Gujarat State Transport launches library service in five buses

In a new initiative, Gujarat State Transport(S.T.)’s Patan division has started library service in as many as five express buses that originate journey from Patan.

The initiative has been taken in response to Gujarat government’s ‘Vanche Gujarat’ movement call.

About 17 books were first put in Patan-Vapi express bus to initiate the service. Passengers can read these books free of cost during journey. They return the book at the end of their journey.

Apart from Patan-Vapi, the other buses in which library( a small book corner) has been set up are Patan-Ahmedabad(8.05 am), Patan-Ahmedabad(9.00 am), Patan Ahmedabad(11.00 am), and Patan-Ahmedabad(2.00 pm).

According to S.T. officials, this project will be taken to buses originating from 11 districts of the state in later stage. Only Mahesana division will activate libraries in 50 S.T.buses soon.