Vijayawada, Aug. 22 -- Andhra Pradesh Minister for Education, IT and Electronics Nara Lokesh on Friday announced that Amaravati would soon house the country's largest and most modern Central Library, spread across two lakh square feet and designed as a "world-class hub of knowledge.
The Minister held a review meeting with the officials in his residence at Undavalli near here. Speaking on the occasion he said: "We will build the best central library in the country and complete it within a year. This will set new standards for access to knowledge."Minister N Lokesh highlighted that around Rs 213 crore in cess dues are pending from local bodies, and urged officials to recover and utilize these funds for the development of libraries and direct...