Lok Sabha Question No. 1381 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Setting up of Public Libraries
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Supriya Sadanand Sule, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1381 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.07.2019

## SETTING UP OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES

## 1381.  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a)  the number of public libraries set up in the country and the number of libraries proposed to be set up in various parts of the country including at panchayat and district level, State/UT-wise;
- (b)  the Central assistance made available and utilized in this regard during the last three years and current year, State/ UT-wise;
- (c)  whether  any  public  libraries  have  been  closed  over  the  past  three  years  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise;
- (d)  whether the Government would consider the possibility of developing partnerships between major Indian  public  libraries  and  other  public  libraries  across  the  world  through  digital  connections  to increase the number of books available digitally and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  whether any proposals are underway to improve the quality of public libraries in the country; and
- (f)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture & Tourism

## (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

- (a)  There are six Public Libraries under administrative control of Ministry of Culture namely National Library, Kolkata, Central Reference Library, Kolkata, Central Secretariat Library, New Delhi, Delhi Public  Library,  Delhi,  Khuda  Bakhsh  Oriental  Public  Library,  Patna  and  Rampur  Raza  Library, Rampur.

Data regarding state-wise number of public libraries or number of libraries proposed to be set up in various parts of the country is not maintained by Ministry of Culture as Public Libraries function under the administrative control of respective State/UT Library Authorities being State Subject.

- (b)  National Mission on Libraries has a scheme for providing financial assistance for upgradation of infrastructure of one State Central Library and one District Library in each State/UT as NML Model Library.  State-wise financial assistance sanctioned and payment released is at Annexure- 'A'.

State/UT-wise Central assistance rendered for development of public libraries under Matching and Non-Matching scheme of Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) is at Annexure 'B'

- (c)  Public libraries function under the administrative control of the respective State/UT library authority. This Ministry has not received any official communication from any of the State/UT library authority in this regard.
- (d)  Sir, no such proposal is under consideration of this Ministry.
- (e)  &  (f)  Ministry  of  Culture  through  matching  and  non-matching  schemes  of  Raja  Rammohun  Roy Library Foundation and through National Mission on Libraries is providing financial assistance for various purpose e.g. construction/renovation of library buildings, up-gradation of infrastructure with furniture and equipment, modernization, procurement of books and reading resources, organization  of  seminar,  training  and  capacity  building  of  library  professionals,  workshop  / outreach programmes, establishment of children corner, opening of braille corner, creating facilities for specially-abled persons etc.

## Annexure-A

Annexure in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1381 for reply on 01.07.2019.

## Statement of amount sanctioned and payment released to State Libraries under NML Model Library Scheme

Rs. in Lakh

|       |                   |                                                     |                   |        | Year wise payment released   | Year wise payment released   | Year wise payment released   | Year wise payment released   |
|-------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|--------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Sl No | State             | Name of the Library                                 | Amount sanctioned | Total  | 2016-17                      | 2017-18                      | 2018-19                      | 2019-20                      |
| 1     | Uttar Pradesh     | State Central Library, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh     | 206.00            | 203.75 | 72.07                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 2     | Uttar Pradesh     | Government District Library, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh  | 87.00             | 85.93  | 39.45                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 3     | West Bengal       | West Bengal State Central Library, West Bengal      | 222.81            | 219.82 | 97.81                        | 40.80                        | 8.66                         | 0.00                         |
| 4     | West Bengal       | North Bengal State Library, Coochbehar, West Bengal | 86.98             | 79.73  | 28.27                        | 23.45                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 5     | Odisha            | H.K.M.State Library,Bhubaneswar, Odisha             | 223.00            | 133.00 | 100.00                       | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 6     | Odisha            | District Library, Ganajam, Odisha                   | 40.36             | 0.00   | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 7     | Karnataka         | State Central Library, Bangalore, Karnataka         | 223.00            | 159.29 | 89.80                        | 36.49                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 8     | Karnataka         | District Central Library, Shimoga, Karnataka        | 87.00             | 79.26  | 0.00                         | 45.76                        | 17.00                        | 0.00                         |
| 9     | Arunachal Pradesh | State Central Library, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh  | 223.00            | 166.08 | 98.29                        | 67.79                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 10    | Arunachal Pradesh | District Library, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh       | 87.00             | 66.32  | 32.29                        | 34.02                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 11    | Tripura           | Birchandra State Central Library, Tripura           | 223.00            | 104.14 | 44.75                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 12    | Tripura           | Unakoti District Library, Tripura                   | 87.00             | 36.78  | 16.33                        | 4.45                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 13    | Mizoram           | State Central Library, Aizawal, Mizoram             | 128.70            | 124.51 | 67.00                        | 8.12                         | 16.38                        | 0.00                         |
| 14    | Mizoram           | District Library, Kolasib, Mizoram                  | 50.00             | 50.00  | 33.50                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 15    | Assam             | District Library, Jorhat, Assam                     | 40.00             | 39.99  | 13.20                        | 21.09                        | 5.70                         | 0.00                         |
| 16    | Assam             | District Library, Guwahati , Assam                  | 70.00             | 69.59  | 35.40                        | 34.20                        | 0.00                         | 0.00                         |
| 17    | Telangana         | State Central Library, Hyderabad, Telangana         | 112.25            | 72.30  | 39.39                        | 10.92                        | 22.00                        | 0.00                         |
| 18    | Telangana         | District Central Library, Mahabubnagar, Telangana   | 52.00             | 33.00  | 16.50                        | 0.00                         | 16.50                        | 0.00                         |

