Assam Govt Hands Out Anundoram Borooah Award to 22601 Meritorious Students

GUWAHATI: Assam Govt. on Wednesday as part of the Anundoram Borooah Award handed cheques of 16000 rupees each to students who score 75 per cent and above in High School Leaving Certificate exam and High Madrassa Exam. 

36 crore rupees have been transferred to the bank accounts of the 22601 beneficiaries. The rank holders were also awarded in the ceremony. 

Assam CM took part in the award distribution ceremony in Sankardev Kalashetra Auditorium and gave away the cheques to the meritorious students. 

He also tweeted, "Anandaram Borooah Award is an ambitious scheme by GoA to inspire students to strive for academic excellence. Happy to have felicitated meritorious students who scored 75% & above in HSLC Examination 2022, with the award at Sankardeva Kalakshetra Auditorium today."

The Anundoram Borooah Award Scheme was announced by the Government of Assam by the then Congress government on the floor of the Assembly in the Budget Session in March 2005 as a unique award scheme to encourage competitive spirit among the students in the State. 

The award was instituted in honour of Late Anundoram Borooah who was the 4th Indian (and the 1st Assamese) to join the prestigious ICS and the 1st Indian to be appointed as Deputy Commissioner. He was also a great Sanskrit scholar and authored several books including the Sanskrit-English Dictionary. 

Earlier the award included a laptop for students who secured 60 per cent and above but now the new Assam government has also decided to give a cash incentive of 16000 rupees to the meritorious students who secure 75 per cent and above. 

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