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| Shiv Chhatrapati Award | |
|---|---|
| Maharashtra state award for outstanding individual achievements in Sports | |
| Sponsored by | Govt. of Maharashtra |
| Reward(s) | ₹ 300,000 |
| First awarded | 1970 |
| Last awarded | 2019 |
Shiv Chhatrapati Award (also known as Shiv Chhatrapati State Sports Award) is the highest prestigious sports award honoured annually to the players of Maharashtra by the Government of Maharashtra in India .[1]
The Government of Maharashtra instituted in 1969–70 a scheme for giving the Shiv Chhatrapati State Awards to sportsmen and women. The State Government has approved 24 games for men and 12 for women for this purpose.[2]
- ^ Lok Rajya, Volume 29. Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations. 1973.
- ^ Lokrajya, Volume 33. Directorate-General of Information and Public Relations. 1977. p. 48.