The first Chief Minister of independent Assam, freedom fighter, Bharat Ratna, Gopinath Bardoloi's death anniversary, August 5 is celebrated as ‘Lok Kalyan Divas’ across the state of Assam
"Karmashree Award", Chief Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration was introduced in the years 2016-17.
It consists of a trophy and an incentive of Rs. 1 lakh to be utilized for the implementation of the initiative or bridging the resource gap in any area of public welfare.
'Karmashree 2023-24,' was conferred on August 5 at a function at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra on the occasion of the Lok Kalyan Divas.
The awards have been named for six government initiatives:
Mission Basundhara: Principal Secretary, Revenue and DM, and CEO, ASDMA Gyanendra Dev Tripathi; IAS, Departments and Director of Land Records Shantanu P. Gotmare; and ACS, Additional Director, Land Records, Assam Nabajit Pathak.
Jaldoot programme under JJM: Managing director, Jal Jeevan Mission, Kailash Karthik N, and ALRS, assistant mission director, JJM, Arnav Kumar Boruah.
Admission to colleges through the Samarth Admission Portal: Secretary, Higher Education Narayan Konwar; ACS, Director, Higher Education, Assam Pomi Baruah; and OSD, Directorate of Higher Education, Assam Pranjal Pratim Baruah.
Inclusion of Charaideo Maidam in the UNESCO World Heritage Site: ACS, Commissioner and Secretary, Indigenous and Tribal Faith and Culture Department Ranjan Sarma; Director, Archaeology Dr. Deepi Rekha Kouli; Deputy Director, Archaeology Dr. Nabajit Deuri; and Deputy Director, Archaeology Dr. Chabina Hassan.
Assam Pearl Farming, Nagaon: District Commissioner, Nagaon Narendra Kumar Shah; Biswajit Chakravarty (the then DRCS Nagaon); and DPM, ASLRM, Sankha Probal Sundilya.
Rehabilitation of Laika Forest Village from Dibru-Saikhowa National Park to degraded forests under Namphai Reserve Forest: IAS, District Commissioner, Tinsukia Swapneel Paul; Divisional Forest Officer, Digboi TC Ranjith Ram; and IPS, Superintendent of Police, Tinsukia, Gaurav Abhijit Dilip, as stated in a press release, is conferred in order to acknowledge, recognize and reward the extraordinary, exemplary, and innovative work done by the officers of the districts and organizations of the State Government.
