Arunachal Pradesh has been awarded as the ‘leading small state in fight against COVID-19’ and ‘the most improved small state in education’ in India Today’s Annual ‘State of the States Award- 2020’.
These awards are “result of exemplary Team Arunachal spirit”, Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu said in a tweet. “Education has been our top most priority. Due to enormous efforts put up by the education department and teachers in imparting quality education, the state has topped in the India Today’s ‘State of the States Award- 2020 list as the most improved small state in education,” he added.
I congratulate the people of Arunachal for the state being adjudged number 1 in ‘leading small state in fight against #COVID19’ and ‘most improved small state in #education’ in the annual #StateOfTheStatesAward 2020 by @IndiaToday. A result of exemplary #TeamArunachal spirit. pic.twitter.com/1eyphG2wmL
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) November 28, 2020
Khandu further said that he dedicates the award to the doctors, nurses, paramedics, helpers and police personnel who toiled day and night to keep “us all safe” and “that the achievement would not have been possible without support from civil society organizations”. On a point scale of 100, Arunachal scored 71.2 to bag the first position, followed by Mizoram at 63 and Delhi at 59.6.
These annual awards are given after conducting a survey by the country’s leading magazine ‘India Today’ with an aim to find out which Indian states offer its citizens better opportunities, both at work and outside. It also assessed the performance and preparedness of the states in combating spread of COVID-19 virus and reducing fatalities.