Lok Sabha Question No. 4134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: School Libraries
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JANARDAN MISHRA, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, BODH SINGH BHAGAT, RODMAL NAGAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4134 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2017

## School Libraries

†4134. SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI:

SHRI BODHSINGH BHAGAT:

SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

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

- (a)  whether the Government has formulated any plans for running libraries in the Government schools and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise especially in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  any  scheme  to  make  available  informative  books  for  providing social and cultural education to the children?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) The centrally sponsored scheme of Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) envisages universalizing  access  to  secondary  education  by  providing  a  secondary  school  within  a  reasonable distance of every habitation. Under the scheme, infrastructure facilities are provided to the States/UTs for opening  of  new  government  secondary  schools  and  strengthening  of  existing  government  secondary schools  including  Libraries.  The  State/UT  wise  (including  Rajasthan  and  Madhya  Pradesh)  details  of library approved under RMSA are at Annexure . There is also provision for purchase of books and other teaching aids under RMSA framework.
- (c) The National Curriculum Framework (2005) brought out by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) envisions a common core along with other components that are flexible. The common core will include the history of India's freedom movement, the constitutional obligations and other content essential to nurture national identity. These elements cut across subject areas and are designed  to  promote values such  as  India's  common  cultural  heritage,  egalitarianism,  democracy  and secularism,  equality  of  sexes,  protection  of  environment,  removal  of  social  barriers  and  inculcation  of scientific temper. As a follow-up of this perspective of NCF, the aspects of social cultural education have been  integrated  into  the  text  books  of  NCERT  across  subject  areas  and  classes  in  integrated  manner. Textbooks  of  Environmental  Studies,  Language  (Hindi,  English,  Urdu,  Sanskrit)  and  also  of  Social Sciences provide adequate space to social cultural education. Moreover, NCERT has also published some non-textual material for children which help in promoting social-cultural education, e.g., Thirukkul(translation), Birsa Munda, Our India, etc. These books are also available on the web enabled platform of e-Pathshala.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4134  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  27.03.2017  ASKED  BY  SHRI  JANARDAN MISHRA & OTHERS REGARDING "SCHOOL LIBRARIES'

| Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan   | Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan   | Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan                           | Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan                        | Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan   |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                | State/UT                              | No of schools where library room approved under strengthening | No of schools where library room approved under New school | Total                                 |
| 1                                     | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS           | 4                                                             | 0                                                          | 4                                     |
| 2                                     | ANDHRA PRADESH                        | 2794                                                          | 96                                                         | 2890                                  |
| 3                                     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                     | 159                                                           | 80                                                         | 239                                   |
| 4                                     | ASSAM                                 | 976                                                           | 12                                                         | 988                                   |
| 5                                     | BIHAR                                 | 866                                                           | 1153                                                       | 2019                                  |
| 6                                     | CHANDIGARH                            | 4                                                             | 2                                                          | 6                                     |
| 7                                     | CHHATTISGARH                          | 1489                                                          | 1425                                                       | 2914                                  |
| 8                                     | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI                | 5                                                             | 0                                                          | 5                                     |
| 9                                     | DAMANAND DIU                          | 4                                                             | 3                                                          | 7                                     |
| 10                                    | DELHI                                 | 0                                                             | 0                                                          | 0                                     |
| 11                                    | GOA                                   | 0                                                             | 0                                                          | 0                                     |
| 12                                    | GUJARAT                               | 0                                                             | 467                                                        | 467                                   |
| 13                                    | HARYANA                               | 1879                                                          | 56                                                         | 1935                                  |
| 14                                    | HIMACHAL PRADESH                      | 690                                                           | 175                                                        | 865                                   |
| 15                                    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                     | 293                                                           | 636                                                        | 929                                   |
| 16                                    | JHARKHAND                             | 499                                                           | 1189                                                       | 1688                                  |
| 17                                    | KARNATAKA                             | 1668                                                          | 350                                                        | 2018                                  |
| 18                                    | KERALA                                | 418                                                           | 112                                                        | 530                                   |
| 19                                    | LAKSHADWEEP                           | 0                                                             | 0                                                          | 0                                     |
| 20                                    | MADHYA PRADESH                        | 3584                                                          | 1658                                                       | 5242                                  |
| 21                                    | MAHARASHTRA                           | 96                                                            | 0                                                          | 96                                    |
| 22                                    | MANIPUR                               | 94                                                            | 179                                                        | 273                                   |
| 23                                    | MEGHALAYA                             | 16                                                            | 64                                                         | 80                                    |
| 24                                    | MIZORAM                               | 195                                                           | 91                                                         | 286                                   |
| 25                                    | NAGALAND                              | 67                                                            | 168                                                        | 235                                   |
| 26                                    | ODISHA                                | 1882                                                          | 864                                                        | 2746                                  |
| 27                                    | PUDUCHERRY                            | 38                                                            | 9                                                          | 47                                    |
| 28                                    | PUNJAB                                | 2285                                                          | 318                                                        | 2603                                  |
| 29                                    | RAJASTHAN                             | 2203                                                          | 240                                                        | 2443                                  |
| 30                                    | SIKKIM                                | 111                                                           | 16                                                         | 127                                   |
| 31                                    | TAMIL NADU                            | 54                                                            | 1115                                                       | 1169                                  |
| 32                                    | TELANGANA                             | 2257                                                          | 8                                                          | 2265                                  |
| 33                                    | TRIPURA                               | 258                                                           | 116                                                        | 374                                   |
| 34                                    | UTTAR PRADESH                         | 301                                                           | 1504                                                       | 1805                                  |
| 35                                    | UTTRAKHAND                            | 494                                                           | 280                                                        | 774                                   |
| 36                                    | WEST BENGAL                           | 94                                                            | 8                                                          | 102                                   |