Bandita Devi Rabha, a bright student from Bamundanga in West Goalpara, Assam, has been bestowed with a prestigious national honour by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for securing the All-India top rank in Cosmetology under the 2025 ITI program of the National Skill Training Institute (NSTI-West), Tura, Meghalaya.
The award was presented during the 4th National Skill Convocation 2025, held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on October 3, where Prime Minister Modi felicitated the top-ranking students from across the Northeastern region. Bandita Devi, who completed her cosmetology training at NSTI-West, had earlier undergone foundational training at the ITI institution in Dhupdhara Kothakuthi under Dudhnoi Samjila (2022–24 batch). Her stellar performance has brought honour to Meghalaya and immense pri