Udupi: After Energy Minister Sun, Sunil Kumar collected more than 3,500 books through his novel campaign, the Ministry of Education in the Regency had started a scheme for pool books from parents and public.
The Public Instruction Department, Udupi, sent a circular to the head of all schools in the district, to participate in the campaign on Tuesday.
The principal has been directed to meet with parents and the public once a week, to collect used books under the Jolige Akshara scheme.
N H Nagur, deputy director of public instruction, told toi that such a collection would be handed over to the school library and Gram Panchayats.
This scheme is being implemented based on the cEO of the CEO of the Udupi Zilla Pancayat Naveen Bhat Y, he said.
“Parents of students and other people can donate old books under the scheme.
Schools in this district will eat initiatives to collect books and give them to their school library or to Panchayats.
In this case, I have directed block officers Education to coordinate with school.
Private school management has also been asked to participate in the scheme and collect books.
Our aim is to utilize old books that are not used.
The books, if donated, will help students, especially in the village, ” He said.
The campaign to launch this scheme was held in Handattu Village in KotatuTu GP near Kundapur on Tuesday.
The Minister has set a trend only accepting books, especially Kannada, and not a bouquet of flowers from his sympathizers.
Recently, he showed off more than 3,500 books worth more than Rs 6 lakh.
The Minister has submitted books to many libraries in Karkala and its surroundings.