Guwahati: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday conferred the “Assam Baibhav”, the State’s highest civilian award to eminent industrialist and Tata Trust’s Chairman Ratan Naval Tata at a function held in Taj Wellington Mews of Koloba in Mumbai.
As an industrialist and philanthropist, he has made exceptional contributions towards furthering cancer care in Assam.
The “Assam Baibhav” Award” carries a citation, a medal, and a cash amount of Rs 5 lakh.
It may be noted that due to personal reasons, Ratan Tata couldn’t attend the official award ceremony held in Srimanta Sankaradev Kalakshetra of Guwahati on 24th January where Governor Jagdish Mukhi conferred the State’s three highest civilian awards to 18 other distinguished personalities in different fields.