Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay congratulates officials for best governance, reviews law and order in districts

Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay presents the award to former Police Commissioner Avadi K. Sankar on Tuesday. | Photo credit: Special arrangement

On the concluding day of the two-day conference of IAS, IPS and IFS officers at the Secretariat on Tuesday, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay held a meeting with officials and gave away awards for best governance.

During the morning session, Mr. Vijay presided over a meeting with IPS officers and held discussions on law and order at the district and zonal levels. He held discussions with IAS and IFS officers in the evening session.

According to an official statement, Mr. Vijay directed officials to prioritize provision of basic amenities such as public distribution system, education, drinking water, healthcare, electricity, road connectivity and bus services. He also directed them to focus on maintaining law and order, ensuring the safety of women and children and protecting the environment.

Later, the Chief Minister presented awards to former Collector Kanniyakumari R. Alagumeen and former Commissioner of Police Avadi K. Sankar for speedy redressal of public grievances received under the Chief Minister’s Grievance Redressal Cell and Environment Protection and Development Award (2024-25) to former Collector Dindigongul Pradburlh M.karrulhan. and former Pudukottai IS Collector Mercy Ramya.

He also presented the Effective Implementation of Tamil Official Language Initiative (2023) award to former Sivaganga Collector Asha Ajith, former Kanniyakumari PN Sridhar and best performing area awards for providing services to persons with disabilities to former Vice President Collector Virudhunagar Jayaseelan (2024), former Sivaganga Collector (2024), former Sivaganga Collector 5U. Chandrakala and former Thanjavur Collector P. Priyanka.

Mr. Vijay presented awards for outstanding performance in all 20 health indicators to former Collector Dindigul S. Saravanan, Coimbatore Collector Pawan Kumar G. Giriyappanavar and former Collector Namakkal Durga Moorthy. He also presented awards for excellence in crime control to former Villupuram Superintendent of Police (SP) VV Sai Praneeth, former Ariyalur SP Viswesh Balasubramaniam, former Krishnagiri SP P. Thangadurai and former Kanniyakumari SP R. Stalin.

Ministers, Chief Secretary M. Sai Kumar and senior officials attended.

Published – 30 Jun 2026 23:04 IST