Dr. Tapan Saikia honored with ‘Asom Baibhav’

Category : Awards Published on: January 07 2023

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The Assam government has announced the names of the recipients of the state’s highest civilian awards for 2022-2023.
The categories in which the awards will be given away by the Assam government are: Asom Baibhav, Asom Sourav and Asom Gourav.
Asom Baibhav, the highest civilian award to be given away by the Assam government, will be conferred on Dr Tapan Saikia.
Dr Saikia is one of the patrons of the Deesikha Foundation.
Dr Tapan Saikia will be conferred with the Asom Baibhav award for his contributions towards creating awareness and early detection of cancer in Assam and other Northeast states.
The winner of the Asom Baibav award will receive a cash prize of Rs 5 lakhs and will be entitled to avail medical treatment at government expense for life.
As many as four personalities have been selected for the Asom Sourav award for 2022-2023.