Ankushita Boro

Ankushita Boro, the young boxer from Assam, has been appointed the Brand Ambassador of the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao scheme of the Kamrup Metropolitan District, Assam.

She bagged a gold medal in the World Youth Womenโ€™s Boxing Championship in 2017.

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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal appointed Ankushita for this post at a ceremony organized on International Womenโ€™s Day on March 8 at the Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Panjabari in Guwahati.

The ceremony was jointly organized by the State governmentโ€™s Department of Social Welfare and the Assam State Social Welfare Board, where CM Sonowal was present as the Chief Guest.