In August 2020, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has officially announced a massive hike in the prize money in how many categories of the National Sports and Adventure Awards?

In August 2020, Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has officially announced a massive hike in the prize money in how many categories of the National Sports and Adventure Awards? Correct Answer 4

The correct answer is 4.

• Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has officially announced a massive hike in the prize money in four of the seven categories of the National Sports and Adventure Awards.
• The prize money for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award has been increased to a whopping ₹25 lakh from the previous amount of ₹7.5 lakh.
• Arjuna Award has been enhanced to ₹15 lakh from ₹5 lakh.
• The Dhronacharya (Lifetime) awardees, who were earlier given ₹5 lakh, will now be richer by ₹15 lakh, while Dhronacharya (Regular) winners will be given ₹10 lakh instead of ₹5 lakh.
• The prize money of Dhyan Chand Award has been increased to ₹10 lakh from ₹5 lakh.