Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami presented State awards on 72nd republic day.
The floats by Health and Police departments won the first prize.
Rural Development Depart got the second prize.
Tourism and Information Technology departments won the third prize for the floats.
Salem City Police Station, Thiruvannamalai City Police Station and Kotturpuram Police Stations received the top three ranking stations across the State.
C Narayanasamy Naidu award for highest productivity in rice was given to G Selvakumar, North Srivilliputhur village.
K.A. Abdul Jabbar from Coimbatore district received the Kottai Ameer Communal Harmony Award for 2021.
Gandhi Adigal Police Medal to following four police personnel
T Magudeeswari - St Thomas Mount
N Selvaraju- Salem
S Shunmuganathan- Srivilliputhur and
S Rajasekaran- Thiruvannamalai.
Anna Medal for Gallantry awardees are
P. Mullai – The teacher who saved her 26 students from the LPG explosion
A. Prakash - Forest Veterinary Assistant Surgeon who involved in the rescue of an elephant that fell into a 60-feet deep well.
Loco Pilot J. Suresh - saved the lives of over 1,500 passengers on board the train.
R. Pugazendiran - saved the life of an injured policeman after a tree fell.