The award was announced at the 52nd SKOCH conference that was held at Delhi.  The district snagged the award for its flagship projects Roshini and e-Jagrata.

Roshni project initiated by the Ernakulam district administration to provide educational and social uplift to the children of migrant labourers has become a big success

Article about Roshni that came in the newspaper on June 10, 2018, regardings extension of Roshni to 18 more schools in Ernakulam