The States Government wants to develop these centres remodeling the existing rural libraries. Besides offering facilities for studies, these information centres will supply production technologies and act as a storehouse of information for various scientific subjects.

In the second phase, the State Central Library will be tied up with Community Information Library Centres through computer network. The State's Library Department has been given the responsibility of developing these information centres.

A survey has been undertaken to make an assessment of the types of information the rural people will need. Obviously, information related to agricultural production, manuring, pisciculuture, forestry self-employment, health and education will be of more important to the rural people. In addition, subjects with wide-ranging application all over the world may be selected. In course of the it is being attempted to assess how rural people in the State are responding to the developments that are taking place very fast in national and international arenas.

According to Mr. Nimal Mal, the State Minister for Libraries, these Community Information Centres will be run by local administration. The management committees of the centres will have 7 to 11 members. The concerned Gram Panchayats will elect them. Each Community Library Information Centre will have a library organiser. He will be a Madhyamik pass candidate, aged above 40. He will be given an honorarium of Rs. 800 a month and engaged on a contract.

These information centres will be given a one-time grant of Rs. 25,000 and thereafter an annual grant of Rs. 16,000 disbursed through the District Planning Committees. Voluntary organisation, NGOs will also be approached for funds.