Panel to evaluation public libraries throughout Maharashtra for coverage overhaul

Jun 22, 2025 08:30 AM IST
State authorities on June 19 introduced formation of committee to evaluation the situation, functioning, and modernisation wants of public libraries throughout the state
PUNE In a transfer in direction of strengthening the state’s information infrastructure, the state authorities on June 19, introduced the formation of a committee that can evaluation the situation, functioning, and modernisation wants of public libraries throughout the state. The step is a part of the method to border a complete “Maharashtra State Public Library Coverage.”
The “library coverage committee” will study government-recognised public libraries and state-run libraries with the purpose of recommending long-term coverage measures.
The evaluation will concentrate on assessing the present infrastructure, figuring out technological gaps, and evaluating service supply, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas the place libraries usually function main entry factors for data, training, and neighborhood engagement.
The nine-member skilled panel is chaired by Professor Rajanish Kamat, vice-chancellor of Dr Homi Bhabha State College, Mumbai, and contains representatives from reputed tutorial and library establishments throughout the state.
Representing Pune on the committee is Nanaji Shewale, librarian on the DR Gadgil Library, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. His experience in tutorial useful resource administration and public entry programs is predicted to convey precious insights, particularly in framing region-specific suggestions for city and semi-urban libraries.
The committee has been tasked with submitting an in depth report back to the federal government inside three months. Based mostly on this evaluation, an in depth challenge report (DPR) will likely be ready to function a framework for looking for monetary and institutional assist underneath varied state and central schemes.
The evaluation is predicted to play a crucial function in shaping a forward-looking library coverage that responds to evolving public wants, technological advances, and nationwide training targets.
