Punjab releases ₹15 crore for purchase of books in govt school libraries
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Punjab releases ₹15 crore for purchase of books in govt school libraries

Hindustan Times  

With an aim to inculcate reading habit in government school students, the Punjab government has released a grant of ₹15 crore for the purchase of books for government school libraries. A grant of ₹ 1.28 crore has been released for Hoshiarpur, followed by ₹ 1.23 crore for Ludhiana, ₹ 1.13 crore for Gurdaspur, ₹ 1.07 crore for Jalandhar and ₹ 98 lakh for Amritsar. School education minister Harjot Singh Bains said the government has allocated ₹5,000 for each primary school, ₹13,000 for each middle school, and ₹15,000 for each high and senior secondary school. A grant of ₹1.28 crore has been released for Hoshiarpur, followed by ₹1.23 crore for Ludhiana, ₹1.13 crore for Gurdaspur, ₹1.07 crore for Jalandhar and ₹98 lakh for Amritsar.

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