Amit Shah launches 'Gramin Gyan Setu' app linking village libraries in Gandhinagar on National Library Day
Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the 'Gramin Gyan Setu' app on 12 August 2026, National Library Day, to interconnect village libraries in Gujarat's Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Summary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the 'Gramin Gyan Setu' app by video conference on 12 August 2026 to interconnect libraries in his Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat. Shah noted that the day marks the birth anniversary of S. R. Ranganathan, celebrated as National Library Day. The initiative aims to set up a library in every village, near the school, to encourage children to read; 752 libraries have joined the app, and four libraries with 2.80 lakh books are linked to the rural libraries. Vans funded through MPLADS will visit villages every fortnight to exchange books registered on the app.
Key facts
- App
- Gramin Gyan Setu
- Area
- Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, Gujarat
- Occasion
- National Library Day – S. R. Ranganathan's birth anniversary (12 Aug)
- Libraries on app
- 752
- Linked collection
- 4 libraries with 2.80 lakh books
- Delivery
- MPLADS vans every fortnight
Practice MCQs 2 questions
National Library Day, on which Amit Shah launched the 'Gramin Gyan Setu' app on 12 August 2026, marks the birth anniversary of whom?
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Correct answer: B — S. R. Ranganathan
Amit Shah noted that 12 August marks the birth anniversary of S. R. Ranganathan, celebrated as National Library Day.
The 'Gramin Gyan Setu' app launched in August 2026 interconnects village libraries in which Lok Sabha constituency?
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Correct answer: C — Gandhinagar
The app links libraries in the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency of Gujarat; 752 libraries had joined it.