Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar to visit Guwahati to present Assam government's highest civilian awards

By  News On Air   Feb 13, 2024

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar will visit Guwahati in Assam today on a day-long tour to present the Assam government's highest civilian awards - Assam Baibhav, Assam Saurabh, and Assam Gaurav to the winners. State government has decided to confer the awards to 22 individuals selected from diverse sectors, for their outstanding contributions in their respective fields. 

Assam government is set to present the Assam Baibhav, the state's premier civilian honor, to Ranjan Gogoi, Member of Parliament and former Chief Justice of India.

The Assam Saurav will be awarded to four individuals including Dr. Kishan Chand Nauriyal, Elvis Ali Hazarika, Hima Das, and Nadiram Deuri, while Assam Gaurav will be awarded to 17 people including Ranjit Kumar Gogoi, Parvati Barua, Debojit Changmai, Drono Bhuyan, Neelan Dutta, Anupama Deka, Soumyadeep Dutta, Basanta Chiring Phukan, Manendra Deka, Meenakshi Chetia, Pakhila Lethtepi, Tenzing Bodosa, Nirmal Dey, Jecin Kumbang Pao, Mary Hassa, Upendra Rabha and Rahul Gupta.