Lok Sabha Question No. 2331 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-13
Subject: Vacancy in Libraries
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy

## MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2331

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2021

## VACANCY IN LIBRARIES

## 2331.  DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether several libraries functions under the Ministry of Culture;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether several posts under these libraries are lying vacant for a long time adversely affecting their performance;
- (d) if so, the details of vacant posts, library-wise;
- (e) whether the Government is taking any steps to fill up these vacant posts; and
- (f)
- if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

## ANSWER

(a)&(b) Yes, Sir. The following 7 Libraries / Organizations are financed by Ministry of Culture:-

- i. Rampur Raza Library, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
- ii. National Library, Kolkata
- iii. Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna, Bihar
- iv. Delhi Public Library, Delhi
- v. Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata
- vi. Central Secretariat Library, New Delhi
7. vii.
8. Central Reference Library, Kolkata

(c)&(d) Details of posts under these libraries lying vacant are at Annexure-A .

(e)&(f) Yes, Sir.  From  time  to  time,  as  and  when  the  vacancy  arises,  the Government takes necessary steps such as holding DPC, advertising the vacancy and referring the proposals to UPSC/SSC, as the case may be.

## Annexure-A

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Organization             | Name of Posts                           |   No. of posts vacant |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1.        | National Library                     | Vacant against Group A                  |                    03 |
|           |                                      | Vacant against Group B                  |                    33 |
|           |                                      | Vacant against Group C                  |                   110 |
|           |                                      | Total                                   |                   146 |
| 2.        | Central Reference Library            | Assistant Library & Information Officer |                     2 |
|           |                                      | Library & Information Assistant         |                    11 |
|           |                                      | Upper Division Clerk                    |                     9 |
|           |                                      | Total                                   |                    22 |
| 3.        | Central Secretariat Library          | Director                                |                     1 |
|           |                                      | ALIO (Language)                         |                     1 |
|           |                                      | LIA                                     |                     8 |
|           |                                      | SLA                                     |                     2 |
|           |                                      | Jr. Operator                            |                     1 |
|           |                                      | Total                                   |                    13 |
| 4.        | Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation | Statistical Assistant Level-5           |                     1 |
|           |                                      | Lower Division Clerk Level-2            |                     1 |
|           |                                      | Staff Car Driver Level-2                |                     1 |
|           |                                      | Total                                   |                     3 |
| 5.        | Delhi Public Library                 | Sr. Lib. & Inf. Officer                 |                    01 |
|           |                                      | Lib. & Inf. Officer                     |                    01 |
|           |                                      | Asst. Lib. & Inf. Officer               |                    05 |
|           |                                      | Asst. Lib. & Inf. Officer (Braille)     |                    01 |
|           |                                      | Section Officer                         |                    01 |
|           |                                      | Lib. & Inf. Assistant                   |                    15 |
|           |                                      | Library Clerk                           |                    04 |
|           |                                      | Assistant                               |                    03 |
|           |                                      | Hindi Translator-cum-Assistant          |                    01 |
|           |                                      | U.D.C.                                  |                    06 |
|           |                                      | Wireman                                 |                    01 |
|           |                                      | MTS (Lib.)                              |                    12 |
|           |                                      | MTS (Gen.)                              |                    10 |
|           |                                      | Total                                   |                    61 |
| 6.        | Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library | Assistant Library & Information Officer |                     1 |
|           |                                      | Stenographer                            |                     1 |
|           |                                      | Typist                                  |                     2 |
|           |                                      | Preservation                            |                     1 |
|           |                                      | Total                                   |                     5 |
| 7.        | Rampur Raza Library                  | Director                                |                    01 |
|           |                                      | Assistant Library & Information Officer |                    02 |
|           |                                      | Library & Information Assistant         |                    02 |
|           |                                      | Lower Division Clerk                    |                    02 |

| Total  7   |
|------------|