Lok Sabha Question No. 202 (STARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Achievements under NML
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Goddeti Madhavi, Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.*202 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## ACHIEVEMENTS UNDER NML

- *202.  SHRIMATI GODDETI MADHAVI: DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- a)  whether the Ministry has achieved the objectives envisaged under the National Mission on Libraries (NML);
- b)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- c)  the State-wise details of physical libraries set up under the NML;
- d)  the details of libraries set up in the State of Andhra Pradesh under the NML; and
- e)  the steps taken by the Ministry to promote network of libraries in rural areas?

## ANSWER

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

(G. KISHAN REDDY)

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO.*202 FOR 01.08.2022.

- (a) Yes Sir.
- (b) National Mission on Libraries (NML) Scheme has 4 components. The components wise progress is as follows: -
1. National Virtual Library of India (NVLI) - Under this component, Indian Culture Portal (ICP) has been developed in collaboration with IIT Bombay and launched on 10.12.2019 by the then Hon'ble  Culture  Minister,  to  showcase  all  forms  of  tangible  and  intangible  cultural  heritage  of India.  The  URL  is  https://indianculture.gov.in  which  is  available  on  public  domain.  The  current state of the portal is summarized below:
- It has a total of about 3.04 lakh digital artefacts, with metadata. It also has nearly 34.91 lakh bibliographic entries.
- The content is presented in 18 curated categories, namely, Rare Books, E-Books, Archives, Gazettes and Gazetteers, Manuscripts, Museum Collections, Paintings, Audios, Intangible Cultural  Heritage,  Photo  Archives,  Images,  Videos,  Content  from  UNESCO,  Research Papers, Indian National Bibliography, Reports & Proceedings, Union Catalogues and Other Catalogues.
- It also has 12 categories of created content, namely, Stories, Snippets, Photo Essays, Forts of  India,  Textiles  and  Fabrics  of  India,  Historical  Cities  of  India,  Musical  Instruments  of India, Food and Culture, Virtual Walkthroughs, Freedom Archives - Unsung Heroes, Ajanta Caves and The North- East Archive.
- 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.
- The portal is available through the Umang App.
2.  Setting  up  of  NML  Model  Libraries -  Under  the  component  Setting  up  of  NML  Model Libraries,  financial  assistance  has  so  far  been  sanctioned  to  18  State  Central  Libraries,  32 District Libraries and 5 Ministry of Culture identified Libraries. The details are as per AnnexureA .
3. Quantitative & Qualitative Survey of Libraries - Survey has been completed and the Report has  been  accepted  in  this  Ministry.  The  Report  is  available  in  Raja  Rammohun  Roy  Library Foundation (RRRLF)'s website.
4. Capacity Building Programme - Total 33 training programmes have been organized in which 1356 library professionals across the Country have been trained so far.
- (c) Financial assistance is provided to 50 libraries in 27 States and 5 MoC identified Libraries, under the component of Setting up of NML Model Libraries. Details are attached at Annexure-A .
- (d) Proposals (2) have been received from the following libraries in the State of Andhra Pradesh. NML has already approved and sanctioned the following amount: -

| Library Name                   | Amount Sanctioned   |
|--------------------------------|---------------------|
| State Regional Library, Guntur | Rs.50,00,000/-      |
| Regional Library, Rajahmundry  | Rs.30,00,000/-      |

(e)  Library  is  a  State  subject  as  per  the  Seventh  schedule  of  Constitution  of  India,  and  public libraries function under the administrative control of the respective State/Union Territory Authorities.

## Annexure A

Details of State Central / District Libraries covered under National Mission on Libraries till 18.07.2022.

