<p>The Modi administration has asked states to adopt Karnataka's approach in reviving public libraries using technology.</p>.<p>Ministry of Panchayati Raj joint secretary Alok Prem Nagar, in his letter to the heads of the panchayat raj department of all states, stated that Karnataka's initiatives "are worth replication".</p>.<p>The ministry has even prepared a concept note capturing what Karnataka has done to revive rural public libraries. Nagar asked states to "assess the efforts made by Karnataka" to revive public libraries "by bringing technological interventions". </p>.<p>According to the union ministry, Karnataka has adopted a two-pronged approach to revitalise rural public libraries. "First, revitalisation of rural libraries, energising Gram Panchayat Libraries and Information Centres (GPLIC), and transforming them into places of multi-disciplinary and multi-generational learning; second, the Department of Public Libraries has developed Karnataka Public Digital Library portal to provide access to information," Nagar has explained.</p>.<p>"Karnataka has 5,623 GPLICs that have more than 16 lakh, or 1.6 million, children enrolled for free as members in just a little over a year," Additional Chief Secretary (Panchayat Raj) Uma Mahadevan said, adding that over 1.1 million books were collected through donations. "It has been a very satisfying and meaningful project," she said.</p>.<p>In his letter, Nagar pointed out that "rapid advancements in information technologies have completed changed the mode of information acquisition" while going on to talk about Karnataka's feat.</p>
<p>The Modi administration has asked states to adopt Karnataka's approach in reviving public libraries using technology.</p>.<p>Ministry of Panchayati Raj joint secretary Alok Prem Nagar, in his letter to the heads of the panchayat raj department of all states, stated that Karnataka's initiatives "are worth replication".</p>.<p>The ministry has even prepared a concept note capturing what Karnataka has done to revive rural public libraries. Nagar asked states to "assess the efforts made by Karnataka" to revive public libraries "by bringing technological interventions". </p>.<p>According to the union ministry, Karnataka has adopted a two-pronged approach to revitalise rural public libraries. "First, revitalisation of rural libraries, energising Gram Panchayat Libraries and Information Centres (GPLIC), and transforming them into places of multi-disciplinary and multi-generational learning; second, the Department of Public Libraries has developed Karnataka Public Digital Library portal to provide access to information," Nagar has explained.</p>.<p>"Karnataka has 5,623 GPLICs that have more than 16 lakh, or 1.6 million, children enrolled for free as members in just a little over a year," Additional Chief Secretary (Panchayat Raj) Uma Mahadevan said, adding that over 1.1 million books were collected through donations. "It has been a very satisfying and meaningful project," she said.</p>.<p>In his letter, Nagar pointed out that "rapid advancements in information technologies have completed changed the mode of information acquisition" while going on to talk about Karnataka's feat.</p>
