Government has revised the scheme of Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for the development of sports in the country. An official release said, that under the revised scheme, the Award will be given in four categories. These are identification and nurturing of young talent, encouragement of sports through Corporate Social Responsibility, employment of sports persons and sports welfare measures and sports for development. The scheme was introduced in 2009 to encourage and promote involvement of corporates, sports promotion boards in the promotion and development of sports.