The book Modi picked up was ‘Gem in lotus’
April 04, 2013
‘Gem in lotus’ in Modi’s hand
Gandhinagar, 4 April 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi today opened a revamped version of government library in secretariat building in Gandhinagar.
The library is located on second floor of block no.11. It has 5328 English books, 4144 Gujarati books and 608 Hindi books. The library has books of Marathi, Sindhi, Nepali, Rajasthani, Dongri, Urdu, Konkni, Udiya, Kannad, Kashmiri, Bengali, Assami, Maithili, Malyalam, Tamil, Punjab, Telugu etc. In total the library has more than 11000 books. This set up will work as reference library for government officers and employees.
The library has radio frequency identification management system. Members of library are given smart card. To return the book, there’s automated book drop box outside library. One can return books without entering the library.
Inside the library, 15 computers with internet are reserved for readers.There’s a separate section for books on Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel’s life and works.
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