About us
About Library: The Nehru Library is an important educational center of the university and working as Central Library of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalya. Nehru Library is functioning as Central University Library for constituent and affiliated colleges of Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalya viz. 23 constituent Colleges and fifteen private colleges, Research Stations and Krishi Vighyan Kendras (KVKs).
The Nehru Library established in 1987 after IGKV came in to existence by bifurcation from JNKVV Jabalpur.
Before that it was the library of College of Agriculture, Raipur.
It has been recognized as Regional Library of Central India by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in 2005.
The Nehru Library of IGKV has been well equipped with the latest communication media and information technologies like web based information, CD Rom database search, OPAC, internet browsing as it is well connected through LAN/ BSNL leased line.
This library has become a HUB connected on LAN with all automated centralized facilities and acting as a nodal center for disseminating all kind of agricultural information to its users.
The library is linked with various consortiums for online journals.
Nehru Library maintains around less than 60000 collections of books, reference book, reports, theses, monograph, back volumes, journals, CD ROM Database and e-resources.
This was possible by the help of ICAR through NATP/NAIP.
Chhattisgarh Government supported for its infra structure development and provided other facilities.