Correct Answer : Tamil Nadu
The 'Friends of Library' programme, under which books would be directly given to those who are unable to access state-run libraries, was introduced by the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday(15th Dec 2022).
* Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, the school education minister who launched the programme, said that volunteers' services would be employed for this.
* As a result, the project will be helpful to people with disabilities, seniors, kids, and hospital in-patients, among others, who are unable to visit a library.
* Such individuals will receive the books from the libraries from volunteers, he continued. The recipients must register with the relevant library.
* The programme will involve 2,500 libraries in its initial phase, including 31 district libraries.
* A knowledge-based society was to be promoted as a result of this programme. Participants included district collector
Dr. S. Visakan, state food minister R Sakkarapani, and others..
Source : India Today
