Policy Circulars 2004 - yashada

Information Technology, Agriculture and Forestry among numerous other subjects. The
Library has a well-appreciated membership along with being able to support the reading
requirements of participants of the various training programmes and workshops being
held at the Academy.
The Academy has begun work on several research projects that focus on administrative
procedures, monitor and evaluate implementation of development programmes and
attempts to network among government departments and non-governmental
organisations. Certain projects, such as Functional Review of Administrative Reforms,
Rehabilitation Concerns of Narmada Sarovar Project and Capacity Building of Health
Department among others would require the YASHADA library to be well equipped with
current published and unpublished government documents.
It has been deemed appropriate for the YASHADA Library to be recognised as a
repository library for all such published and unpublished Government Documents. The
material thus received will be separated for restricted and/or unrestricted reading. The
mezzanine floor within the Library will be identified as the location for the repository.
The facility will electronic storage on large databases that can possibly be accessed
through the MahaNET or any other INTRANET / INTERNET facility.
The location the mezzanine floor would also enable the Research and Documentation
Centre, the Centre for Disaster Management and Centre for Environment and
Development to provide programme and project support for the Repository.
The General Administration Department, Government of Maharashtra, has been
identified as the nodal Mantralaya-based Department to facilitate the process.
The various government documents that would need to be received at the YASHADA
Library would include government resolutions (GRs) and orders (GOs), annual reports of
various departments, budget papers, gazette notifications, journals, information brochures
and other relevant published and unpublished material. .
Therefore, the Board of Governors have vide XXXII BoG Minutes Number 87 approved
the proposal to recognise the YASHADA Library as a Repository Library for the
Government of Maharashtra.
The following decisions are now activated with effect from January 22, 2004.
1. YASHADA Library will now function as a. Repository Library for the
Government of Maharashtra.
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