Malappuram (Kerala) became India's first e-district

Another feather in Kerala's cap. The state has transformed one of its most backward districts Malappuram into India's first e-literate district, deploying the world's largest rural wireless broadband network. Payment of electricity bills, getting birth certificates can be done by e-mails, doing away with long bus journey and wait at counters. The State government has appointed SBI as e-payment gateway for such bill payment transactions. Also, police stations in the district are accessible to people through 'Akshaya Kendras' or information kiosks. Malappuram residents can file complaints to police stations from Akshaya centres through e-mail.