My blog : January 2018

Public , school or college libraries are not much important to the citizens of India, it may be they are happy with digital world. Even this facilities are not available to the citizens though the nation has called for Digi India.

In a city like Kolkata only few foreign libraries, National library may be certain schools of Kendriya Vidylayas and the schools managed by the corporate world are having digital access to their students.
The West Bengal Government run State Central Library where good numbers of computers are marked for the use of the readers are not used by the target group.

As MP LADS Guidelines Page 45 para11.

Purchase of books for schools, colleges and public library(Para 3.29):

Books to the extent of Rs. 22 lakh per annum can be purchased for schools, colleges and public libraries belonging to Central, States, UTs and Local Self-Government from MPLADS Fund. The ceiling of purchases is as follows:

i) Purchase of books for schools upto middle level

- Upto Rs.6 Lakh

ii) Purchase of books for schools upto high school/

- Upto Rs.8 Lakh

Higher secondary level

iii) Purchase of books for colleges/other technical

- Upto Rs.8 Lakh

institutes/ITIs/Public Libraries

GUIDELINES OF MPLADS

While recommending purchase of books to schools, colleges and other technical institutes etc., the following monetary ceiling shall be adhered to for a particular school/college/ other technical institutions/ITI’s/Libraries:-

i) Upto Middle School Level

- Rs. 10,000/-

ii) Upto High School/Higher Secondary Level

- Rs. 25,000/-

iii) For colleges/other technical institutes/ITIs

- Rs. 50,000/-

/Public Libraries

These Schools/Colleges/Institutes will not be entitled for recommendation of books in the subsequent year but will be entitled in the 3rd year again.

The recommendations made by the Hon’ble MPs shall be examined/ approved by aCommittee consisting of:-

i) District Education Officer - Chairman

ii) A representative of District Magistrate/District Collector;

iii) Two Principals/Head Masters; and

iv) Co-opt Head Master/Principal of the School/college /institution to whom the books are proposed to be supplied.

An Indian national approached through RTI under section 6 (1) to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MPLADS), he has been advised that the MPLADS Scheme at the field level is implementing by concerned State?UT Governments and the MPs send recommendations of works directly to their Nodal district authorities.The applicant has been advised to contact them.

The Young Explorers' Institute for Social Service TYEISS is a non profit civil society of Kolkata is working since 1993. They have initiated to provide books to our school libraries, approached were made to the biggest commercial bank of India,other companies, MPs but no positive result has been received .

This Institute has initiated a.Survey on Indian School Libraies which can be accessed on line

Another imitative a petition on providing books to the school Petition on providing books to the Indian school libraries

PPP on School Library