- The award titled ‘Best Performance in Road Safety` was given to TN by the centre.
- Defence Minister, Mr Rajnath Singh, gave this award to TN Transport Minister Mr M.R. Vijayabaskar.
- As per official data, in the year 2018, TN witnessed a 32% drop in the deaths due to road accidents when compared to the previous year. In the years 2016 and 2017, the state of TN grabbed many eyeballs as it topped India’s statewide accident chart.