--- a/app/projrev/models.py	Sun Aug 09 13:04:03 2009 +0530
+++ b/app/projrev/models.py	Sun Aug 09 22:52:45 2009 +0530
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
 
+def sort_dict(d):
+  """Function to sort dictionary elements.
+  """
+
+  items =  [(v, k) for k, v in d.items()]
+  items.sort()
+  return [(k, v) for v, k in items]
+
+
 class Project(models.Model):
   """Model class for NME funded projects.
   """
@@ -38,6 +47,7 @@
       }
 
   STATE_CHOICES = {
+      "AN": "Andaman & Nicobar", 
       "DN": "Dadra and Nagar Haveli", 
       "DL": "Delhi", 
       "WB": "West Bengal", 
@@ -57,7 +67,6 @@
       "RJ": "Rajasthan", 
       "CH": "Chandigarh", 
       "CG": "Chattisgarh", 
-      "AN": "Andaman & Nicobar", 
       "AP": "Andhra Pradesh", 
       "AS": "Assam", 
       "AR": "Arunachal Pradesh", 
@@ -668,20 +677,21 @@
 
   # Field containing the Line Item to which the project belongs to.
   line_item = models.CharField(max_length=256,
-                               choices=tuple(LINE_ITEM_CHOICES.items()))
+                               choices=sort_dict(LINE_ITEM_CHOICES))
 
   # Field containing the name of the institution working on the
   # project.
   institution = models.CharField(max_length=256)
 
   # Field containing the state to which the institution belongs to.
-  state = models.CharField(max_length=256,
-                           choices=tuple(STATE_CHOICES.items()))
+  state = models.CharField(
+      max_length=256,
+      choices=sorted(STATE_CHOICES.items(), key=lambda (k,v): (v,k)))
 
   # Field containing the district to which the institution belongs
   # to in the state of India.
   district = models.CharField(max_length=256,
-                              choices=tuple(DISTRICT_CHOICES.items()))
+                              choices=sort_dict(DISTRICT_CHOICES))
 
   mobile_num = models.CharField(max_length=20)