A Rtd.Judge of SC or HC to Head “Arjun” Award Panel

24 Feb, New Delhi

A retired judge of either Supreme Court or High Court will now head the Selection Committee for Arjuna Awards as the government has revised the schemes of various awards for sports persons.

Union Government has taken the step to avoid any bias in favour of a particular discipline.

From now onwards, a sportsperson of eminence or a sports administrator or sports expert belonging to para sports will also be a member of Arjuna Awards’ selection committee, official sources said.

As per the amendments brought in by the government, not more than one sportsperson of eminence or coach from a particular sporting discipline shall be a member of the Selection Committee.