# Modernise district libraries with competitive exam coaching centres

- ID: P06-C-02#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p06-c-02-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p06-c-02-1)
- Pillar: 6. World-Class Education
- Section: C. Training for Competitive Examinations
- Manifesto page: 56
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 5 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

Every district library will be modernised, and high-quality coaching centres for competitive examinations will be established there.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government set aside Rs. 10 crore to transform 38 district libraries into digital libraries.

**So far:** Redesign of 38 district central libraries into digital libraries

**Not yet seen:** Coaching centres for competitive examinations in these libraries are not yet confirmed.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 13: The Government allocates Rs.10 crore towards the redesign of 38 district central libraries to transform them into state-wide digital libraries. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=13))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.