Lucknow, Dec. 17 -- The Uttar Pradesh government is setting up digital libraries in 11,350 gram panchayats in the first phase to enhance rural youth's ability to compete in various entrance exams.
Each digital library will entail an expenditure of Rs. 4 lakh, including Rs 2 lakh for books, while Rs 1.30 lakh will be spent on IT equipment and Rs. 70,000 on modern furniture. The library will have e-books, video lectures, audio content, quizzes, and approximately 20,000 digital educational resources.
Amit Kumar Singh, Director at Panchayati Raj, said on Wednesday that, "On the instructions of CM Yogi, digital libraries will be opened in a phased manner in all gram panchayats of the state. This will improve the level of education in rural are...