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Delhi's new Aarambh libraries aim to ease study struggles for UPSC aspirants
Delhi's crowded education districts are witnessing a quiet shift taking place. Aarambh libraries, set up in community centres once left unused, have started to draw civil service aspirants who need a steady table, safe surroundings, and a cost they can change has its roots in a tragedy. Last year, three aspirants lost their lives in a flooded basement library in Rajinder Nagar. The incident exposed how unsafe and overcrowded many private study halls had also raised questions about the absence of affordable, secure places for long hours of EXPANDS AFFORDABLE, SAFE LIBRARIES FOR CIVIL SERVICE ASPIRANTS
The Delhi government responded by turning vacant DDA community centres into functional study Aarambh libraries are now open, two in Old Rajinder Nagar and Adchini, and the latest in Dwarka, inaugurated in July by Lieutenant-Governor VK post on X after the opening noted that while grief cannot be removed, a promise had been facilities follow a simple model. At a fee starting from Rs 1,000 per month, each library serves 60 students in one shift, running three shifts of eight hours daily total reaches 180 students. The rooms are well lit, fitted with CCTV, and have separate washrooms. Study tables come with power sense of community is as important as the infrastructure. Students exchange notes, share current affairs updates, and practise interview answers together. Aspirants were seen highlighting the importance of such peaceful places for parts of Delhi away from the main education hubs, many students still work in basement libraries with poor ventilation and no fire government now plans to expand the initiative to Mukherjee Nagar and Karol Bagh, both well-known centres for civil service carried through, it could signal a larger move toward safer, better-managed spaces for those aiming for public service careers, a shift born from loss, but looking to the future.- Ends