| 19    | Rajasthan      | Dr. Radhakrishnan Rajya Kendriya Pustakalaya, Jaipur, Rajasthan             |   183.51 |   64.81 |   33.83 |   30.98 |   0.00 |   0.00 |
|-------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------|---------|---------|--------|--------|
| 20    | Rajashthan     | Rajakiya Sarbajanik Mandal Pustakalaya, Kota, Rajashthan                    |    63.46 |   33    |    0    |   16.5  |  16.5  |   0    |
| 21    | Goa            | Krishnadas Shama State Central Library, Panaji, Goa                         |   223    |    1.49 |    0    |    1.49 |   0    |   0    |
| 22    | Goa            | Dr. Francisco Luis Gomes District Library, Navelin, Goa                     |    87    |    3.38 |    0    |    3.38 |   0    |   0    |
| 23    | Tamil Nadu     | District Library, Vellore, Tamil Nadu                                       |    87    |   59.53 |    0    |   53.51 |   6.02 |   0    |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu     | District Library, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu                               |    70    |   62.78 |    0    |   25.97 |  36.81 |   0    |
| 25    | Nagaland       | State Central Library, Kohima, Nagaland                                     |   177.49 |  175.48 |    0    |   85.58 |  89.9  |   0    |
| 26    | Nagaland       | District Library, Dimapur, Nagaland                                         |    73.81 |   69.75 |    0    |   38.18 |  31.57 |   0    |
| 27    | Manipur        | State Central Library, Imphal, Manipur                                      |    40    |    0    |    0    |    0    |   0    |   0    |
| 28    | Manipur        | District Library, Senapati, Manipur                                         |    20    |    0    |    0    |    0    |   0    |   0    |
| 29    | Chhattisgarh   | District Library, Dhantawada                                                |    87    |    0    |    0    |    0    |   0    |   0    |
| 30    | Chhattisgarh   | District Library, Raigarh                                                   |    87    |   13.64 |    0    |   13.64 |   0    |   0    |
| 31    | Andhra Pradesh | State Regional Library, Guntur                                              |    50    |    0    |    0    |    0    |   0    |   0    |
| 32    | Andhra Pradesh | Regional Library, Rajamundry                                                |    30    |    0    |    0    |    0    |   0    |   0    |
| 33    | Pondicherry    | Romain Rolland Library, State Central Library, Puducherry                   |   166.47 |  117.13 |    0    |   33    |  25.41 |  58.72 |
| 34    | Pondicherry    | Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Government Public Library, District Library, Karaikal |    76.04 |    3.71 |    0    |    0    |   0    |   3.71 |
| 35    | Gujarat        | State Central Library, Gandhinagar                                          |   105.01 |    0    |    0    |    0    |   0    |   0    |
| 36    | Kerala         | State Central Library, Thiruvananthapuram                                   |   116.61 |   15.38 |    0    |   11.95 |   3.44 |   0    |
| 37    | Sikkim         | Sikkim State Central Library                                                |     3.02 |    0    |    0    |    0    |   0    |   0    |
| 38    | Maharashtra    | District Library, Nandurbar, Maharashtra                                    |    21.9  |   15.75 |    0    |   13.36 |   2.39 |   0    |
| 39    | Maharashtra    | Govt. Divisional Library, Aurangabad                                        |    60.55 |    0    |    0    |    0    |   0    |   0    |
| 40    | Madhya Pradesh | Govt. District Library, Khandwa                                             |    73.2  |   33    |    0    |    0    |  33    |   0    |
| 41    | Madhya Pradesh | Govt. Ahilya Library, Indore                                                |    87    |   16.5  |    0    |    0    |   0    |  16.5  |
| Total | Total          | Total                                                                       |  4238.17 | 2408.81 |  857.87 |  654.62 | 331.28 |  78.93 |

## Annexure-B

Annexure in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1381 for reply on 01.07.2019.

