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The Government has announced the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awards, Arjuna Awards, Dhyan Chand Awards, Dronacharya Awards and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for the year 2009, here today.
A large number of nominations were received for these awards this year, which were considered by two select panels of eminent sportspersons and sports administrators; one headed by Kum. Indu Puri (for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar) and the other by Shri G.S. Randhawa (for Dronacharya Award). Based on the recommendations of the Committee and after due scrutiny, the Government has approved to confer awards upon the following sportspersons / coaches / organizations:
A. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award - 2009 :
1. | Smt. Mangte Chungneijang Marykom | Boxing (Women) |
2. | Shri Vijender | Boxing |
3. | Shri Sushil Kumar | Wrestling |
B. Arjuna Awards – 2009:
1. | Shri Mangal Singh Champia | Archery |
2. | Kum. Sinimole Paulose | Athletics |
3. | Kum. Saina Nehwal | Badminton |
4. | Smt. Laishram Sarita Devi | Boxing |
5. | Kum. Tania Sachdev | Chess |
6. | Shri Gautam Gambhir | Cricket |
7. | Shri Ignace Tirkey | Hockey (Men) |
8. | Kum. Surinder Kaur | Hockey (Women) |
9. | Shri Pankaj Navanath Shirsat | Kabaddi |
10. | Shri Satish Joshi | Rowing |
11. | Shri Ronjan Sodhi | Shooting |
12. | Kum. Poulomi Ghatak | Table Tennis |
13. | Shri Yogeshwar Dutt | Wrestling |
14. | Shri Girdhari Lal Yadav | Yachting |
15. | Kum. Parul D. Parmar | Badminton (Disabled) |
C. Dhyan Chand Awards – 2009 :
1. | Shri Ishar Singh Deol | Athletics |
2. | Shri Satbir Singh Dahya | Wrestling |
D. Dronacharya Awards – 2009 :
1. | Shri Pullela Gopichand | Badminton |
2. | Shri Jaydev Bisht | Boxing |
3. | Shri S. Baldev Singh | Hockey |
4. | Shri Satpal | Wrestling |
E. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2009 :
S. No. | Category | Entity recommended for Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, 2009 |
1. | Community Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent | TATA Steel Ltd. |
2. | Financial Support for Sports Excellence | None qualified |
3. | Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence | TATA Steel Ltd. |
4. | Employment of Sportspersons and sports welfare measures | Railways Sports Promotion Board |
Normally, the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given to only one sportsperson in a year. Arjuna Award is given to not more than 15, Dhyan Chand Award to not more than 3 and Dronacharya Award to not more than 5 persons. However, taking into consideration the spectacular performance of Shri Vijender in Boxing and Shri Sushil Kumar in Wrestling, both Bronze Medalists in Beijing Olympics, 2008, the Government has accepted the recommendation of the Selection Committee to confer the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award on both of them, as a special case, in addition to Smt. M.C. Marykom.
With a view to recognizing the contribution made to sports development by entities other than sportspersons and coaches, Government has instituted this year , a new award entitled Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar, which has four categories, namely, community sports development, promotion of sports academies of excellence, support to elite sportspersons and employment to sportspersons.
National Sports Awards are given every year to recognize and reward excellence in sports. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award is given for spectacular performance in the year under consideration; Arjuna Award is given for consistently outstanding performance for three consecutive years preceding the year of award; Dhyan Chand Award for life time contribution to sports development; and Dronacharya Award for producing medal winners at prestigious international sports events in the past three years.
Apart from a medal and a citation, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardees will receive a cash prize of Rs.7.5 lakh each. Arjuna, Dhyan Chand and Dronacharya Awardees will receive statuettes, citations and cash prize of Rs.5 lakh each. The recipients of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar will receive trophy and citation.
The awardees will receive their awards from Her Excellency the President of India at a specially organized function at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29, 2009 at 1730 hours. From this year, the award shall be known by the year in which it is awarded.
