A proposal of Rs 45,62,95,000 for purchase of books for school libraries has been placed before the Project Approval Board (PAB)-2019-20, informed Planning and Convergence Minister Padmanabh Behera in the State Assembly on behalf of School and Mass Education Minister Sameer Ranjan Das on Wednesday.
In response to a question of Congress MLA Santosh Kumar Saluja, the Minister informed that the books would be purchased for libraries of both primary and secondary schools in the State.
He further informed that the Government has not taken any step to purchase books for the libraries of schools as the PAB and the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) have not given approvals in this regard.