Shiv Chhatrapati Award


Shiv Chhatrapati Award is the highest prestigious sports award honoured annually to the players of Maharashtra by the Government of Maharashtra in India.
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.

Prize and selection

At present, the award carries a cash prize of 3 lakh, a memento with a headgear of Shiv Chhatrapati, a sword, and Jari Patka placed in a tray supported by a wooden stand and citation along with lifetime right to travel by MSRTC bus free of cost and also not pay toll at some of the toll booths. The winners are selected by a committee appointed by the Government of Maharashtra.

Award categories

YearNameRef.
2002-03Chandrashekhar Gokhale
2014-15Akshayraj Kore
2015-16Abhishek Kelkar
2016-17Shashikant Kutwal
2016-17Aakanksha Hagawane
2016-17Abhimanyu Puranik
2017-18Divya Deshmukh
2017-18Raunak Sadhwani

Judo

Shooting

Mountaineering

Wrestling

Weightlifting

Cricket

Cycling

Badminton