It is a matter of pride for any athlete to be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest award in Indian sports. Talking about Indian cricket, so far only 3 players Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli have received this honour. The name of Indian opener batsman Rohit Sharma was recommended for this award this year. Today, on 21 September, his name has been stamped, he has received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna.

During the first term of PM Narendra Modi, there was a slight increase in the prize money of the National Sports Awards, but in term-2, preparations have been made to make these awards worth the name. The Sports Ministry has prepared for a huge increase in the prize money of the National Sports Awards. The prize money of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest honour of the country, is being increased by 70 percent. The highest sports honour for which seven and a half lakh rupees are received. Now preparations have been made to make it 25 lakh rupees. This will be announced soon by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju.

Apart from this, the prize money of the prestigious Arjuna Award is going to be 3 times more than before. Now, five lakh rupees are given to the players for this award, but preparations have been made to increase this amount to 15 lakh rupees. It was also being said that the prize money of the National Sports Awards is less. The ministry also understood this and prepared a proposal to increase the amount.

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