Awards, Rewards and Recognition
- Arjuna Award, 2005
- For the bronze medal at 2008 Beijing Olympics
- Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award (joint), India's highest sporting honour.
- 55 lakh (US$95,000) cash award and promotion to Assistant Commercial Manager from chief ticketing inspector by Railway Ministry (his employer)
- 50 lakh (US$86,000) cash award from the Delhi Government.
- 25 lakh (US$43,000) award by the Haryana Government.
- 25 lakh (US$43,000) cash award by the Steel Ministry of India.
- 5 lakh (US$8,600) cash award by R K Global.
- 10 lakh (US$17,000) cash award by the Maharashtra State Government.
- 10 lakh (US$17,000) cash award from MTNL.
- For the gold medal at 2010 World Wrestling Championships
- 10 lakh (US$17,000) cash award from Indian Railways (his employer) & out-of-turn promotion from his current position of Asst. Commercial Manager.
- 10 lakh (US$17,000) cash award from Sports Authority of India, (Government of India).
- 10 lakh (US$17,000) cash award from the Delhi Government
- For the silver medal at 2012 London Olympics
- 2 crore (US$340,000) cash reward from the Delhi Government
- 1.5 crore (US$260,000) cash reward from the Haryana Government
- 0.75 crore (US$130,000) cash reward from the Indian Railway
- Land area in Sonipat for Wrestling academy by the Haryana Government.
- 10 lakh (US$17,000) cash award from ONGC.
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