2023 National Sports Awards

 

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

• Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (badminton)
• Chirag Shetty (badminton)

Arjuna Award(26)

• Ojas Pravin Deotale (archery)
• Aditi Swami (archery)
• M Sreeshankar (athletics)
• Parul Chaudhary (athletics)
• Mohammad Hussamuddin (boxing)
• R Vaishali (chess)
• Mohammed Shami (cricket)
• Anush Agarwalla (equestrian)
• Divyakriti Singh (equestrian dressage)
• Diksha Dagar (golf)
• Krishan Bahadur Pathak (hockey)
• Pukhrambam Sushila Chanu (hockey)
• Pawan Kumar (kabaddi)
• Ritu Negi (kabaddi)
• Nasreen (kho-kho)
• Pinki (lawn bowls)
• Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar (shooting)
• Esha Singh (shooting)
• Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu (squash)
• Ayhika Mukherjee (table tennis)
• Sunil Kumar (wrestling)
• Antim Panghal (wrestling)
• Naorem Roshibina Devi (wushu)
• Sheetal Devi (para archery)
• Illuri Ajay Kumar Reddy (blind cricket)
• Prachi Yadav (para canoeing)

Dronacharya Award regular category

• Ganesh Prabhakaran (mallakhamb)
• Mahavir Saini (para athletics)
• Lalit Kumar (wrestling)
• RB Ramesh (chess)
• Shivendra Singh (hockey)

Dronacharya Award lifetime category

• Jaskirat Singh Grewal (golf)
• Bhaskaran E (kabaddi)
• Jayanta Kumar Pushilal (table tennis)

Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement

• Kavitha Selvaraj (kabaddi)
• Manjusha Kanwar (badminton)
• Vineet Kumar Sharma (hockey)

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy 2023

• Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (Winner)
• Lovely Professional University, Punjab (1st runner-up)
• Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra (2nd runner-up)

Central Govt. scheme

ALL IMPORTANT SCHEME

Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY, Saanjhi, Member of Parliament Model Village Scheme)	—	MoRD	2014	Development, Rural	To develop model villages.[92][93] 223 CS/ CSS and 1,806 state schemes converge under SAGY.[94] By 2016, members of parliament adopted 703 Gram Panchayats

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission)	CSS	MoDWS, MoHUA	2014	Sanitation, Behaviour	Central Rural Sanitation Programme (CRSP) launched in 1986. In 1999 it became the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC).[86] Multiple objectives including elimination of open defecation, addressing manual scavenging, and good sanitation and waste related practices.

Namami Gange Programme	CS	MoWR	2014[N]	Clean and protect River Ganga	National Ganga Plan was launched in 1985. Integrates the efforts to clean and protect River Ganga in a comprehensive manner.

PM Jan Dhan Yojana (PM's People's Wealth Scheme)	CS	MoF	2014[N]	Financial inclusion	National Mission for Financial Inclusion to ensure access to financial services. Replaced 2011 Swabhiman. The scheme resulted in 36.86 crore new in-use bank accounts by mid-2021

PM Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Kendra (PM Indian Public Medicine Scheme, PMBJK)	—	MoCF	2015	Generic Medicine	The scheme launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Govt. Of India, to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses.

Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric (& Hybrid) Vehicles in India Scheme (FAME India Scheme)	CS	MoHI	2015	Transport, Fuel security	Part of the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020.

Smart Cities Mission	CSS	MoHUA	2015	Urban	Redevelopment, retrofitting, greenfield development of 100 cities.[58][59] Large diversity in success of implementation

PM Mudra Yojana (PM Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Scheme)	CS	MoF	2015	Financing	MUDRA is a financial institution for funding small businesses.[55] 34,42,00,000 beneficiaries have received ₹18.6 lakh crore (equivalent to ₹21 trillion or US$260 billion in 2023).[56] New entrepreneurs consist 22% of the beneficiaries

PM Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY, PM Agriculture Irrigation Scheme)	CSS	Multiple	2015	Agriculture	Multi-pronged scheme focusing on improving agricultural productivity through irrigation support and better practices. In 2022 financial outlay is ₹10,954 crore (equivalent to ₹120 billion or US$1.5 billion in 2023).[7] Part of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna

Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)	CSS	MoUD	2015	Urban Development	The scheme seeks to preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the country.

