Assam Govt To Confer Ratan Tata With State’s Highest Civilian Award ‘Asom Baibhav’ Tomorrow

Assam governor Professor Jagdish Mukhi will confer the award to the former Tata Sons chairman of on January 24, Monday, in Guwahati. Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma will also be present at the ceremony.

Guwahati: Assam Government on Sunday announced that it will bestow industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata with the state’s highest civilian honour ‘Asom Baibhav‘. As per news agency ANI, Assam governor Professor Jagdish Mukhi will confer the award to the former Tata Sons chairman on January 24, Monday, in Guwahati. Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma will also be present at the ceremony.

Assam Government will confer the highest civilian award of the state, 'Asom Baibhav' to industrialist Ratan Tata on January 24 in Guwahati. Assam Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi, Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma will present at the ceremony.

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— ANI (@ANI) January 23, 2022

Expressing his gratitude, Tata in a statement thanked Assam Chief Minister for the honour and said, he have been an admirer of Sarma’s personal commitment to the wellbeing of the Assamese.

.@RNTata2000 expresses his gratitude to @CMOfficeAssam foe being bestowed with ‘Assam Baibhaw Award’@himantabiswa @TataCompanies pic.twitter.com/FOKxhK790n

— Payal Mehta/પાયલ મેહતા/ पायल मेहता/ পাযেল মেহতা (@payalmehta100) January 23, 2022

“Thank you for understanding my inability to personally receive the award at the function to be held in Guwahati on January 24 and for your willingness to present it to me at a later date in Mumbai. It would be a pleasure to meet you and our offices could work together to find a suitable date for such a meeting,” he added.