Dronacharya Award Winners List, Prize Money
1 The Dronacharya Grant is officially known as Dronacharya Award for Outstanding Coaches in Sports and Games. It is given for mentors who played an important role in giving training in Sports and Games.
2 Instituted in 1985, It is awarded annually by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports for outstanding and meritorious work on a consistent basis and enabled sportspersons to excel in international events over a period of four years.
3 Two awards are given. One for the lifetime contribution in coaching where the achievements in producing outstanding sportspersons over a period of 20 years or more are considered , and One for regular category.
4 The award comprises a bronze statuette of Dronacharya, a certificate, ceremonial dress, and a cash prize of ₹15 lakh.
5 The award is given to sports disciplines like Olympic Games, Paralympic Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, World Championship and World Cup along with Cricket, Indigenous Games, and Parasports.
6 A ten member committee evaluates the nominations and later submits their recommendations to the Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports for further approval.
7 In 1985, the first recipients of the award were Bhalchandra Bhaskar Bhagwat (Wrestling), Om Prakash Bhardwaj (Boxing), and O. M. Nambiar (Athletics).
Dronacharya Award Winners List 2023 (Regular Category )
| 1 | Shri Lalit Kumar | Wrestling |
| 2 | Shri R. B. Ramesh | Chess |
| 3 | Shri Maheveer Prasad Saini | Para Athletics |
| 4 | Shri Shivendra Singh | Hockey |
| 5 | Shri Ganesh Prabhakar Devrukhkar | Mallakhamb |
Dronacharya Award Winners List 2023 ( LifetimeCategory )
| 1 | Shri Jashkirat Singh Grewal | Golf |
| 2 | Shri Bhaskaran E | Kabaddi |
| 3 | Shri Jayanta Kumar Pushilal | Table Tennis |
Dronacharya Award Winners List 2022 ( Regular Category )
| 1 | Jiwanjot Singh Teja | Archery |
| 2 | Mohammad Ali Qamar | Boxing |
| 3 | Suma Siddharth Shirur | Para Shooting |
| 4 | Sujeet Mann | Wrestling |
Dronacharya Award Winners List 2022 ( Lifetime Category )
| 1 | Dinesh Jawahar Lad | Cricket |
| 2 | Bimal Prafulla Ghosh | Football |
| 3 | Raj Singh | Wrestling |
Dronacharya Award Winners List 2021 ( Regular Category )
| 1 | Radhakrishnan Nair P | Atheletics |
| 2 | Sandhya Gurung | Boxing |
| 3 | Pritam Siwach | Hockey |
| 4 | Jai Prakash Nautiyal | Para Shooting |
| 5 | Subramanian Raman | Table Tennis |
Dronacharya Award Winners List 2021 ( Lifetime Category )
| 1 | T. P. Ouseph | Atheletics |
| 2 | Sarkar Talwar | Cricket |
| 3 | Sarpal Singh | Hockey |
| 4 | Ashan Kumar | Kabaddi |
| 5 | Tapan Kumar Panigrahi | Swimming |