Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the ‘Gramin Gyan Setu’ digital library network in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar constituency, linking 63 rural libraries with four central libraries holding 2.8 lakh books. The initiative includes mobile library vans and digital access to promote reading habits and provide wider learning resources to rural youth.

Gandhinagar, Aug 12: A new digital library network linking rural libraries with large central collections and mobile library vans was launched in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency on Wednesday, with Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah saying the initiative would help take reading and knowledge resources to villages.

Union Minister Shah virtually launched the 'Gramin Gyan Setu' project, under which small libraries in villages of Gandhinagar, Kalol and Sanand have been stocked with around 4,500 to 6,000 books each.

The initiative connects 63 rural libraries with four central libraries holding a combined 2.8 lakh books.

Four mobile library vans, funded through the Member of Parliament grant, will visit villages every 15 days.