Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 1 (UNI) The Kerala State Education Minister's IT awards, given away to schools and also to students for outstanding performance and initiatives in IT, were announced today.

Announcing the awards here, Education Minister M A Baby said the GHSS, Pookottumpadam in Malapuram had bagged the award for the best computer lab among Government schools and the Mar Basil HSS in Ernakulam district got the best computer lab award in the Aided category.

While the award for the best computer lab for government schools carried a cash prize of Rs two lakh and a trophy, the award in the aided category comprised a trophy.

The government schools that came first in the districts in the computer lab category would get Rs 10,000 and those in the aided category would get only a trophy.

Irinjalakuda educational district had been chosen for the best educational district in undertaking IT initiatives. The best IT project award comprising a cash prize of Rs 10,000 went to V R Vishnu of the GHSS, Kaniyambetta in Wayanad district, while the best projects in the district-level would get a cash prize of Rs 1,000.

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