*Even as private educational institutions are investing huge amounts of money and are coming up with a variety of facilities to attract students, government institutions in the district are not bothered about providing better facilities to students.*
The City Central Library (CCL), Mysuru has earmarked 52,296 old books and is waiting for government institutions to take the books under Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP) of the Social Welfare Department, Backward Classes Department and Public Instructions (PI) Departmentfor the past two years. The library had reserved the books only after several school heads requested for the books for their school libraries for the use of teachers as well as students.
'Letter sent to schools'
CCL Deputy Director BManjunath told Deccan Herald that 15 schools had approached the library two years ago, seeking books. "Of them, only five schools have collected 6,800 books and 45,496 books are still with the library. Even though we have written letter to the schools concerned and officials, the schools are reluctant to take the books. The library had issued circulars to schools in February 2014 and October 2015. Ihave written to the Public Instruction Department, Planning officer of ITDP, Deputy Commissioner (DC)for Backward Classes Welfare and District Officer of Social Welfare department," he added.
The CCLhas alloted 2,000 books to the Government High School, Kergalli; 2,300 books to Government Model Higher Primary School, Kalale in Nanjangud taluk; 5,000 books to Pailwan Basavaiah Government Higher Primary School, Jayanagara, Mysuru; 6,300 books to Government Primary School, Vontikoppal, Mysuru; 11,450 books to Gowtham Social Cultural Education Society in Gundlupet; and a few other schools.
However, the Government HigherPrimary School, Rangasamudra; Sri Siddeshwara High School, Ramakrishna Nagar, Mysuru; Government Higher Primary School, Harohalli; Government High School in GBSargur, H DKote taluk; and another aided institution have collected 1,700, 600, 1,500, 1,500 and 1,500 books respectively from the library authorities, Manjunath said.
The library has to replace old books with new ones as per the need and thus, it had asked the schools following their request to use the books instead of selling them to paper recycle units, he said.
Manjunath said, "The library will approach the authorities concerned once again and if they do not turn up, the books will be disposed of in other ways to accommodate new books."
Deputy Director for Public Instruction (DDPI) HRBasappa said he was not aware of the books reserved by the CCL for schools. "Ihave not received any intimation either from the CCL or the schools," the DDPI said. Reported by Deccan Herald 1 week ago.
The City Central Library (CCL), Mysuru has earmarked 52,296 old books and is waiting for government institutions to take the books under Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP) of the Social Welfare Department, Backward Classes Department and Public Instructions (PI) Departmentfor the past two years. The library had reserved the books only after several school heads requested for the books for their school libraries for the use of teachers as well as students.
'Letter sent to schools'
CCL Deputy Director BManjunath told Deccan Herald that 15 schools had approached the library two years ago, seeking books. "Of them, only five schools have collected 6,800 books and 45,496 books are still with the library. Even though we have written letter to the schools concerned and officials, the schools are reluctant to take the books. The library had issued circulars to schools in February 2014 and October 2015. Ihave written to the Public Instruction Department, Planning officer of ITDP, Deputy Commissioner (DC)for Backward Classes Welfare and District Officer of Social Welfare department," he added.
The CCLhas alloted 2,000 books to the Government High School, Kergalli; 2,300 books to Government Model Higher Primary School, Kalale in Nanjangud taluk; 5,000 books to Pailwan Basavaiah Government Higher Primary School, Jayanagara, Mysuru; 6,300 books to Government Primary School, Vontikoppal, Mysuru; 11,450 books to Gowtham Social Cultural Education Society in Gundlupet; and a few other schools.
However, the Government HigherPrimary School, Rangasamudra; Sri Siddeshwara High School, Ramakrishna Nagar, Mysuru; Government Higher Primary School, Harohalli; Government High School in GBSargur, H DKote taluk; and another aided institution have collected 1,700, 600, 1,500, 1,500 and 1,500 books respectively from the library authorities, Manjunath said.
The library has to replace old books with new ones as per the need and thus, it had asked the schools following their request to use the books instead of selling them to paper recycle units, he said.
Manjunath said, "The library will approach the authorities concerned once again and if they do not turn up, the books will be disposed of in other ways to accommodate new books."
Deputy Director for Public Instruction (DDPI) HRBasappa said he was not aware of the books reserved by the CCL for schools. "Ihave not received any intimation either from the CCL or the schools," the DDPI said. Reported by Deccan Herald 1 week ago.