GUWAHATI: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today conferred the "Assam Baibhav", the State's highest civilian award to eminent industrialist and Tata Trust's Chairman Ratan Naval Tata at a function held in Taj Wellington Mews, Koloba, Mumbai.
As an industrialist and philanthropist, he has made an exceptional contribution towards furthering cancer care in Assam.
The 'Assam Baibhav' Award carries a citation, a medal and a cash amount of Rs 5 lakh.
Due to personal reasons, Ratan Tata couldn't attend the official award ceremony held in Srimanta Sankaradev Kalakshetra, Guwahati on January 24 where Governor Jagdish Mukhi conferred the State's three highest civilian awards to 18 other distinguished personalities in different fields, a press release said.
The Chief Minister also visited the residence of legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar who passed away recently.
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