Facilitating students: With digital libraries, Punjab aims to promote reading - The Express Tribune
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Summary:
"LAHORE: To promote reading and learning among masses, the Punjab government has decided to establish 151 digital, smart libraries across the province at an estimated cost of Rs940 million.
The project was included in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2016-17 and is likely to be approved in the next meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) scheduled for today (Tuesday).
Punjab Higher Education Commission (PHEC) Chairman Dr Nizamuddin, Pujab Information Technology Board (PITB) Chairman Umar Saif and officials of the Higher Education Department (HED) will attend the meeting.
The PC-1 of the project has been completed and work on the project would be started after the approval of the PDWP, PHEC Director-General Dr Shahid Soroya told The Express Tribune."