India, Jan. 6 -- With non-governmental organisations set to play a key role in creating community reading spaces, the Delhi Government has planned to open libraries in all Assembly constituencies to encourage reading habits, particularly among young people from economically weaker sections.

Under the initiative, the Government proposes to set up a minimum of one and a maximum of two libraries in each of its 70 Assembly constituencies under the "Bhagidari" scheme, an order issued by the Department of Art, Culture and Language said. The libraries will operate in association with NGOs, which will be required to provide adequate space to accommodate at least 30 readers at a time, the order said. NGOs will also arrange for the display of news...