2014 Independence Day Awards - Government of Tamil Nadu

Awards for Exemplary service for the welfare of the differently abled (10 gm gold plated medal + a certificate)
#	Category	Winner
01	Best Doctor	Prof. Amar Agarwal
02	Best Social Worker	Sister Virgit Johnsi, Mercy Home, Tirunelveli Dt
03	Best Institution	Srishti Special School, Mogappair, Chennai
04	Best private employer who has provided maximum number of employment	Sakthi Masala, Mamarathupalayam, Erode Dt
05	Best district central cooperative bank	District Central Cooperative Bank, Salem
Awards for the services rendered towards the welfare of women
06	Best institution servicing women award	Share Trust for the development of Women and Children, Gummudipoondi, Tiruvallur Dt (10 gm gold plated medal + Rs. 50000 + certificate)
07	Best social worker (for work done for women)	K. Saroja, Omalur Block Women Welfare Uplift Organisation (OBWWUO), Omalur Post & Taluk, Salem District. (10 gm gold plated medal + certificate)
Kalpana Chawla Award (Rs. 5 lakh + gold medal + a certificate)
08	Kalpana Chawla Bravery award	Ms. Ponni, Superintendent of Police, Nagapattinam
CM award to the best performing urban local bodies
09	Best Corporation	Tiruchirappalli (Rs. 25 lakh + certificate)
10	Best Municipalities	Kumbakonam (I Prize) (Rs. 15 lakh + certificate)
		Kumarapalayam (II Prize) (Rs. 10 lakh + certificate)
		Periyakulam (III Prize) (Rs. 5 lakh + certificate)
11	Best Town Panchayats	Thalanayar (I Prize) (Rs. 10 lakh + certificate)
		Alanganallur (II Prize) (Rs. 5 lakh + certificate)
		Melachokkanathapuram (III Prize) (Rs. 3 lakh + certificate)