Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) presented cheques worth a total of ₹49 lakh as cash incentives and felicitated 12 competitors from Tamil Nadu who participated in the WorldSkills Competition held at Shanghai in China.

According to an official release, India secured 10^th place in the 48th WorldSkills Competition, winning six silver medals and 20 Medals for Excellence. Of the 70 members of the Indian contingent who competed in 63 skill categories, 12 were from Tamil Nadu, five of whom won international medals. These included one silver medallist and four winners of the Medal for Excellence.

J.A. Mohamed Salam won a silver medal in Dental Prosthetics. K.P. Rahul in Intelligent Security Technology, S.V. Arjun in Mobile Applications Development, M. Surendran in Plastering and Drywall Systems, and Joy Das in Jewellery won Medals for Excellence.

Mr. Vijay presented a cash incentive of ₹15 lakh to silver medallist Mohamed Salam, ₹5 lakh each to the other medallists, and ₹2 lakh each to the other participants at the Secretariat in Chennai.

Chief Secretary M. Sai Kumar, Special Programme Implementation Secretary S. Madhumathi, Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation Managing Director Kavitha Ramu, and senior government officials attended the event.