The Dhyan Chand Award is a Life Time Achievement given to the veteran sportpersons of India for their achievements in their respective fields of sport. It is named after Dhyan Chand the legendary Indian hockey player. This is a new award instituted by the Government of India in the year 2002. The award carries a cash prize of 5,00,000/- (Rupees five lakh), a statuette and scroll of honour. The main objective of the award is to bestow honour on those sportpersons who have contributed a lot to their respective sport by their performance and who still continue to contribute to the promotion of sport after their retirement from the active sporting career.
Dhyan Chand award
