Shiv Chhatrapati awards, starting from 1969-70, are given to sportspersons who excel at state, national and international levels. From 1988-89, the award was given to coaches.
rutuja, kasturi
and aditi also bag top state award
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chess grandmaster sankalp gupta and ace shuttler malvika bansod led a host of nagpur players and coaches to be conferred with highest maharashtra state awards f