Lok Sabha Question No. 690 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: Library Policy
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P.R. SUNDARAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 690 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2017

## LIBRARY POLICY

## 690. SHRI PR. SUNDARAM:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken note that library support staff have not been provided as prescribed in the New Library Policy and Procedural Manual approved by KVS and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor:
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to improve the facilities for temporary teachers and non teaching staff like librarians in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) etc.;
- (c) whether the Librarians and other non teaching staff are given extra works/duties like  taking primary classes, making lab/class room arrangements in the Kendriya Vidyalaya Schools; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the vacancy position in KVs in the country in Teaching and Non-Teaching staffs as well as Librarians, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a) The Guidelines for School Library and Procedure Manual developed by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) provides for one Librarian and one Sub Staff for the Library of the school. The Principals of the Vidyalayas have been authorized by KVS to detail one of the sub staff members available in the school to assist the librarian.
- (b) Librarians are regular staff and are entitled to all the benefits at par with regular Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT) of all other subjects.
- (c) No  extra  unprofessional  work/duties  are  given  to  librarians.    However,  the arrangement  periods  (substitution  work)  may  be  given  sometimes  as  per  exigency  of service in the interest of the organization.
- (d) The State/UT-wise details of vacant posts in Kendriya Vidyalayas in the country of teaching & non-teaching staff as well as Librarians as on 1.11.2016 are annexed.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 690 RAISED BY SHRI PR. SUNDARAM, HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2017 REGARDING LIBRARY POLICY

## DETAILS OF VACANT POSTS OF TEACHING AND NON-TEACHING STAFF AS WELL AS LIBRARIANS IN KVs STATE /UT -WISE AS ON 01.11.2016

| S. NO.   | Name of State/UT           |   Total No. of vacant post of teaching and Non-teaching staff |   Total no. of vacant post of librarians |   Total no. of vacant pot of teaching and non-teaching staff as well as librarians |
|----------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH             |                                                           534 |                                       14 |                                                                                548 |
| 2        | ANDMAN & NIKOBAR ISLAND    |                                                            30 |                                        1 |                                                                                 31 |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH          |                                                           240 |                                        4 |                                                                                244 |
| 4        | ASSAM                      |                                                           836 |                                        6 |                                                                                842 |
| 5        | BIHAR                      |                                                           469 |                                        0 |                                                                                469 |
| 6        | CHANDIGARH                 |                                                            18 |                                        0 |                                                                                 18 |
| 7        | CHHATISGARH                |                                                           416 |                                        6 |                                                                                422 |
| 8        | DELHI                      |                                                           290 |                                        1 |                                                                                291 |
| 9        | GOA                        |                                                           109 |                                        3 |                                                                                112 |
| 10       | GUJARAT                    |                                                           377 |                                        3 |                                                                                380 |
| 11       | HARYANA                    |                                                           133 |                                        1 |                                                                                134 |
| 12       | HIMACHAL PRADESH           |                                                           148 |                                        3 |                                                                                151 |
| 13       | JAMMU & KASHMIR            |                                                           508 |                                        7 |                                                                                515 |
| 14       | JHARKHAND                  |                                                           300 |                                        2 |                                                                                302 |
| 15       | KARNATAKA                  |                                                           828 |                                       15 |                                                                                843 |
| 16       | KERALA                     |                                                           642 |                                        0 |                                                                                642 |
| 17       | MADHYA PRADESH             |                                                          1234 |                                        9 |                                                                               1243 |
| 18       | MAHARASTRA                 |                                                           704 |                                       11 |                                                                                715 |
| 19       | MANIPUR                    |                                                           122 |                                        1 |                                                                                123 |
| 20       | MEGHALAYA                  |                                                            90 |                                        2 |                                                                                 92 |
| 21       | MIZORAM                    |                                                            57 |                                        0 |                                                                                 57 |
| 22       | NAGALAND                   |                                                            95 |                                        2 |                                                                                 97 |
| 23       | ODISHA                     |                                                           734 |                                        4 |                                                                                738 |
| 24       | PUNJAB                     |                                                           448 |                                        5 |                                                                                453 |
| 25       | RAJASTHAN                  |                                                           327 |                                        9 |                                                                                336 |
| 26       | SIKKIM                     |                                                            12 |                                        0 |                                                                                 12 |
| 27       | TAMILNADU                  |                                                           994 |                                       21 |                                                                               1015 |
| 28       | TELANGANA                  |                                                           479 |                                        8 |                                                                                487 |
| 29       | TRIPURA                    |                                                           124 |                                        1 |                                                                                125 |
| 30       | UT DAMAN AND DIU           |                                                             7 |                                        1 |                                                                                  8 |
| 31       | UT OF DADAR & NAGAR HAVELI |                                                            21 |                                        1 |                                                                                 22 |
| 32       | UT OF LAKSHADWEEP          |                                                            13 |                                        0 |                                                                                 13 |
| 33       | UT OF PUDUCHERY            |                                                           102 |                                        2 |                                                                                104 |
| 34       | UTTAR PRADESH              |                                                           804 |                                        0 |                                                                                804 |
| 35       | UTTRAKHAND                 |                                                           320 |                                        5 |                                                                                325 |
| 36       | WEST BENGAL                |                                                           957 |                                        7 |                                                                                964 |
| TOTAL    | TOTAL                      |                                                         13522 |                                      155 |                                                                              13677 |