Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh Plans Direct Library Funding, 175 New Libraries
The Andhra Pradesh government wants to improve public libraries across the state.
It plans to send library tax money directly to library organizations.
This could help libraries receive money more quickly.
The government also wants to create libraries in all 175 Assembly constituencies.
Libraries that already exist may receive upgrades.
MS Baig welcomed these plans.
He said libraries help students, unemployed young people and people preparing for competitive exams.
They also provide books, newspapers, computers and quiet places to study.
Andhra Pradesh plans to transfer library cess funds directly to Grandhalaya Sanstha accounts.
The government has proposed establishing libraries in all 175 Assembly constituencies.
Existing libraries are also expected to receive facility upgrades.
MS Baig said the measures would improve services for students, job seekers and readers.
Funding could support buildings, books, computers, digital facilities and reading halls.
- Who
- The Andhra Pradesh government, Education Minister Nara Lokesh and MS Baig, chairman of the Zilla Grandhalaya Sanstha for the erstwhile Krishna district.
- What
- The government announced plans to directly transfer library cess funds to Grandhalaya Sanstha accounts and establish libraries in all 175 Assembly constituencies.
- When
- The announcements were made in the Assembly; no specific date is provided.
- Where
- Across Andhra Pradesh, including district and rural areas; the response was issued in Vijayawada.
- Why
- To strengthen and modernise libraries and improve access to books, digital resources, infrastructure and study facilities.
- State
- Andhra Pradesh
- Proposed libraries
- Libraries in all 175 Assembly constituencies
- Funding measure
- Direct transfer of library cess funds to Grandhalaya Sanstha accounts
- Announcing official
- Education Minister Nara Lokesh
- Welcoming official
- MS Baig, chairman of the Zilla Grandhalaya Sanstha for the erstwhile Krishna district
- Planned improvements
- Buildings, furniture, books, computers, digital facilities, drinking water, toilets and reading halls