Rajasthan Approves Rs 36 Crore To Set Up Digital Libraries In 344 Government-Run Residential Schools

JAIPUR: According to a formal announcement, the Rajasthan government approved spending Rs 36.56 crore to establish digital libraries in 344 residential schools throughout the state. Following the statement made during the discussion of the Finance and Appropriations Bill 2022–2023, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot authorised the sum.

In light of the significance of digital learning in the current environment, the chief minister had announced the financial provision for digital libraries and other necessary facilities for classes 9 to 12 in residential educational institutes and selected schools under various departments, according to the statement.

This will allow for the establishment of digital libraries with cutting-edge amenities in a number of residential schools, multipurpose hostels, and Kasturba Gandhi Schools run by the departments of Tribal Area Development, Social Justice and Empowerment, Minority Affairs, and School Education, among others. The statement also said that the government is making a number of initiatives to support information technology in education.