Sethrichem Sangtam gets first Rohini Nayyar prize for rural development

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Category : Awards Published on: December 22 2022

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Sethrichem Sangtam, who helped triple the incomes of 1,200 marginalised farmers in Eastern Nagaland, was awarded the first Rohini Nayyar prize for outstanding contribution to rural development.
Sangtam, 40, was presented with cash prize of Rs 10 lakh, a citation, and trophy at a ceremony.
He was awarded the prize by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery.
The award has been instituted by the family of late Dr. Rohini Nayyar, an eminent scholar-administrator who worked on issues related to rural development.
She spent two decades in Planning Commission where she helped conceptualise NREGA and India Human Development Report.