| 1. | Indo-Danish Tool Room Course: Free Technical Training Programme for Upliftment of North Eastern Youth By Department of North Eastern Region, Govt. of India Last Date of Application: 05 Aug 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 25 Jul 2009 - 31 Aug 2009 |
| 2. | University of Pune Course: Certificate Course in Embedded System Design Last Date of Application: 14 Aug 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 25 Jul 2009 - 31 Aug 2009 |
| 3. | University of Allahabad Course: 1 Year P.G Diploma programme in Remote Sensing & Geographical Information System Last Date of Application: 10 Sep 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 11 Jul 2009 - 17 Jul 2009 |
| 4. | School Of Archival Studies Course: 60th Short Term Certificate Course in "Reprography" Last Date of Application: 07 Aug 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 11 Jul 2009 - 17 Jul 2009 |
| 5. | National Archives of India Course: 70 th Short term certificate courses in "Records Management" Last Date of Application: 10 Aug 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 11 Jul 2009 - 17 Jul 2009 |
| 6. | National Archives of India Course: One Year Diploma Courses in Archives and Records Management 2009-2010 session Last Date of Application: 08 Sep 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 11 Jul 2009 - 17 Jul 2009 |
| 7. | Nalsar University of Law , Hyderabad and Institute of Insurance and risk management Course: Master's Degree in law of financial services and capital markets Last Date of Application: 31 Jul 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 11 Jul 2009 - 17 Jul 2009 |
| 8. | Model Industrial Training Institute, Calicut Course: Industrial Electrician , Industrial Electronics Control, Audio Video Electronics, Process Control Instrumentation , Automobile Electrical & Electronics Systems, Refrigeration & Air- Conditioning systems. Last Date of Application: 07 Aug 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 14 Jul 2009 - 20 Jul 2009 |
| 9. | Institute of Rail Transport, New Delhi Course: One year correspondence courses on (1) Transport economics & Management (2) Multi-Model Transport (Containerisation) & Logistics Management, Two year Correspondence and Management Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 4 Jul 2009 - 0 Jul 2009 |
| 10. | Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow Course: Admission to Ph.d Programme Last Date of Application: 31 Jul 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 27 Jun 2009 - 03 Jul 2009 |
| 11. | Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Mohali Course: Advanced diploma in wireless & broadband(VoIP) communication networks Last Date of Application: 31 Aug 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 13 Jun 2009 - 19 Jun 2009 |
| 12. | Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Mohali Course: Advanced Diploma in embedded system Last Date of Application: 24 Aug 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 3 Jun 2009 - 19 Jun 2009 |
| 13. | Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Mohali Course: Post Graduate Diploma in animation & multimedia Last Date of Application: 24 Aug 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 13 Jun 2009 - 19 Jun 2009 |
| 14. | Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi Course: MBA and MBA (Management of Services) two year full time programme beginning July, 2009 Last Date of Application: 01 Dec 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 25 Oct 2008 - 31oct 2008 source : Employment News |
| 1. | Railway Recruitment Board, Jammu-Srinagar Course: Technician-III (Electrical Fitter), Technician-III(Furnishing), Technician-III (Electrical), Technician-III(Shell) Last Date of Application: 08 Aug 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 25 Jul 2009 - 31 Aug 2009 |
| 2. | Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board Course: Fire Operator, Delhi Fire Service For candidates whose first alphabet of the name is (A to O) Last Date of Application: 21 Aug 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 11 Jul 2009 - 17 Jul 2009 |
| 3. | Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board Course: Fire Operator (For Candidates whose first alphabet of the name is (P to Z) Last Date of Application: 28 Aug 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 11 Jul 2009 - 17 Jul 2009 |
| 4. | Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board Course: Welfare Officer (Grade II), Directorate of Social Welfare Last Date of Application: 11 Sep 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 11 Jul 2009 - 17 Jul 2009 |
| 5. | Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board Course: TGT (English)Male, TGT (English) Female, TGT (Mathematics) Male, TGT (Mathematics) Female, TGT (Natural Science) Male, TGT (Natural Science) Male, TGT(Natural Science) Female Last Date of Application: 25 Sep 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 11 Jul 2009 - 17 Jul 2009 |
| 6. | Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board Course: TGT(social science) Male, TGT(Social Science) Female Last Date of Application: 08 Oct 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 11 Jul 2009 - 17 Jul 2009 |
| 7. | Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board Course: TGT (Sanskrit)Male, TGT(Sanskrit) Female, TGT (Hindi) Male, TGT(Hindi) Female, TGT(Punjabi) Male, TGT(Punjabi) Female, TGT (Urdu) Female Last Date of Application: 08 Oct 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 11 Jul 2009 - 17 Jul 2009 |
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| 9. | Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board Course: Staff Nurse IHBAS, Staff Nurse (Reserved for female) MAIDS, Nursing Sister (Reserved for Female ) Last Date of Application: 23 Oct 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 11 Jul 2009 - 17 Jul 2009 |
