the district. Rubber is the most cultivated plantation crop in the district and the district is the second-largest producer of rubber in the state behind Kottayam. Other important crops cultivated in the district are tapioca, black pepper, areca nut, coconut, turmeric, banana, and plantain. Education Ernakulam is the first district in India to have 100 percent literacy by 1990. In fact Kochi has the highest literacy rate for any city in the country with over 20 lakhs population. Pothanikkad is the first village in India that achieved 100 percent literacy according to state literacy programme is in this district. There are three prominent universities in Ernakulam: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit in Kalady, Cochin University of Science and Technology in Kalamassery, and Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies in Kochi. The district has the most number of educational institutions in the state; as of 2019, there are 476 fully high-tech schools in Ernakulam. In 2017, Ernakulam district administration launched the Roshni project, which aims to provide Malayalam education to migrant children. It supported 1,265 migrant workers’ children from lower primary to high school. Divisions There are two revenue divisions: Fort Kochi and Muvattupuzha. The municipal corporation is in Kochi. Taluks The district has the most taluks in the state. The district is divided by two revenue divisions with seven taluks. Paravur Aluva Kunnathunad Muvattupuzha Kochi Kanayannur Kothamangalam Municipalities Interestingly, Ernakulam district has the most number of municipalities in the state. North Paravur Piravom Muvattupuzha Koothattukulam Perumbavoor Aluva Angamaly Thripunithura Kalamassery Kothamangalam Eloor Maradu Thrikkakara A criticism that has been centered around this fact is that despite municipalities like Aluva, Kalamassery, Thrikkakara, Maradu, Tripunithura and Eloor becoming assimilated into Kochi city, they still exist as individual municipalities instead of being under Kochi Corporation. Surprisingly the corporation has not amended its limits for over half a century, since 1967 to be precise. The corporation was the largest in area and population when it was formed, and all these regions were panchayaths back then. Instead of adding them to the corporation when these regions started developing due to the urban expansion of Kochi city, they were made into separate municipalities thus largely handicapping the corporation. Now the call to expand these outdated limits for a better unified administration for the entire city of Kochi is a strong public demand. Parliamentary Constituencies Ernakulam Parliamentary Constituency Chalakudy Parliamentary Constituency (partially) Idukki Parliamentary Constituency (parts