryServices Sports Control Board, Railway Sports Promotion BoardRoom No.97, G Block, Armed Forces, Room no, 452, 4th Floor,Headquarters, Nirman Bhawan, New Ministry of Railways,Delhi. Rail Bhavan,

New Delhi - 110001

7. Secretary 8. Secretary, Petroleum SportsAll india Police Sports Control Board Promotion Board,25, Akbar Road, 1012, Surya Kiran Building,New Delhi 19, Kasturba Gandhi Marg,

New Delhi-I 10001

9. Secretary, 10 Secretary,Air india Sports Promotion Board SAIL Sports Promotion Board,I SI Floor, Vayudoot Building, Steel Authority of India LimitedSafdarjung Airport, (SAIL),New Delhi. Corporate Office, Ispat Bhawan,

Lodhi Road, New Delhi -11000311. Secretary, 12 Director General,

Central Civil Services Cultural & Sport Authority of India,Sports Board, New Delhi361-B Wing, 3rd Floor, Sports Authority of India, New Delhi.Lok Nayak BhawanNew Delhi-II 0 003

SCHEME FOR THE DHYAN CHAN!) AWARD FOR LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT INSPORTS AND GAMES (Amended as on 03.02.2016)

I. PREAMBLE

The Scheme may be called the "Dhyan Chand Award for Life-time AchievementSports and Games",

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2. OBJECTIVE

i) To honour those sportspersons who have contributed to sports by theirperformance and continue to contribute to promotion of sports even after theirretirement from active sporting career.

ii) To motivate persons who have contributed their lifetime to sports and sportspromotion.

iii) To encourage broad-basing of and development of excellence in sports in thecountry.

3. DEFINITIONS

In this Scheme, unless the context otherwise requires,(a) "Scheme" means the scheme for Dhyan Chand Award for Life-time

Achievement in Sports and Games.(b) "Committee" means the Selection Committee constituted under the Scheme.(c) "Award" means the Dhyan Chand Award for Life-time Achievement in Sports

and Games.(d) "Chairperson" means chairperson of the Selection' Committee under the Scheme.(e) "Government" means the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.(f) "Sports Administrator" means a person who is engaged in management!

administration of national/international spans events, sports organizationsincluding private sports academies, sports programmes and delivery of sportsservices.

(g) "Sports journalist/expert/commentator" means a person who is associated withsports journalism including freelancing both print or electronic media, or aperson who writes extensively on sports issues or has written books on sports, ora person who gives live commentary during sports events.

(h) "Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee" means a person who has been conferredwith Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna by the Government of India.

(i) "Arjuna Awardee" means a person who has been awarded an Arjuna Award bythe Government of India.

G) "Dhyan Chand Awardee" means a person who has been awarded Dhyan ChandAward by the Government of India.

(k) "Olympian" means a sportsperson who participated in the Olympic Games as amember of the Indian contingent approved by the Government of India.

4. ELIGIBILITY

4.1 To be eligible for the Award, a sportsperson should have had not only goodperformance at international level but also should have continued to contribute to promotion ofSPOtts in his individual capacity even after his career as a sportsperson is over. A sportspersonshould also have shown qualities of leadership, sportsmanship and sense of discipline.

4.2 Sportspersons who have been penalized or against whom enquiry is pending or goingon for use of drugs/substances banned by the World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) based on asample collected by the National Anti Doping Agency (NADA) or any other agency authorizedby WADA and tested by the National Dope Testing Laboratory or any other WADA accreditedlaboratory, will not be eligible for the Award.

4.3 Sponspersons who have already been conferred either with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna,Arjuna Award or Dronacharya Award will not be eligible to apply for Dhyan Chand Award.

5. NOMINATIONS

5.1 The nominations for the Award will be invited by the Ministry of Youth Affairs andSports from all recognized National Sports Federations (NSFs) recognized by the Governmentof India, Indian Olympic Associa