Digital Library For 4 Age Groups: Inside Details

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4 June 2024

The Education Ministry signed an MoU with the National Book Trust to create an institutional framework for the Digital Library Platform, Rashtriya e-Pustakalaya.

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Rashtriya e-Pustakalaya will be available round-the-clock, irrespective of the geographic location of the readers, making the books more accessible to them

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In the coming 2-3 years, the education department hopes there will be over 10,000 books in more than 100 languages

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Over 1,000 books in 23 languages, including English, have already been added to the e-Pustakalaya

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A first-of-its-kind digital library, Rashtriya e-Pustakalaya will seek to instil a lifelong love of reading among Indian children and youth

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It will offer over 1,000 non-academic books to children and adolescents, published by over 40 reputed publishers in more than 22 languages besides English

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The books will be categorised into four age groups, as per NEP 2020, for readers aged 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years

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The Rashtriya e-Pustakalaya app will be available for download on both Android and iOS devices

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Additional features of Rashtriya e-Pustakalaya will include books spanning various genres: adventure, mystery, humour, literature, classics, non-fiction, science, poetry, and more

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