187 vacant posts in govt libraries

Gandhinagar: As many as 187 posts, including 28 for librarians, lie vacant in government-run libraries, the state government informed the state assembly on Thursday. Replying to questions posed by Congress MLAs in the ongoing budget session of the assembly, the state government informed that there are 121 government-run libraries in the state and it has filled seven posts of librarians while 28 remain vacant.

In reply to supplementary questions, the government answered that of the total sanctioned posts in government-run libraries, 127 posts have been filled while 187 remain vacant. Accordingto data compiled by Congress MLAs, not a single post in libraries of Porbandar, Botad, and Morbi districts has been filled.