Government Schemes and Policy · 14 August 2026

Gramin Gyan Setu App Launched to Connect Rural Libraries with 2.80 Lakh Books

Exam-focused facts from the 14 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Gramin Gyan Setu app on 13 August 2026, on the occasion of National Library Day.
  • The app connects 752 rural libraries in Gujarat's Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency through a hub-and-spoke model.
  • It gives village readers access to a combined collection of approximately 2.80 lakh books from four larger libraries.
  • Vans funded through MPLAD funds will deliver books between libraries every fortnight.
  • The initiative aims to establish a centrally located library near every village school, with 63 libraries already set up.

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