Question: Chief Minister of which of the following state got the Skoch Chief Minister of the Year Award for 2017?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Odisha
(c) Tamilnadu
(d) Telangana
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been conferred the Skoch Chief Minister of the Year Award for 2017.
- This award is given to for her contribution in the overall development of the state and emerging as the best chief minister in the country.
- West Bengal emerges top performing State in Governance. The state has this year bagged 31 Skoch Awards for its performance across different fields besides implementing unique projects.
- She has been conferred with the prestigious award on the basis of the state’s performance in the field of governance, culture, finance, urban and rural development, the organization.
- While Chandrababu Naidu was awarded with the ‘SKOCH Sprinter of the Year’ and Suresh Prabhu as the ‘Steady Reformer’.
- SKOCH Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. is founded in the year 1997; Sameer Kochhar is the Chairman of the Group.