Chennai: The govt will form a committee comprising writers and publishers, with no political representatives, by Dec to select books for public libraries, school education minister A Rajmohan said on Tuesday.The proposed committee will also look into issues related to book selection and stall allotment for book exhibitions. “This committee will work to regulate the procurement of books and prevent proxies or fake publications,” he said after inaugurating Greater Chennai Corporation buildings in the city. The govt has identified at least 20 publications with irregularities. Authorities had seized more than 500 books with printing errors and other defects from the Connemara library, he said.The TVK govt has made a good start in its first six months in power, he said. Patrolling will be stepped up, and further measures taken to improve public safety, he said.Earlier, he inaugurated three new GCC buildings built at a total cost of ₹14.8 crore. These included school infrastructure projects worth ₹12.5 crore at Chennai Boys Higher Secondary School on Gangadeeshwarar Koil Street and Chennai Middle School on Thana Street in Purasawalkam. The facilities include additional classrooms, computer labs, kitchens and toilets. He also inaugurated a new Urban Primary Health Centre on V V Koil Street in Thiru Vi Ka Nagar Zone, built at a cost of ₹2.3 crore.
