Event and presentation of FLO NE Women Achievers Award for Excellence

FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO), Northeast Chapter, organises an Annual Event and presentation of FLO NE Women Achievers Award for Excellence, every year, wherein they honour five Women Achievers of the Northeast region for their achievements in overcoming great odds and excelling in their respective fields.

The Awardees:

Meena Debbarma from Tripura, National Film Award winner (2010) for the Kokborok film YARWNG (Roots), and is a social activist for the rights of Tribals.

G. Lalthanzami from Mizoram, a social activist from Mizoram, runs a ‘Safe Home’ for women who have suffered domestic abuse and counsels them

Birubala Rabha, from Assam is fighting to eradicate the superstition of killing innocent people in the name of witch-hunting

Tongam Rina of The Arunachal Times, the brave-heart journalist from Arunachal Pradeshwrites without fear and survived being shot at by two gunmen from point blank range.

Rupshika Borah, from Assam is the Director (Finance) of Oil India Limited and will take over as the Chairman and Managing Director of Oil India Ltd on July 1, 2015

The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam, Sri Tarun Gogoi graced the occasion as Chief Guest. He was accompanied by his wife, Smt Dolly Gogoi. FLO National President, Neeta Boochra, was the Guest of Honour from Delhi.

State Bank of India sponsored the event.