State/UT  wise  Central  assistance  provided  by  Raja  Rammohun  Roy  Library  Foundation,  Kolkata  under  various Matching and Non-Matching schemes for development of public library services during last 3 years and current year

| Name of The State/UT   |          2016-17 |          2017-18 |          2018-19 |   2019-20 (as on 24.06.2019) |
|------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH         |      1.60853e+07 |      4.0455e+06  |      9.54559e+06 |                  1.09203e+06 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH      |      2.19751e+07 |      1.66037e+07 |      1.20125e+07 |                  5.77404e+06 |
| ASSAM                  |      3.40927e+07 |      4.89195e+07 |      1.04043e+07 |                  1.57738e+06 |
| BIHAR                  |      4.47717e+06 |      1.99687e+06 |      3.19395e+06 |             606686           |
| GUJARAT                |      2.78659e+07 |      3.34743e+07 |      2.74031e+07 |                  2.15689e+06 |
| GOA                    |      1.42009e+06 |      2.67483e+06 |      2.91408e+06 |             121337           |
| HARYANA                |      7.74998e+06 |      4.34006e+06 |      2.75779e+06 |             485349           |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH       |      1.10515e+07 |      6.31927e+06 |      4.16675e+06 |             788692           |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR         |      5.59285e+06 |      3.46288e+07 |      1.2835e+07  |                  2.01405e+06 |
| KARNATAKA              |      2.83185e+07 |      6.02649e+07 |      3.41155e+07 |                  1.45605e+06 |
| KERALA                 |      1.08491e+07 |      7.40474e+06 |      1.34018e+07 |             849360           |
| MADHYA PRADESH         |      1.45508e+07 |      6.48983e+06 |      1.29421e+07 |                  2.54808e+06 |
| MAHARASHTRA            |      3.55e+07    |      3.02037e+07 |      3.1429e+07  |                  3.05512e+06 |
| MANIPUR                |      2.66666e+07 |      2.27566e+07 |      2.51131e+07 |             424680           |
| MEGHALAYA              |      5.41627e+06 |      2.54687e+06 |      2.46516e+06 |             485349           |
| MIZORAM                |      1.72751e+07 |      1.23386e+07 |      1.36169e+07 |             719680           |
| NAGALAND               |      3.45309e+07 |      4.23671e+07 |      2.63002e+07 |             494565           |
| ODISHA                 |      1.77419e+07 |      1.61537e+07 |      1.34927e+07 |             585349           |
| PUNJAB                 |      3.91752e+06 |      1.99687e+06 |      1.54072e+06 |             303343           |
| RAJASTHAN              |      3.33077e+07 |      2.73683e+07 |      2.87434e+07 |                  1.66666e+06 |
| SIKKIM                 |      2.23858e+06 |      6.23682e+06 |      1.15909e+07 |             242674           |
| TAMIL NADU             |      2.92519e+07 |      5.824e+07   |      6.03644e+07 |                  2.17523e+06 |
| TRIPURA                |      9.93971e+06 |      1.54428e+07 |      9.38548e+06 |                  1.27812e+06 |
| UTTAR PRADESH          |      2.37251e+07 |      2.46726e+07 |      1.03469e+07 |                  1.81342e+06 |
| WEST BENGAL            |      2.8063e+07  |      4.1869e+07  |      1.44505e+07 |                  1.62273e+06 |
| ANDAMAN & NICCOBAR     |      1.11929e+06 | 499217           | 616289           |             121337           |
| CHANDIGARH             |      2.5152e+06  |      4.11752e+06 |      2.56545e+06 |              50872.2         |
| DADAR & NAGAR HEVALI   |      0           |      0           |      0           |                  0           |
| DELHI                  | 550000           | 600000           |      1.2675e+06  |                  0           |
| LAKSHADWEEP            | 559646           | 249609           | 308145           |              60668.6         |
| PONDICHERRY            |      4.64127e+06 | 748826           | 924434           |             182006           |
| CHHATRISGARH           |      1.02982e+07 |      1.24804e+06 |      5.5466e+06  |                  1.09203e+06 |
| JHARKHAND              |      1.79579e+06 | 748826           |      1.07443e+06 |             182006           |
| UTTARAKHAND            |      5.8526e+06  |      1.27304e+06 |      1.31924e+06 |             242674           |
| TELENGANA              |      0           |      2.77958e+06 |      1.57314e+07 |                  2.54028e+06 |
| DAMAN & DIU            |      0           |      0           | 198070           |                  0           |
| TOTAL                  |      4.78935e+08 |      5.4162e+08  |      4.24083e+08 |                  3.88087e+07 |

Note:  Sanction  of  proposal  and  release  of  payment  depends  on  submission  of  proposal  and  claims  from  the  respective State/UT library authority.