Sukanya Samridhi Yojana (Girl Child Prosperity Scheme)	—	MoWCD	2015	Girl child	The scheme under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao primarily ensures equitable share to a girl child in resources and savings of a family in which she is generally discriminated as against a male child

PM Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PM Skill Development Scheme)	CS	MoSD&E	2015	Skill development initiative schemes	To provide encouragement to youth for development of employable skills by providing monetary rewards by recognition of prior learning or by undergoing certification training at affiliated centres

Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA)	CS	MoP	2015	Electrification	Replaced the "Bachat Lamp Yojana". Reduces the cost of energy-saving compact fluorescent lamps. By the end of 2021, 36,78,00,000 LEDs were distributed resulting in energy savings and reduction in emissions

PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY, (lit) PM Life Light Insurance Scheme)	CS	MoF	2015	Insurance	This life insurance scheme for individuals can be renewed every year

PM Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY, PM Safety Insurance Scheme)	CS	MoF	2015	Insurance	This accident insurance scheme is for individuals and can be renewed every year. By May 2021, over 80,000 claims valuing ₹1,629 crore (equivalent to ₹18 billion or US$230 million in 2023) registered

Atal Pension Yojana (Atal Pension Scheme)	CS	MoF	2015[N]	Pension	Original form in 2010 as the Swavalamban Yojana.[69] A pension program that allows people to make voluntary contributions within a certain range with a matching government contribution to receive pension in the future. By September 2021, non-metros subscribers numbered 3,77,00,000

PM Awaas Yojana - (Urban) (PMAY-R, PM Housing Scheme Urban)	CSS	MoHUA	2015[N]	Housing, Urban	To enable better living and drive economic growth stressing on the need for people centric urban planning and development. It envisages a "Slum Free India" in which every citizen has access to basic civic infrastructure and social amenities.[67] By March 2024, 56,20,000 units had been delivered to beneficiaries

Digital India	CS	MeitY, MoF	2015	IT	It aims to ensure that government services are available to citizens electronically and people get benefits from the latest information and communication technology.[61] Has expanded into production linked incentives, promotion of electronics manufacturing, R&D and improvement of the National Knowledge Network and electronic governance

PM Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PM Skill Development Scheme)	CS	MoSD&E	2015	Skill Development	Seeks to provide the institutional capacity to train people in hirable skills. It had a 20% placement rate in 2021

Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)	CSS	MoUD	2015[N]	Urban	Preceded by Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission started in 2005. Water based project to cover urban water ecosystem including taps, conservation and reducing flooding

Stand-Up India	CS	MoF, MoSJE	2016	Entrepreneurship	Loans for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and women entrepreneurs for greenfield enterprises. Loans can be applied online.[49] By July 2021, 1.16 lakh loans disbursed amounting to ₹26,204 crore (equivalent to ₹290 billion or US$3.7 billion in 2023).[50] By 2022, 81% of loan beneficiaries are women.[

PM Fasal Bima Yojana (PM Crop Insurance Scheme)	CS	Multiple	2016	Agriculture	Insurance and finance scheme for farmers.

PM Ujjwala Yojana (PM Lighting Scheme)	CSS	MoP&NG	2016	Energy, Health, Poverty	Launched to provide free LPG connections to women from below poverty line families.[45] While the scheme mainly addresses distribution of cylinders, their usage has been in question.[

Khelo India – National Programme for Development of Sports	CS	MoYAS	2017	Sports	Sporting infrastructure, sponsorship, excellence. Competitions such as Khelo India University Games and Winter Games. General fitness of the population

PM Matritva Vandana Yojana (PM Maternity Support Scheme)	—	MoWCD	2017[N]	Mother Care	Launched as the Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana in 2010. Renamed in 2017. A cash incentive of not less than ₹6,000 (equivalent to ₹6,400 or US$80 in 2023) to pregnant/lactating women.

Ayushman Bharat Yojana (AB PM-JAY, Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana, People's Health Scheme)	CSS	MoHFW	2018	Health

PM Shram Yogi Mandhan (PM SYM)	CS	MoLE	2019	Financial security	Social security to unorganized sector and through voluntary contribution and monthly pension after 60 through direct benefit transfer. Implemented by LIC and CSCs.

PM Kisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM KUSUM Scheme, PM Energy Security and Upliftment Campaign)	CS	MoNRE	2019	Agriculture	For the installation of solar pumps and other renewable power plants across the nation targeted towards farmers.[32] Towards Paris Agreement targets for renewable energy

Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan (Poor Welfare Employment Campaign)	CS	12 ministries	2020	Employment	Employment campaign for the poor following coronavirus pandemic covering 12 ministries and 6 states. Launched on 20 June 2020 and ended on 22 October 2020

Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS)	CSS	MoE	2020	Education	To improve school education in six states covering 10 million teachers. Financial support by World Bank.[22][23] This is a continuation of GOI-World Bank efforts since 1994 towards the same goal.[22] Implemented through Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan.[22]
Svamitva Yojana (Survey of Villages Abadi and Mapping with Improvised Technology in Village Area)	CS	MoPR	2020

PM Poshan Shakti Nirman Abhiyaan (PM-POSHAN, Prime Minister's Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment, (lit) PM Nutrition Power Building Scheme)	CSS	MoWCD	2021[N]	Health, Education	Revamped version of 1995 Midday Meal Scheme (Madhyanh Bhojan Yojana) to provide free lunch to school-children. Financial outlay in 2022 was ₹10,233 crore (equivalent to ₹110 billion or US$1.4 billion in 2023).[7] POSHAN Abhiyaan was launched in 2018.[19] Grouped under the umbrella scheme "Saksham Anganwadi and POSHAN 2.0".[20] Expanded aims include reduce stunting, under-nutrition, anemia and low birth weight