• ¨   Gramin Gyan Setu mobile application was launched on 12 August 2026 to digitally connect libraries across Gujarat’s Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency.

    ¨     The launch coincided with National Library Day, observed in India on 12 August.

    ¨     National Library Day commemorates the birth anniversary of Padma Shri S. R. Ranganathan, a pioneer of library science in India.

    ¨     Gramin Gyan Setu follows a hub-and-spoke model to improve access to libraries in rural areas.

    ¨     Under this system, smaller village libraries are connected with four central libraries.

    ¨     The four central libraries together have around 2.80 lakh books.

    ¨     Officials stated that 752 libraries were interconnected within three months of developing the system.

    ¨ The initial phase covers 63 village libraries across the Gandhinagar, Kalol and Sanand Assembly constituencies.

    ¨     Each village library is planned to have approximately 4,500–6,000 books.

    ¨     Some reports mention a slightly different range of 5,000–6,000 books per library.

    ¨     Four mobile library vans, funded through the MPLAD scheme, will visit villages every fortnight.

    ¨     The vans will collect issued books and deliver new books requested through the mobile application.