❖ Tamil Nadu government announced the recipients of Good Governance Awards, Chief Minister’s Police Medal for Excellence in Investigation and Chief Minister’s Police Medal for Excellence in Public Service for 2024.

❖ It also announced recipients for certificates for innovative initiatives.

❖ Six officers will receive Good Governance Awards.

o They are: J. Innocent Divya, S. Divyadharshini, V.P. Jeyaseelan, K. Elam bahavath, N. Gopalakrishnan and D. Vanitha.

❖ 10 police officers would receive the Chief Minister’s Police Medal for Excellence in Investigation.

o They are: Deputy Superintendents of Police N. Suresh, S. Sowmiya and S. Pugazhenthi Ganesh; Inspectors K. Punitha, T. Vinothkumar, I. Sornavalli, N. Parvathi, P. Radha, R. Dheivarani and A. Anbarasi.

❖ IGP T.S. Anbu, SP E. Karthik, DSP C.R. Boopathirajan, Inspector K. Srinivasan and SI P.V. Mubaidullah would receive the Chief Minister’s Police Medal for Excellence in Public Service.

❖ Three officers - IAS officers D. Jagannathan and P. Madhusudhan and retired IAS officer R. Sudhan Reddy would receive certificates for innovative initiatives for this year.