CM conferred Champions of Change award
Source: The Sangai Express
Delhi, December 26 2018:
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu conferred the award of Champions of Change on Chief Minister N Biren Singh for his exemplary leadership and for bringing about transformation in governance in Manipur.
The award presentation was held during an event organised at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi in which more than 1000 eminent personalities attended.
The other awardees include Union Minister of State for Food Processing Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti and Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Sudarshan and Member of Parliament Nishikant Dubey.
The award was constituted to identify remarkable progress made in 115 aspirational districts whose development is being monitored by NITI Aayog.
Manipur was chosen forks all round development on various parameters in all its aspirational districts.
The award selection jury was led by former Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishna and former SC Judge Sudha Mishra.
Eminent jurists, journalists, politicians and social leaders attended the ceremony.