Nagpur, 26

Aug (HS): The “ Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Outstanding Public Library

Award ” and “ Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Outstanding Library

Worker and Servant (Granthamitra) Award ” will be given for the

year 2024-25 by the Directorate of Libraries under the Department of Higher and

Technical Education of the State Government.

These awards aim to bring about qualitative development of government-approved

public libraries, provide more library services to the public, and enhance the

reading culture.

The best public

libraries in A, B, C, and D categories in urban and rural areas will be given cash

prizes of Rs one lakh, 75 thousand, 50 thousand and 20 thousand respectively, a

plaque, a certificate, and a book. Also, one state-level best library worker and

one state-level best book servant will be given an award of Rs 50 thousand

each. The workers and servants who have served for a long time in each revenue

department in the state will be given an award of Rs 25 thousand each.

Interested libraries, activists, and servants should send three copies of the

application form in the prescribed format along with the necessary documents to

their District Library Officer’s office by September 30, 2025, said Ashok

Gadekar, Director, Directorate of Libraries.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar