Ratan Tata to get Assam’s highest civilian award

Assam government will confer its highest civilian award ‘Assam Baibhav’ on Tata Trusts’ chairman Ratan Tata for his contribution towards building cancer treatment facilities in the state.

Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that the state government has decided to confer Assam Baibhav, Assam Saurav and Assam Gaurav Awards, 2021 to 19 personalities and the award ceremony will be held on January 24, 2022. Earlier known as ‘Assam Ratna’, the award was renamed as ‘Assam Baibhav’ by the Sarma-led government in September this year.

The Assam government and Tata Trust are collaborating for setting up 19 Cancer Care Units in the state.