Ludhiana: Despite the price range of Rs7 lakh being allocated for leased line net connectivity via Panjab University for the PU Extension Library here, more than 2 seven hundred individuals nonetheless can’t access the net. This difficulty was delivered to the awareness of the PU vice-chancellor during his visit to the city, and he reverted on Wednesday night by talking to a legit.
About a hundred and fifty everyday traffic to the library has been going through troubles without a net for the past numerous years. With the Internet being the main know-how supply, readers can not prepare for assessments, as authorities are not supplying any up-to-date clothes or books. It is noted in an RTI that the predicted budget of Rs7 lakh had been allotted for net via BSNL and Rs6 lakh for the 12 months of 2016-17. However, readers have been unable to access the Internet for nearly five years. Dilawar Singh, president of the Panjab University Extension Library Members Association, has been a library member for five years.
He spends most of his time inside the library, coming in at 8 am and returning at 10 pm as he’s preparing for the Civil Services examination. He stated: “Lakhs of the budget had been allotted for net get entry to, but we aren’t allowed to surf. They are not imparting updated books to look at, nor are there any internet or Wi-Fi facilities to remedy mock tests. What is the government doing with the budget? We were given the AC repaired from our pocket cash, and now we should do the same to repair the chairs. When the university dishes out so much on the Internet, don’t they deliver this facility to readers?”
Sahil Arora from Shivpuri uses the library for 12 hours. He has been a member for three years and cleared his IAS Prelims. He said: “Sites like Banking Adda offer unfastened mock exams and played a vital position in instruction for checks. For exam exercises, the Internet could be very critical. We have smartphones to put together, but a sufficient number of things on the Internet are conveniently available to examine. We are paying our library charge but no longer getting entry. This isn’t always an excellent element.”
Sumit Sharma — regarded for PCS Mains — spends 8 hours in the library daily while the checks are nearby. He said: “First, the personnel is not responsive to the problems college students face. Most of the time, the library no longer has a web facility, and the staff misguide the students. For this, they must have a facts center so that human beings can understand whom to invite for help. They should also have approximately the dos and don’ts in the library, as they verbally inform us that contributors aren’t allowed to hold revealed or photostat material within the reading room, even though it’s miles allowed in some other PU libraries.
Manpreet Singh Naaz, a Panjab University Extension Library member since 2015, is ready for UPSC for the next few years. He stated: “I dedicate almost six hours inside the library daily. I discover everything. I believe that the library should provide Internet and Wi-Fi access. As of now, where is the use of our very own net?”
OFFICIAL TAKE
- CP Chaudhary, assistant librarian, Panjab University Extension Library:
- “There was no net facility for safety reasons, but a net for staff is available.”
- Dr. Ravi Inder Singh, director, Panjab University Regional Centre, and further in-price of the library:
“Members are entitled to each book and the library internet. There is no wireless facility. However, the Internet could be made available. Readers will use terminals to preserve a document of signing in and signing out and what they’re surfing. It will take almost two days to complete the manner.”
