GUWAHATI: The annual India Today State of the States Conclave and Awards – 2019 has adjudged Assam in the ‘Most Improved Big State – Overall’ and ‘Most Improved Big State for Economy’ categories. On behalf of the Chief Minister, Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary received both the awards from Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Forest, Environment and Climate Change, Information and Broadcasting in New Delhi on Friday.
The India Today ‘State of the States’ study is an attempt to find out which of India’s states offers its citizens the best opportunities, both at work and outside. The categories on which the states are judged include economy, agriculture, education, healthcare, infrastructure, inclusive development, law and order, governance, entrepreneurship, environment and cleanliness.
Receiving the awards, Minister Patowary, on behalf of the Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and the people of the State, thanked the India Today Group for conferring the award to Assam.
Patowary lauded the initiatives of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for overall development of Assam and in positioning the State as the epicenter of ASEAN and BBN countries. Minister Patowary credited the award to the leadership of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal for transforming Assam into a robust economy since the last three years.
Also Watch: Govt all set to push for the contentious Citizenship Bill in the winter session of Parliament