Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami will present medals to as many as 3,186 police and other uniformed services personnel on the occasion of Pongal.

The Chief Minister has ordered that 3,000 police personnel in the ranks of constables (Grades I and II), head constables, women head constables, special sub-inspectors of police (men), special sub-inspectors of police (women), havildars (men) and havildars (women) of the Armed Police and equivalent ranks be awarded the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Constabulary Medals for this year.

Further, 20 fire and rescue services personnel in the ranks of leading fireman, driver mechanic, fireman drivers and firemen, and 60 prison service personnel in the ranks of Grade-I warders (men and women) and Grade-II warders (men) will be awarded the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Medals in recognition of their outstanding devotion to duty.

The medals will be presented to the recipients at the district headquarters.

In addition, the Chief Minister will present the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Medal for excellence in technical and specialised services to six personnel — two each from the police radio branch, the dog squad and the police photographers unit.