Lovlina, Covid warriors, agri-entrepreneurs among Assam’s highest civilian award winners
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The Assam government awarded Lovlina and 16 others, including Covid-19 warriors, artists, and agri-entrepreneurs, the state's highest civilian honours on Monday.
Tokyo Olympics medallist Lovlina Borgohain, Covid-19 warriors and agri-entrepreneurs were among the 17 distinguished personalities presented with Assam’s highest civilian honour on Monday.
Governor Jagdish Mukhi handed over the awards at a ceremony held at Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra in Guwahati. This is the first time the Assam government has introduced a new set of civilian awards on the lines of the Padma awards.
Industrialist Ratan Tata, who was named for the highest honour- Assam Baibhav-and distinguished management guru Dipak Chand Jain, (named for Assam Saurav-the second highest honour) who couldn’t attend the event would be conferred their awards later.
“It’s a big day today. The state’s highest civilian awards will be bestowed on individuals, mostly from grassroots and selected through citizen-centric process, for their distinguished service to society. I hope the recognition inspires others to the cause of building a New Assam,” Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweeted.
It’s a big day today. State’s highest civilian awards will be bestowed on individuals, mostly from grassroots & selected through a citizen-centric process, for their distinguished service to society.Hope the recognition inspires others to the cause of building a New Assam. pic.twitter.com/UwfEZj6vXr
