The Ekalavya Award is given by the several state government including Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana [1] etc. The award is given to native players [2] [3] for outstanding performance in sports or even education by few states like Rajasthan. The award was established in 1993, however, it is not given by every state government.
| Karnataka Recipient | Year Awarded [4] |
|---|---|
| Najib Aga | 1994 |
| U Sundari | 1994 (Powerlifting) |
| Jyothi H M | Athletics 2010 |
| Robin Uthappa | 2010 (Cricket) |
| Amoolya Kamal | 2010 |
| Jeeva Kumar S | 2010 |
| Poojashri Venkatesh | 2010 |
| Sudhir Kumar | 2010 |
| Ganapathy Manoharan | 2014 (Boxing) |
| Shodhan Rai | 2014 (Natural Body Builder and Represented India in various International Bodybuilding Competitions) |
| Vishal Kumar | 2014 (Football) |
| Nishya Joseph | 2014 (Volleyball) |
| S.K. Uthappa | 2016 (hockey) |
| Malaprabha Jadhav | 2016 (judo) |
| O. Sushmitha Pawar | 2016 (kabaddi) |
| M. Niranjan | 2016 (Para Swimming) |
| Mamatha Poojary | 2012 (Kabaddi) |
| KL Rahul | 2020 (Cricket) |
| Mayank Agarwal | 2020 (Cricket) |
| B Hariprasad | 2022 (Volleyball) |
Rajasthan Government provide Eklavya Awards based on academic criteria and to the topper of class 10th and 12th. [2]