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The '''Dronacharya Award''', officially known as '''Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games''',<ref name="scheme">{{cite web|title=Scheme for Dronacharya Award For Outstanding Coaches In Sports And Games (Amended as on 3 February 2016)|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|url=http://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Scheme%20for%20Dronacharya%20Award%20for%20outstanding%20Coaches%20in%20Sports%20and%20Games.pdf|format=PDF|date=3 February 2016|access-date=18 January 2017|p=11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131184719/http://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Scheme%20for%20Dronacharya%20Award%20for%20outstanding%20Coaches%20in%20Sports%20and%20Games.pdf|archive-date=31 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> is [[Coach (sport)|sports coaching]] honour of the [[India|Republic of India]]. The award is named after [[Drona]], often referred as "Dronacharya" or "Guru Drona", a character from the [[Sanskrit]] epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'' of [[History of India|ancient India]].<ref name="Dronacharya award">{{Cite web |url=http://sportslogon.com/body.php?page=awards_home&id=maM%3D |title=Dronacharya award |date=2017 |publisher=Sports Logon |access-date=16 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621212150/http://sportslogon.com/body.php?page=awards_home&id=maM%3D |archive-date=21 June 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was master of advanced military warfare and was appointed as the royal [[preceptor]] to the [[Kaurava]] and the [[Pandava]] princes for their training in military arts and [[Astra (weapon)|astras]] (Divine weapons).<ref>{{cite book|author=Gupta, Ajay|title=Word of God Bhagavad Gita|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r2VLDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT14|year=2016|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=978-1-945497-74-2|pages=258|access-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217015203/https://books.google.com/books?id=r2VLDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT14|archive-date=17 February 2017|url-status=live}}{{rp|14}}</ref> It is awarded annually by the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]. Recipients are selected by a committee constituted by the Ministry and are honoured to have done "outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and enabled sportspersons to excel in international events" over a period of four years. Two awards are designated for the lifetime contribution in coaching where the achievements in producing "outstanding sportspersons" over a period of 20 years or more are considered. {{As of|2020}}, the award comprises a [[bronze]] [[statuette]] of Dronacharya, a certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of {{INRConvert|15|l}}.{{efn|The cash prize was revised from {{INRConvert|5|l}} to {{INRConvert|25|l}} in 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2020/aug/29/khel-ratna-awardees-to-receive-25-lakh-15-lakh-for-arjuna-awardees-2189852.html|title=Khel Ratna awardees to receive 25 lakh, 15 lakh for Arjuna awardees|date=29 August 2020|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=29 August 2020}}</ref>}}<ref name="scheme"/> | The '''Dronacharya Award''', officially known as '''Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games''',<ref name="scheme">{{cite web|title=Scheme for Dronacharya Award For Outstanding Coaches In Sports And Games (Amended as on 3 February 2016)|publisher=Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|url=http://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Scheme%20for%20Dronacharya%20Award%20for%20outstanding%20Coaches%20in%20Sports%20and%20Games.pdf|format=PDF|date=3 February 2016|access-date=18 January 2017|p=11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131184719/http://yas.nic.in/sites/default/files/Scheme%20for%20Dronacharya%20Award%20for%20outstanding%20Coaches%20in%20Sports%20and%20Games.pdf|archive-date=31 January 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> is [[Coach (sport)|sports coaching]] honour of the [[India|Republic of India]]. The award is named after [[Drona]], often referred as "Dronacharya" or "Guru Drona", a character from the [[Sanskrit]] epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'' of [[History of India|ancient India]].<ref name="Dronacharya award">{{Cite web |url=http://sportslogon.com/body.php?page=awards_home&id=maM%3D |title=Dronacharya award |date=2017 |publisher=Sports Logon |access-date=16 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621212150/http://sportslogon.com/body.php?page=awards_home&id=maM%3D |archive-date=21 June 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was master of advanced military warfare and was appointed as the royal [[preceptor]] to the [[Kaurava]] and the [[Pandava]] princes for their training in military arts and [[Astra (weapon)|astras]] (Divine weapons).<ref>{{cite book|author=Gupta, Ajay|title=Word of God Bhagavad Gita|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r2VLDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT14|year=2016|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=978-1-945497-74-2|pages=258|access-date=11 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217015203/https://books.google.com/books?id=r2VLDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT14|archive-date=17 February 2017|url-status=live}}{{rp|14}}</ref> It is awarded annually by the [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]]. Recipients are selected by a committee constituted by the Ministry and are honoured to have done "outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and enabled sportspersons to excel in international events" over a period of four years. Two awards are designated for the lifetime contribution in coaching where the achievements in producing "outstanding sportspersons" over a period of 20 years or more are considered. {{As of|2020}}, the award comprises a [[bronze]] [[statuette]] of Dronacharya, a certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of {{INRConvert|15|l}}.{{efn|The cash prize was revised from {{INRConvert|5|l}} to {{INRConvert|25|l}} in 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2020/aug/29/khel-ratna-awardees-to-receive-25-lakh-15-lakh-for-arjuna-awardees-2189852.html|title=Khel Ratna awardees to receive 25 lakh, 15 lakh for Arjuna awardees|date=29 August 2020|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=29 August 2020}}</ref>}}<ref name="scheme"/> | ||