<p>The state government on Thursday issued an order increasing the daily work hours of gram panchayat libraries from six hours to eight hours while fixing a minimum wage for supervisors working there. </p>.<p>According to the order, the gram panchayat libraries will be renamed as ‘Arivu Kendras’. </p>.<p>The libraries will remain closed on public holidays, second and fourth Tuesdays and every Monday (weekly off). </p>.<p>On the first and third Tuesdays, all Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, the libraries will be open from 9 am to 1 pm and 3 pm to 7 pm.</p>.<p>On Saturdays and Sundays, they will function from 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 6 pm. </p>.<p>Library supervisors will be paid a monthly minimum wage of Rs 15,196.72, Additional Chief Secretary (Panchayat Raj) Uma Mahadevan said in the order. </p>
<p>The state government on Thursday issued an order increasing the daily work hours of gram panchayat libraries from six hours to eight hours while fixing a minimum wage for supervisors working there. </p>.<p>According to the order, the gram panchayat libraries will be renamed as ‘Arivu Kendras’. </p>.<p>The libraries will remain closed on public holidays, second and fourth Tuesdays and every Monday (weekly off). </p>.<p>On the first and third Tuesdays, all Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, the libraries will be open from 9 am to 1 pm and 3 pm to 7 pm.</p>.<p>On Saturdays and Sundays, they will function from 9 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 6 pm. </p>.<p>Library supervisors will be paid a monthly minimum wage of Rs 15,196.72, Additional Chief Secretary (Panchayat Raj) Uma Mahadevan said in the order. </p>
