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Tamil Nadu Government Awards and purpose:-

Award Name Prize Purpose
Tamil Thaai Award Rs. 5 lakh Aimed at encouraging and recognising the
work of Tamil Sangams and other groups
working in Tamil Nadu and elsewhere for
the cause of Tamil language and culture
Kapilar Award Rs. 1 lakh + medal Aimed at recognising work in traditional
forms of Tamils couplets and poems
U Ve Sa Award Rs. 1 lakh + medal Invokes the legacy of its namesake by
honouring publications on palm leaf
documents and old manuscripts
Kambar Award* Rs. 1 lakh + medal for work in spreading the teachings of the
Kambaramayanam
Sollin Selvar Award* Rs. 1 lakh + medal Best literary speaker
Avvaiyar Award Rs. 1 lakh + shawl Every year a woman who contributed in the
fields of social reforms, women
development, religious harmony, language,
arts, tradition, culture, science, journalism
and administration would be selected and
presented with Avvaiyar award
Thiruvalluvar Award Rs 1 lakh, one
sovereign gold
medallion and
certificate
Thanthai Periyar
Award
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Perarignar Anna
Award
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Perunthalaivar
Kamarajar Award
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Mahakavi Bharathiar
Award
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Paavendar
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Thiru.Vi.Ka Award ,,
K.Aa.Pe. Viswanatham
Award
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Annal Ambedkar
Award
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No specific purpose said for these awards
G. U. Pope Award * Rs. 1 lakh For translating Tamil literature into other
languages
Umaru Pulavar Award
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Rs. 1 lakh Lifetime contribution to Tamil and Tamil
literature
Chief Ministers Tamil
Computing Award *
Rs. 1 lakh For promotion of Tamil computing


* Newly constituted
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Winners:-

Award Name 2013 2012
Tamil Thaai Delhi Tamil Sangam Madurai Tamil Sangam
Kapilar Muthulingam A A Manavalan
U Ve Sa M V Pasupathi S Raasu
Kambar B Ramani -----
Sollin Selvar M Lokanayaki -----
Avvaiyar Dr. V. Santha Y.G. Parthasarathy
Thiruvalluvar Kalaimamani N. Murugan (Seyon) -----
Thanthai Periyar K. Samarasan -----
Perignar Anna K.R.P. Manimozhiyan -----
Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Singaravadivel -----
Mahakavi Bharathiyar Bharathi Kavalar K. Ramamurthi -----
Paavendar Bharathidasan S. N. Kandasamy -----
Thiru. Vi. Ka. Prema Nandakumar -----
K. Aa. Pe. Viswanathan N. Rajagopalam (Malayaman) -----
Annal Ambedkar D. Pandian -----

Padma Award winners from Tamil Nadu in 2012, 2013:-


2013 2012 Category
Winner Field Winner Field
Padma
Vibhushan
--- NIL--- -- NIL --
Smt. Ramamurhty
J anaki
Art Dr. T. V.
Gopalakrishnan
Art
Shri. Ramamurthy
Thyagarajan
Trade &
Industry
Shri M.S.
Gopalakrishnan
Art


Padma
Bhushan
Shri. Subbaiah
Murugappa
Vellayan
Trade &
Industry
Shri. Lakshmi
Narayana Sathitaju
Art Shri. Natesan
Muthuswamy
Art
Shri. S.K.M.
Maeilanandhan
Social
Work
Dr. P.K. Gopal Social
Work
Ms. Rajshree Pathy Trade &
Industry
Dr. Viswanathan
Mohan
Medicine
Padma Shri
Prof (Dr) T.V.
Devarajan
Medicine Dr. Vallalarpuram
Sennimalai
Natarajan
Medicine


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Sporting Award from Tamil Nadu Government:-


Sporting Event Old Prize New Prize
Olympics - Gold Rs. 1 crore Rs. 2 crore
Olympics - Silver Rs. 50 lakh Rs. 1 crore
Olympics - Bronze Rs. 25 lakh Rs. 50 lakh
CWG Gold Rs. 20 lakh Rs. 50lakh
CWG Silver Rs. 15 lakh Rs. 30 lakh
CWG Bronze Rs. 10 lakh Rs. 20 lakh
Asiad Gold Rs. 1 lakh Rs. 5 lakh
Asiad Silver Rs. 50000 Rs. 3 lakh
Asiad Bronze Rs. 25000 Rs. 2 lakh


2013 Republic Day Awards:-


Award 2013 Winners
Raja (Tirunelveli)
late M. Devaraj (Kancheepuram)
late T. J awahar (Tiruvannamalai)
L. Siva (Erode)
P. Thangavel (Dharmapuri)
Anna Medal for Gallantry
Team of 6 fire and rescue service
personnel
Kottai Ameer Communal Harmony
Award
M. Ayub Khan (Kumbakonam)
N. Devarani
I. Eswaran
S. Vimala
K. Sakthivel
Gandhi Adigal Police Medals
K. Stalin Chandrasekar.







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2013 Independence Day Awards:-

Awards for Exemplary service for the welfare of the differently abled
# Category Winner
01 Best doctor Prof T S Chandrasekar, Medindia Hospital,
Chennai
02 Best Social Worker J aya Krsihnaswamy,Madhuram Narayan Centre
03 Best institution Nethrodaya, Chennai
04 Best private employer who has
provided maximum number of
employment
Texmo industries, Coimbatore
05 Best district central
cooperative bank
Salem
Awards for the services rendered towards the welfare of women
06 Best institution servicing
women award
Uthagamandalam Social Service, Nilgiris
District
07 Best social worker (for work
done for women)
Dr. S. Sumayaa, project officer Seethakathi
NGO, Ramanathapuram Dt
Kalpana Chawla Award
08 Kalpana Chawla Bravery
award
Rajalakshmi, Shivaranjani
CM award to the best performing urban local bodies
09 Best Corporation Coimbatore (Rs. 25 lakh)
Pollachi (I Prize) (Rs. 15 lakh)
Theni (II Prize) (Rs. 10 lakh)
10 Best Municipalities
Namakkal (III Prize) (Rs. 5 lakh)
Thenkarai, Theni Dt (I Prize) (Rs. 10 lakh)
Musiri, Namakkal Dt (II Prize) (Rs. 5 lakh)
11 Best Town Panchayats
Perundurai (Erode Dt) (III Prize) (Rs. 3 lakh)













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