Guwahati: Renowned medical Dr. Tapan Saikia has been given Assam’s greatest civilian honor, the “Assam Baibhav,” for the year 2023.
He was given this honour for his outstanding contributions to public service and the healthcare industry (Cancer Care), which included raising cancer consciousness and encouraging early detection in Assam and other northeastern states.
The honour was presented by Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria at a ceremony held at the Srimanta Sankardev Kalakhetra in Guwahati on Friday. State chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma attended the award event as well.
The three state civilian awards were given to a total of 21 civilians for their exceptional service in a variety of disciplines.
The Assam Saurav prize was given to five distinguished individuals. The “Assam Saurav” honour was given to Dr. Sashidhar Phukan in the field of healthcare and public service, Dr. Binoy Kumar Saikia in the field of science, Gilbartson Sangma and Smt. Nayanmoni Saikia in the field of sports, and Krishna Roy in the field of art and culture.
Meanwhile, 15 others were awarded with the ‘Assam Gaurav’ award. The awardees are Smt Dhritimala Deka (Public Service), Shri Debajit Barman (Agriculture & Allied), Shri Rustom Basumatary (Tourism), Shri Manje La (Agrotourism), Shri Binanda Hatibaruah (Environment & Forest), Shri Atul Ch Baruah (Social Work), Smt Kalyani Rajbonshi (Entrepreneur, SHG Worker), Smt Shila Gowala (Public Service), Dr Jogesh Deuri (Agriculture & Allied (Sericulture), Dr Pankaj Lal Gogoi (Entrepreneur), Shri Sarbeswar Basumatary (Progressive Farmer), Shri Manthang Hmar (Pineapple Farmer & Exporter), Dr. Dhrubajyoti Sharma (Horticulturist & Entrepreneur), Shri Dayal Goswami (Mukha Shilpa) and Dr. Syed Ifthikar Ahmed (Anti AIDS and Anti Drugs campaigner).