Lok Kalyan Divas: 99 state government employees selected for Lok Seva Puraskar

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: Assam's Chief Secretary Jishnu Baruah on Monday announced the names of 99 State Government employees who will be conferred with the Loka Seva Purashkar on the occasion of the first Lok Kalyan Divas on August 5 to commemorate the death anniversary of Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi.

The Chief Secretary informed the media that the awardees will include 89 district-level non-gazetted employees and 10 State-level non-gazetted employees. The recipients will be given a one-year extension of service beyond the retirement age, a cash award of Rs 25,000 each and a citation, Baruah said.

Regarding the main selection criteria, Baruah said that these included work ethics, punctuality and integrity, along with any other criteria decided by the screening and /or selection committee.

The 89 district-level employees have been selected out of 259 nominees from 35 districts. On the other hand, the 10 State-level employees have been selected out of 99 nominees, the Chief Secretary said.

The State-level non-gazetted employees selected for the Lok Seva Puraskar include Subhra Deb, senior assistant at Assam Police Headquarters; Dipankar Bora, emergency rescuer at the Fire and Emergency Services; Jwngshar Basumatary, administrative assistant at the Hill Areas Department; Kaku Goswami, senior administrative assistant at the Departing of Housing and Urban Affairs; Mrinal Saikia, senior administrative assistant at the Finance (Establishment Branch) Department; Manish Das, senior administrative assistant at the Personnel (B) Department; Bornali Gogoi, senior administrative assistant at the General Administration Department; Dipankar Deka, junior administrative assistant at the AR&T & PPG Department; Baharul Islam Choudhury, peon at the General Administration Department (Nazarat branch); and Nabanita Gogoi, junior administrative assistant at the Revenue & Disaster Management Department.

The award is aimed at providing motivation to government employees to serve the public with enhanced dedication.

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