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Lokesh Promises New District Central Library for Visakhapatnam

Lokesh Promises New District Central Library for Visakhapatnam
Lokesh Promises New District Central Library for Vizag at Dandu Bazaar · deccanchronicle.com

A minister in India named Nara Lokesh promised to build new libraries in a big city called Visakhapatnam, also known as Vizag.

One new library will be the District Central Library, built in a place called Dandu Bazaar.

There will also be a City Central Library for the growing city.

The libraries will get modern digital systems, like computers and free internet, that meet international standards.

This will help students and young people who are studying for big exams.

The leader of the local library asked the government for money it has been waiting for a very long time.

The government owes the library a huge amount of money, some of it pending for more than 16 years.

The library also needs more workers because many jobs are still empty.

The minister promised to take action on all these problems and make the state a big center for knowledge.

Key facts

Minister
Nara Lokesh, Education Minister
New facility
District Central Library at Dandu Bazaar
Cess arrears
Over ₹244.05 crore owed by local bodies for more than 16 years
Pending government grants
₹30.02 crore pending since the 2008-09 fiscal year
Staff vacancies
87 of 132 sanctioned posts vacant
Outsourced staff requested
At least 30
Digital libraries requested
10 in agency areas plus a national-level Telugu Digital Library
State goal
Transform Andhra Pradesh into a 'Knowledge Hub'

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