Lok Sabha Question No. 2116 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Implementation of National Virtual Library
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Gautham Sigamani Pon, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Jayant Sinha, Krupal Balaji Tumane, Ganesan Selvam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2116 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL VIRTUAL LIBRARY

## 2116.  SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government has failed in its implementation of schemes under  the  National  Mission  on  Libraries  (NML)  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details of funds provided for archives, Government libraries and museums in the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and scheme-wise;
- (c) the current status and implementation of National Virtual Library of India (NVLI) under NML and its achievement;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to enact a National Public Library Act as only few States have enacted and implemented library legislations and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps being taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to develop libraries and promote reading habits in the people across the country?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) Details in Annexure-A
- .
- (c) Indian Culture Portal (https://indianculture.gov.in/) is available on public domain as the output of the NVLI component of NML.
-  It  has  a total  of about  2.5  lakh digital artefacts, with  metadata. It also  has more than 9 lakh bibliographic entries.
-  The  content  is  presented  in  19  categories,  such  as  Rare  Books,  E-Books, Archives, Paintings, and Union Catalogues.
-  It  also  has  9  categories  of  content,  such  as  Stories,  Snippets,  Historical  Cities, and Forts.
-  The portal is currently available in English and Hindi.
-  The  portal  can  be  accessed  through  an  App  called  Indian  Culture,  available  on both Android phones and iPhone.
- (d) As per Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, Library is a State Subject and the developmental activity of libraries comes under the purview of the respective State/Union Territory authorities.
- (e) Raja Rammohun  Roy  Library Foundation (RRRLF), Kolkata, an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture provides financial assistance under its matching and  non-matching  schemes  for  development  of  public  libraries  on  the  basis  of applications recommended by the respective State Library Authorities.

Financial  assistance  is  provided  under  its  component  'Setting  up  of  NML  Model Libraries' to develop certain State Central Libraries, District Libraries and Libraries under the Ministry of Culture.

## Annexure-A for reply to the part (b) of LSUSQ No. 2116

## Details of funds provided for archives, Government libraries and museums in the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and scheme-wise.

|                                                                                                    | Financial Year                                  | Financial Year                                  | Financial Year                                  | Financial Year                                  | Financial Year                                  | Financial Year                                  | Financial Year                                  | Financial Year                                  |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                    | 2018-19                                         | 2018-19                                         | 2019-20                                         | 2019-20                                         | 2020-21                                         | 2020-21                                         | 2021-22 (upto June, 2021)                       | 2021-22 (upto June, 2021)                       |
|                                                                                                    | No. of Beneficiaries                            | Amount released                                 | No. of Beneficiaries                            | Amount released                                 | No. of Beneficiaries                            | Amount released                                 | No. of Beneficiaries                            | Amount released                                 |
| ARCHIVES                                                                                           |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
| Scheme of Financial Assistance to State/UT archival repositories, government libraries and museums | 1                                               | Rs. 30,32,500/-                                 | --                                              | --                                              | --                                              | --                                              | --                                              | --                                              |
| MUSEUMS                                                                                            |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |                                                 |
| Museums Grant Scheme                                                                               | 1                                               | Rs. 19,00,000/-                                 | 1                                               | Rs. 3,30,88,000/-                               | 1                                               | Rs. 5,41,38,918/-                               | --                                              | --                                              |
| Continuing Scheme- Existing Science Centre of National Council of Science Museum                   | 1                                               | Rs. 1,80,09,000/-                               | 1                                               | Rs. 2,10,33,000/-                               | 1                                               | Rs. 1,67,08,000/-                               | 1                                               | Rs. 24,85,000/-                                 |
| Innovation Hubs Schemes under Scheme for Promotion of Culture of Science                           | 3                                               | Rs. 28,12,000/-                                 | 2                                               | Rs. 39,60,000/-                                 | 3                                               | Rs. 22,52,000/-                                 | --                                              | --                                              |
| PUBLIC LIBRARIES INCLUDING GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES                                                    | PUBLIC LIBRARIES INCLUDING GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES | PUBLIC LIBRARIES INCLUDING GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES | PUBLIC LIBRARIES INCLUDING GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES | PUBLIC LIBRARIES INCLUDING GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES | PUBLIC LIBRARIES INCLUDING GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES | PUBLIC LIBRARIES INCLUDING GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES | PUBLIC LIBRARIES INCLUDING GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES | PUBLIC LIBRARIES INCLUDING GOVERNMENT LIBRARIES |
| NML Scheme                                                                                         | 3                                               | Rs. 45,64,896/-                                 | 3                                               | Rs. 19,85,805/-                                 | 1                                               | Rs. 5,17,745/-                                  | --                                              | --                                              |
| Matching and Non- Matching Scheme of Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF)                  | 1065                                            | Rs. 9,65,52,047/-                               | 44                                              | Rs. 1,83,93,928/-                               | 2590                                            | Rs. 1,48,27,398/-                               | --                                              | --                                              |