Literary pension for 2016-17 announced

By our Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, August 13: The Assam Government has declared the literary pension for the year 2016-17. Forty litterateurs have been selected for the pension. The pensioners are – Dr. Pitambar Dev Goswami, Dayal Krish Bora, Dr. rayan Das, Rat Ojah, Santa Tanti, Dr. Swadhita Mahanta, Dr. Janil Kumar Barhma, Dr. Mileswar Pator, Prahlad Chandra Tasa, Chow Aisa Lojom, Lakshmi Kanta Sarma, Dr. Bhupen Singh, Tilo Sonowal, Dr. Shiba Acharjee, Dulal Sarma, Dr. Dayanda Borgohain, Dr. Laksheswar th, reswar Hazarika, Md. Abdul Hasan Sheikh, Dr. Saradanda Dev Goswami, rayan Chandra Sarkar, Baikunthath Goswami, Lunse Timung, Dr. Ratneswar Deori, Jiten Sarma, Dasho Kalita, Jagat Kaman, Dhiren Sarma, Purendra Prasad Saikia, Dr. Bibha Borah, Suprabha Devi, Bondhuram Pamagam, Phanindra Johori, Niren Barua, Dr. Bharat Kalita, Lohit Bharali, Debi Prasad Bagrodia, Ram Sakal Paswan, Srikumar Dahotia, Rati Mohan th, Chandra Bhushan Sarma, Lalita Devi and Amalendu Bhattacharjee.