The e-SAND project of Kasaragod District has received the Chief Minister’s Award for Innovation in Public Policy-2012 under the category of “Procedural Interventions”. The project called “Nirman@Kasaragod” is used for the transparent distribution of sand pass in the district. The award distribution ceremony was held at Institute of Management in Government (IMG), Thiruvananthapuram on 02/12/2013. The e-SAND software of Kozhikode district has been customized and implemented by National Informatics Centre, Kasaragod. Nirman@Kasaragod enables the public to book sand pass online through the district service portal www.gspeak.gov.in and obtain the sand pass by paying the required amount at sand counters functioning at Taluk offices. The procedure has been made very simple and transparent and has stopped illegal lifting and transportation of sand. More than 1 lakh sand passes have been distributed through this system. The project has been implemented at Kasaragod district since March 2012.