Assam felicitated with 3 awards from National Fisheries Development Board

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• Nov 20, 2021 | moderator

Guwahati: The Assam Fisheries Department bagged three awards from the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Hyderabad for their various developmental projects that has led to a boom in fish breeding and production.

The Best Farmer – Hilly and North Eastern State – has been awarded to Anup Kumar Sarmah. The award carries a certificate, financial incentive of Rs. 2 lakh, a shawl and a memnto.

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Kalong-Kapili Cooperative Society Limited, Kamrup(Metro) has been adjudged the Best Fisheries Cooperative Society with an award carrying a certificate, financial incentive of Rs. 2 lakh, a shawl and a memento.

Bongaigaon district has been awarded the Best Hilly and North Eastern District. The award carries a certificate, financial incentive of Rs 3 lakh, a shawl and a memento.

The awards will be presented on Sunday during a function to be held at the Covention Centre, Odisha Secretariat, Bhubaneswar coinciding with the World Fisheries Day. Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala, Ministers of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Dr.L.Murugan and Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Secretary, Fisheries, Jatindra Nath Swain and other dignitaries will attend the award giving ceremony.

Minister for Fisheries, Environment and Forest and Excise, Parimal Suklabaidya congratulated the winners and the officials of Bongaigaon district for bagging the prestigious awards.