In order to revolutionise the Education sector in the State of Madhya Pradesh, the Government of Madhya Pradesh has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NIC to implement eGranthalaya, the Library Information Management System, developed by NIC across 528 government colleges and 16 government universities across the state. The MoU was signed in the presence of Hon’ble Minister of Education, Dr. Mohan Yadav, between officials from the Education Departments of Madhya Pradesh and NIC Madhya Pradesh. Addressing the commemoration, the Hon’ble Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav said that this will benefit 16 lakh students of the State studying in Higher Education institutes. With this software, students will be able to avail rare and expensive books in the digital format. This will result in an improvement in academic quality. At present, over 28000 educational institutions in the country are connected to eGranthalaya Software. The service is also available on mobile phones. Students can take advantage of this facility simply by registering themselves on the app. NIC officials ensured that necessary training would also be provided to professors and support staff posted in the college and university libraries across the state regarding the proper use of the app.
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Government of Madhya Pradesh and NIC signs MoU for implementation of eGranthalaya
From October 2022 • Informatics, National Informatics Centre