Wayanad becomes the first district in the country to provide basic documents to all tribals

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Kerala's Wayanad district has become the first district in India to provide basic documents and facilities like Aadhaar card, ration card, birth/death certificate, election ID card, bank accounts and health insurance to all tribals.

An overview of the news

• Wayanad district administration has achieved this feat by providing 1,42,563 services to 64,670 tribal beneficiaries as part of Akshaya Big Campaign for Document Digitization (ABCD) campaign.

• Ration cards to 15,796 families, Aadhaar cards to 31,252, birth certificates to 11,300, voter ID cards to 22,488 and digital lockers to 22,888 individuals have been provided through the ABCD campaign.

• The campaign was launched in November 2021 with the objective of ensuring basic documents for all citizens of Scheduled Tribe communities from Thondarandu Gram Panchayat.

Kerala first in other areas too -

• Recently Kerala was declared as the first state to enable digital banking service.

• Recently Dharmadum constituency of Kerala has become the first full library constituency in India.

• Recently Kollam district of Kerala has become the first constitution literate district in the country.

• India's first carbon neutral farm at Aluva in Ernakulam district of Kerala.

• Recently, Kerala has become the first state in India to implement a uniform price of gold across the state.

• Recently Kerala has become the first and only state in the country to have its own internet services.