With an aim to inculcate reading habit in government school students, the Punjab government has released a grant of ₹15 crore for the purchase of books for government school libraries.
School education minister Harjot Singh Bains said the government has allocated ₹5,000 for each primary school, ₹13,000 for each middle school, and ₹15,000 for each high and senior secondary school.
He said a state-level committee of experts has been established to curate a list of books for purchase. “This committee will meticulously review and select books to provide students with a high-quality and diverse range of reading materials that promote their educational growth and intellectual development,” he added.
A grant of ₹1.28 crore has been released for Hoshiarpur, followed by ₹1.23 crore for Ludhiana, ₹1.13 crore for Gurdaspur, ₹1.07 crore for Jalandhar and ₹98 lakh for Amritsar.