Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling was accorded a warm welcome by the people of the state on his arrival at Rangpo on Tuesday afternoon after receiving the Future Policy Gold Award 2018 on October 15 at Rome in Italy.
The grand reception programme of the CM was attended by the cabinet Ministers and MLAs and people from different parts of the state.
On the occasion, the CM dedicated this prestigious award to farmers and people of Sikkim and to Agriculture & Horticulture Department of the state. He gave the credit of the award to the people of Sikkim including cabinet Ministers, MLAs, panchayats, government departments and business community of Sikkim. He informed that Sikkim was also awarded with JRD Tata Memorial Award on October 12 at New Delhi.
CM stated that Sikkim has given the message on the importance of organic farming to the world and now the world has been watching Sikkim in this field. On the same, he stressed that the people of the state should take the responsibility to take this mission ahead.