On 19th February 2025 At The Taj Place Hotel, Mumbai
It is the standard procedure to invite recommendations every year from 1st April to 31st July from all State / UT. Recommendations received from them and also from other sources like Member of Parliament, District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police, as also individual bodies etc., are placed before Indian Sports Award Selection Committee is constituted by Indian Sports Award Selection Committee every year. The members of the Committee are all eminent personalities of impeccable character and integrity. Indian Sports Award Selection Committee decides the awardees based upon the application and by also conducting its own external vetting, research and recommendations.
While no rigid criteria or trenchant formula for selection is applied by the Indian Sports Award Selection Committee it looks the life time achievement of an individual while making a selection. There ought to be an element of public service in the achievements of the person to be selected. The award is given for ‘special services’ and not merely for long service. It should not be merely excellence in a particular field, but the criteria has to be “excellence plus”. Persons selected for the awards are subjected to verification by the researching group of Indian Sports Award Selection Committee with a view to ensuring that their character and antecedents are above board. Indian Sports Awards are conferred on the recommendations made by The indian Sports Award Selection Committee, which are submitted to the Chairman for approval.