| 10. | Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board Course: Warder (for candidates whose first alphabet of the name is A To O) Last Date of Application: 12 Nov 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 11 Jul 2009 - 17 Jul 2009 |
| 11. | Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board Course: Warder (For candidate whose first alphabet of the name is (P to Z) Matron (Reserved for Female) Last Date of Application: 12 Nov 2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 11 Jul 2009 - 17 Jul 2009 |
| 12. | Railway Recruitment Board, Mumbai Course: revised Schedule of Aptitude Test for the post of Motorman & Asstt. Loco Pilot Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 07 Feb 2009 - 13 Feb 2009 |
| 13. | Eastern Railway Course: Recruitment in Group 'C' Category against Cultural quota for the year 2008-2009 Remarks: For details/form etc of above vacancy please refer to Employment News Dated 31 January - 6 February |
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• Commodities Transaction Tax to be scrapped
• Fringe Benefit Tax to be scrapped
• Service tax to be levied on law firms
• 10 pc surcharge on personal income tax scrapped
• Excise duty on petrol-driven small trucks down to 10%
• Exemption of duty on goods made at construction sites restored
• Drugs for heart diseases to become cheaper
• Customs duty on gold and silver import increased
• Mobile phone accessories to become cheaper
• Branded jewellery for women to become cheaper
• Customs duty on bio-diesel reduced
• Tax holiday extended for textile units
• Small businesses exempt from advance tax
• Custom duty on LCD panels halved
• Set-top boxes to cost more
• Anonymous funds to charitable bodies to get some tax relief
• MAT hiked to 15% of book profit
• General Sales Tax model will have a Central GST and State GST
• Share of direct taxes has increased to 56 per cent in 2008-09
• Hike in IT exemption to Rs 2,40,000 for senior citizens
• Hike in IT exemption for women to Rs 1,90,000
• Hike in IT exemption for all to Rs 1,60,000
• Corporate tax unchanged
• New tax code to be set up in 45 days
• Goods and Services Tax to be introduced from April 1, 2010
• Total budget expenditure for 2009-10 will Rs 10,28,032 cr
• Plan expenditure, for both Centre and States, to go up by Rs 61,000 cr
• Fiscal deficit in 2009-10 is proposed at 6.8 per cent of GDP
• Higher public investment in infrastructure
• Defence outlay has gone up
• Rs 1,000 cr for Aila rehabilitation to West Bengal
• Rs 25 cr each for AMU campuses in Murshidabad and Mallapuram
• Rs 2,113 cr for IITs and NITs
• Funds for GSI to enhance exploration of minerals
• New pension benefits for 12 lakh jawans and JCOs
• Pension of non-commissioned officers to be hiked
• Allocation for rehab of Lankan Tamils
• One lakh dwelling units for paramilitary forces to be built
• Commonwealth allocation hiked to Rs 3472 crore
• Allocation of Rs 50 cr to Chandigarh University
• Govt to hike allocation to National Ganga Project to Rs 562 cr
• One rank, one pension for ex-servicemen from July 1
• Allowances to para-military forces at par with defence forces
• Unique Identification ID project to roll out in 12-18 months
• Unique Identification ID project to tap private talent
• Allocation for NRHM to be raised by Rs 257 cr
• National action plan on climate change
• Full interest subsidy for students in approved institutions
• Modernisation of national employment exchanges
• 50% of rural women in self-help groups
• Rural mega clusters in Bengal and Rajasthan
• Interest subsidy for home loans up to Rs 1 lakh
• Interest subsidy on education loans
• Rashtriya Mahila Kosh corpus to be raised to Rs 500 crore
• Rs 2,000 cr for rural housing fund under National Housing Bank
• National Mission for female literacy
• NREGA allocation up 144%
• Work on National Food Security scheme for subsidised food
• Rs 100 cr one-time grant to expand banks in unbanking areas
• Indira Awaas Yojna hiked by 63% to Rs 8,883 cr
• Allocation for PM Gram Sadak Yojna up by 59 per cent
• Rs 39,100 crore allocation for NREGA
• NREGA gave employment opportunities to more than 4.47 cr households
• Aam Aadmi is the focus of all UPA's schemes
• Govt to shift to nutrient based fertiliser subsidy regime
• Banking network to be expanded
• One banking centre in every bloc
• Banks, insurance to stay with Govt
• Raise threshold for non-promoter public listed companies
• Move towards energy security via Integrated Energy Act
• Saral-II forms to simplify taxation process
• An expert panel will look into petroleum product pricing
• Domestic oil prices must be in sync with global prices
• Fertiliser subsidy to go directly to farmers
• Export Credit Guarantee scheme extended till March 2010
• Incentives in interest rates to farmers to pay back
• Print media stimulus package extended by six months
• Target for agriculture credit raised to Rs 3,25,000 cr in 2009-10
• FIIs have returned to India in last few months
• Storm-water drainage project fund hiked to Rs 500 cr
• Blueprint for national gas grid
• Additional budget allocation to farmers
• Allocation of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna stepped up by 30%
• Total fiscal stimulus during '08-09 is Rs 1,86,000 cr
• Hike in allocation for Mumbai flood management
• Housing allocation hiked under Rajiv Awaas Yojana
• Fund allocation for urban poor accommodation is 3,973,000 cr
• JNNURM allocation hiked by 87 per cent
• NHAI allocation up by 23 per cent
• Hike infrastructure investment to over 9% of GDP by 2014
• New company IIFCL to look at infrastructure needs
• IIFCL will refinance 60% of commercial bank loans in PPP
• IIFCL will look at new projects
• IIFCL will also look at incremental lending by banks
• Govt took 3 stimulus packages to fight slowdown
• Trade in goods and services doubled in 2008
(with inputs from ibnlive)
