NKC was established by The Indian government on June 13, 2005, for a duration of three years, from October 2, 2005, to October 2, 2008. As a senior advisory body to The Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. concentrating on a few key areas, such as e-governance, agriculture, industry, science and technology, and education.
Easy access to knowledge, creation and preservation of knowledge systems, dissemination of
knowledge and better knowledge services are core concerns of the commission.
The Commission
envisaged the future road map for the growth and development of academic libraries by imbibing core
issues such as, set up a national commission on libraries, prepare a national census of all libraries,
revamp LIS education, training and research facilities, re-assess staffing of libraries, set up a central
library fund, modernize library management, encourage greater community participation in library
management, promote information communication technology applications in all libraries, facilitate
donation and maintenance of private collections, and encourage public private partnerships in LIS
development, etc.
The most important recommendation of NKC regarding university libraries is that by 2015 the number
of universities should be 1500 to cater to the needs of the youth. make it possible for India to reach a gross enrollment ratio of at least 15% by 2015.
Sad to Hear this: The National Knowledge Commission was abolished by the new Indian government that took office in the summer of 2014, so as of July 2014.
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