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State your opinion.
Various awards are given to the players.
Solution
The government is also taking note of sportspersons for their performance. Sportspersons, who perform extraordinarily well are honored with various awards. Sachin Tendulkar was awarded the highest award of ‘Bharat Ratna’ by the government. He was nominated as ‘Member of Rajyasabha’ (Khasdar). The sportspersons are receiving more popular support and respect.
The ‘National Sports Development Fund’ was established for the development of sports. A donation to this fund is eligible for a 100% exemption from income tax. The ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khelratna’ award was announced with an intention of encouraging players. Apart from this, there are other awards like ‘Arjun Award’, ‘Dhyanchand Lifetime Achievement Award’, ‘Dronacharya Award’, ‘Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy’ and ‘National Sports Encouragement Award’. The sportspersons, who won a gold medal in Olympic Games are awarded Rs.75,00,000 each. The teams and sportsperson, who won gold, silver, and bronze medals in various competitions such as Para Olympic, Asiad, Commonwealth, World Cup, Asian Championship, International University Tournaments, International tournaments for the disabled, Cricket tournaments for visually impaired, etc., are given a good amount of rewards and jobs.
Thus, the Government of India is opening many avenues for making the youth aware of sports as a life career. Students can avail themselves of many opportunities in this field.
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