Staff Reporter
The National Book Foundation (NBF) has completed a set target of 11,000 memberships in the year 2019 under the Reader Club Scheme to provide books to readers at discounted rates.
The membership is open till May to increase the number of memberships and facilitate readers with books at low-priced rates.
The Readers Club Scheme is the most attractive scheme of the foundation for the book lovers who wait anxiously for opening of this scheme, an official said.
He said that the NBF has been promoting book reading culture in the country by offering books at inexpensive rates.
He said that to get membership a copy of reader’s National Identity Card (NIC) and two passport size photographs were required.
He said that through the scheme a member could get books at 55 percent the actual price with a membership fee of Rs110.
He said that book lovers could apply again to get membership and the scheme would be closed after completing the set target for this year.
He said that the Readers Club Scheme began since September last year at first come first serve basis at NBF Head Office as well as other regional branches and attracted a number of book lovers.
A number of readers visited the head office of the NBF in capital, regional offices and Shehr-i-Kitab throughout the year for getting membership of this scheme to avail maximum benefit out of this scheme, he stated.
