NEW DELHI, Jan. 14: The National Knowledge Commission has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to constitute a National Commission on Libraries and create a Library Fund with an outlay of Rs 1,000 crore to promote knowledge economy in the country.
“A permanent, independent and financially autonomous NCL should be set up by the central government as a statutory body to address all the information needs of the citizens,”
Commission chairman Mr Sam Pitroda said in a letter to the Prime Minister.
As a prelude, the government should immediately set up a national mission of libraries, which should subsequently be converted into a permanent commission.
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