Wayanad, a scenic District of Kerala with mountainous topography spread across 3 Municipalities and 23 Gram Panchayats has the highest tourist footfall in the State. It is home for the largest tribal population in the State (19%). Wayanad is prone to natural disasters and human- wild life conflicts. The massive floods during 2018 and 2019, caused huge damage to life and property and basic documents of people were lost. The economic backwardness of the tribal groups and reluctance to interact with the outside world often deprives them from Government aids. To bring the tribal groups to the mainstream, Wayanad District Administration along with Kerala State IT Mission/Akshaya District Project Office, Local Self-Governing Department and Scheduled Tribe Development Department initiated Akshaya Big Campaign for Document Digitalization (ABCD), an initiative to provide basic documents to all the tribal communities through convergence of different Government Departments and with the support of civil society organizations. These documents include Ration Card, Aadhaar Card, Voter ID, Birth Certificate, Bank Account, Health Insurance Card and other services... Read More