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Akshaya project

Computer literacy project in Kerala, India

Summary

Computer literacy project in Kerala, India

Field	Value
name	Akshaya project
mission_statement	Reforming Kerala through digitization
type	Micro-enterprise
products	Computer Literacy
location	Kerala
country	India
owner	Kerala State IT Mission
founder	Government of Kerala
established
funding	Government of Kerala
current_status	Active
website
chiefminister	Pinarayi Vijayan

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The Akshaya project first started in the rural areas of Malappuram district of Kerala, India, and has now spread all around the state. The project was the first district-wide computer literacy project in India and one of the largest known Internet Protocol (IP) based wireless networks in the world. In November 2002, the state government of Kerala put into place a project, piloted in Malappuram, with the goal of at least one person in every family to be computer literate in that district. Malappuram is now what is said to be India's first E-literate District. The mission continues to make Kerala the first E-literate state in India.

History

The project started in 2002 in Ariyallur, Malappuram district under the Kerala State IT Mission. The project came into being as a result of the efforts of the leaders P. K. Kunhalikutty (former State Industries and IT Minister ) and key role Abdurahiman Randathani With the encouragement of the then Kerala Chief Minister, A. K. Antony then Kerala Industries and IT Minister constituted a twenty committee of experts to make a e-literacy on establishing e-literacy project in the State.

References

(1 June 2003). "Kerala embarks on mass computer literacy drive".
"Members - Kerala Legislature".

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