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CHENNAI, JUNE 14. Around 3,200 college students will be able to save on their textbook expenses this year, thanks to a book bank scheme of a voluntary organisation in the city. In the face of soaring prices of textbooks, students, especially those from poor families, find it difficult to purchase the books. This is where the Rajasthan Youth Association's (RYA) book bank comes in handy. It has been distributing free textbooks since 1964. This year the focus is more on engineering students, as they cannot afford expensive textbooks, says the RYA president, Ashok Bhandari. "Today, getting admission into an engineering college is easier than buying the high-priced books." By using the book bank, an engineering student can save up to Rs. 4,500 a year on textbook expenses while others can save up about Rs. 6,000 on books needed for their course. Books are distributed in batches every Saturday for second year students in exchange for the books they borrowed last year. The RYA has invited applications from college entrants who want to benefit from the scheme. The students have to produce a guarantee/reference letter, marks certificate and proof of income. They should specify the books and author preference. The association's volunteers select beneficiaries after ascertaining the genuineness of their need and draw up a list of books based on the prescribed syllabus, students' requests and suggestions from the organisation's experts. The Book Bank chairman, Rajkumar Dugar, said "about 50 volunteers take turns for getting the books, binding them if necessary, and coding them before they are distributed." This year, 2,100 first year students are expected to benefit. The students have to return the books at the end of the year so that they can apply for the books for their next year. The RYA secretary, Sanjay Bhansali, says applications for freshers will be available from June 16. Students belonging to Arts, Commerce and Science courses will have to pay about Rs. 150 and engineering students Rs. 450 as refundable caution deposit (except Rs. 50 for stationery charges). The RYA has distributed 48,000 books over the past 40 years. This year, it plans to increase distribution in to over 50,000 books. Interested students can contact the RYA at 2, Atkinson Road, Vepery. Phone: 25386369 or 25386978.
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