"This is for the first time that Web Ratna award is coming to Kerala," a state government release said after P T Chacko, Press Secretary to Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, received the award from Communication and IT Minister Kapil Sibal today.
The award aims at honouring initiatives taken by the Chief Minister who has leveraged the use of ICT to seek the active participation of the public in the process of governance, the release said.