Lok Sabha Question No. 2263 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-24
Subject: Central Secretariat Library
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, P.R. SUNDARAM, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2263 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.12.2018

## CENTRAL SECRETARIAT LIBRARY

2263. SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

## Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  number  of  books  procured  and  available  in  different  languages  in  Central Secretariat Library, Delhi, Language-wise;
- (b) the criteria fixed by the Central Secretariat Library for enrolment of new membership for the library along with total number of persons enrolled till date;
- (c) whether Central Secretariat Library has initiated any steps to extend the membership of library to persons who are not Government employee and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether in recent years Central Secretariat Library has restricted procurement of new books; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details thereof  and the reasons therefor along with corrective steps taken in this regard?

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

## Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Culture

Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

## ANSWER

- (a) The  total  number  of  Books  procured  and  available  in  different  languages  in Central Secretariat Library is 618788. Language wise detail is as under: -

- (i). Assamese    : 5512

- (ii).

- Bengali  : 17372

- (iii). English Books  :  335681

- (iv). Gujarati  : 10071

- (v). Hindi Books     : 102349

- (vi).  Kannada  : 15773

- (vii).  Malayalam : 13000

- (viii). Marathi  : 17579

- (ix).

- Oriya :  8189

- (x).

- Punjabi : 17146

- (xi). Sanskrit  : 16304

- (xii). Sindhi : 4456

- (xiii). Tamil : 21749

- (xiv). Telugu : 15470

- (xv). Urdu : 18137

(b) & (c) Criteria for new membership of the Library is as under: -

As  per the library rules Central Secretariat Library have  four categories of membership: -

- (i). Central Government Employees.
- (ii). Special Members.
- (iii). Corporate Members.
- (iv). Casual Members

(i).  Membership  to  Central  Government  employees  &  retired  Central  Government employees:

A  Central  Government  employee,  whose  office  is  located  in  Delhi/New  Delhi, may become a member of the library. His/her application should be recommended and  duly  forwarded  by  the  administration  wing  of  the  Ministry/  Department/Office, where the applicant is employed.

All  retired  Central  Government  employees are  entitled to  become  members of the library by getting the membership form duly filled up by providing their Pension Payment Order Number in the enrollment form. They are also required to deposit a refundable security of Rs. 500/- at the time of enrolment.

(ii). Membership to special members:

Special Membership of the library can be given to eminent scholars, researchers,  academicians  and  any  other  individual  by  submitting  the  required membership form with refundable security deposit of Rs. 500/- and non-refundable annual membership fee of Rs. 500/- p. a. for borrowing three library books as per the rules of the library.

(iii). Membership to corporate members:

Any  organization  in  Delhi  can  become  a  member  of  this  library by  depositing  an annual membership fee of Rs.1500/- per year (non-refundable).

## (iv). Membership to casual members:

This  category  covers  consultation  members  those  who  want  to  consult  the  library resources, however, they can use a photocopying facility available in the library on payment basis as per the library rules. For the purpose one has to enroll himself a casual  member  of  the  library  by  giving  the  address  proof  such  as  voter  ID  Card, Ration Card etc. or a letter from the institution with which they are affiliated.

Total existing membership of the Central Secretariat Library is 1888.

As  stated  above  membership  is  also  open  to  person  who  are  not  Government employee.

- (d) No Madam.
- (e) Does not arise in view of (d) above.

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