Chekrovolu Swuro lone sportsperson from Northeast recommended for Arjuna Award for 2013

Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award: Ronjan Sodhi (Shooting)

Arjuna Award: Chekrovolu Swuro (Archery), Virat Kohli (Cricket), P V Sindhu (Badminton), Gaganjeet Bhullar (Golf), Joshna Chinnappa (Squash), Mouma Das (Table tennis), Kavita Chahal (Boxing), Rupesh Shah (Billiards & Snooker), Abhijeet Gupta (Chess), Saba Anjum (Hockey), Rajkumari Rathore (Shooting), Neha Rathi (Wrestling), Dharmender Dalal (Wrestling) and Amit Kumar Saroha (Athletics-Para).

Dronacharya Award for coaches: Poornima Mahato (Archery), Mahavir Singh (Boxing) and Narinder Singh Saini (Hockey). 

Dronacharya Awards for Lifetime Contribution in Coaching: K P Thomas (Athletics) and Raj Singh (Wrestling) 

Dhyan Chand Awards for Lifetime Contribution to Development of Sports: Mary D’Souza Sequeira (Athletics),  Syed Ali (Hockey), Anil Mann (Wrestling) and Girraj Singh (Para Sports-Athletics).

Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar (for Contribution to Sports Development by Entities Other than Sportspersons and Coaches); Dr U K Mishra, Founder and President, National Sports Academy, Allahabad (Community Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent), Services Sports Control Board (Financial Support for Sports Excellence), Pullela Gopichand Academy of Badminton, Hyderabad (Establishment and Management of Sports Academies of Excellence) and Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (Employment of Sportspersons and sports welfare measures).

Selection Committee for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Arjuna Awards: Michael Ferreira (Chairman), Limba Ram, V Devarajan, Zafar Iqbal, Vandana Rao, Anjali M Bhagwat, Indu Puri, Shakti Singh, Ravi Shastri, Kripa Shankar Patel and Surinder Khanna.

Apart from a medal and a citation, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee will receive a cash prize of Rs.7.5 lakh.  

Arjuna, Dronacharya and Dhyan Chand Awardees will receive statuettes, citations and cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh each.  Recipients of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar will be given trophies.

The awardees will receive their awards from the President of India at a function in Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 31.