## Amount in Rs.

|   Sl No | State             | Name of the Library                                       | Total Amount sanctioned   |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | State Regional Library, Guntur                            | 50,00,000                 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh    | Regional Library, Rajamundry                              | 30,00,000                 |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh | State Central Library, Itanagar                           | 2,23,00,000               |
|       4 | Arunachal Pradesh | District Library, Phasighat                               | 87,00,000                 |
|       5 | Assam             | District Library, Jorhat                                  | 40,00,000                 |
|       6 | Assam             | District Library, Guwahati                                | 70,00,000                 |
|       7 | Bihar             | District Central Library, Jamui                           | 81,40,646                 |
|       8 | Chhattisgarh      | District Library, Dantewada                               | 87,00,000                 |
|       9 | Chhattisgarh      | District Library, Raigarh                                 | 87,00,000                 |
|      10 | Goa               | Krishnadas Shama State Central Library, panji             | 2,23,00,000               |
|      11 | Goa               | Dr. Francisco Luis Gomes District Library, Novelim        | 87,00,000                 |
|      12 | Gujarat           | State Central Library, Gandhinagar                        | 1,04,03,610               |
|      13 | Haryana           | State Central Library, Ambala Cantt.                      | 2,23,00,000               |
|      14 | Haryana           | District Library, Narnaul                                 | 84,00,000                 |
|      15 | Himachal Pradesh  | Government District Library, Bilaspur                     | 86,86,969                 |
|      16 | Jammu & Kashmir   | Gani Memorial U.T Central Library, Srinagar               | 2,23,00,000               |
|      17 | Jammu & Kashmir   | District Library, Samba                                   | 32,50,000                 |
|      18 | Karnataka         | State Central Library, Bangalore                          | 2,23,00,000               |
|      19 | Karnataka         | District Central Library, Shimoga                         | 87,00,000                 |
|      20 | Kerala            | State Central Library, Thiruvananthapuram                 | 1,16,60,882               |
|      21 | Kerala            | District Central Library, Kozhikode                       | 37,50,428                 |
|      22 | Madhya Pradesh    | Govt. Shri Ahilya Central Library, Indore                 | 87,00,000                 |
|      23 | Madhya Pradesh    | Govt. District Library, Khandwa                           | 73,20,000                 |
|      24 | Maharashtra       | District Library, Nandurbar                               | 21,89,507                 |
|      25 | Maharashtra       | Govt. Divisional Library, Aurangabad                      | 60,55,240                 |
|      26 | Manipur           | State Central Library, Imphal                             | 40,00,000                 |
|      27 | Manipur           | District Library, Senapati                                | 20,00,000                 |
|      28 | Mizoram           | State Central Library, Aizwal                             | 1,41,23,565               |
|      29 | Mizoram           | District Library, Kolasib                                 | 50,00,000                 |
|      30 | Nagaland          | State Central Library, Kohima                             | 1,77,49,000               |
|      31 | Nagaland          | District Library, Dimapur                                 | 73,81,000                 |
|      32 | Odisha            | H.K.M.State Library, Bhubaneswar                          | 2,23,00,000               |
|      33 | Odisha            | District Library, Ganajam                                 | 40,36,000                 |
|      34 | Pondicherry       | Romain Rolland Library, State Central Library             | 1,66,47,000               |
|      35 | Pondicherry       | Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Government Public Library, Karaikal | 76,04,000                 |
|      36 | Rajasthan         | Dr. Radhakrishnan Rajya Kendriya Pustakalaya, Jaipur      | 1,83,51,000               |

| 37    | Rajasthan     | Rajakiya Sarvajanik Mandal Pustakalaya, Kota              | 63,46,000    |
|-------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| 38    | Sikkim        | Sikkim State Central Library, Gangtok                     | 2,17,20,482  |
| 39    | Sikkim        | District Library, Mangan                                  | 86,58,041    |
| 40    | Tamil Nadu    | District Library, Vellore                                 | 87,00,000    |
| 41    | Tamil Nadu    | District Library, Tiruchirapalli                          | 70,00,000    |
| 42    | Telangana     | State Central Library, Hyderabad                          | 1,12,25,000  |
| 43    | Telangana     | District Central Library, Mahabubnagar                    | 52,00,000    |
| 44    | Tripura       | Birchandra State Central Library                          | 2,23,00,000  |
| 45    | Tripura       | Unakoti District Library                                  | 87,00,000    |
| 46    | Uttar Pradesh | State Central Library, Prayagraj                          | 2,06,00,000  |
| 47    | Uttar Pradesh | Government District Library, Etawah                       | 87,00,000    |
| 48    | Uttarakhand   | Government District Library, Suman Pustakalaya, New Tehri | 87,00,000    |
| 49    | West Bengal   | West Bengal State Central Library                         | 2,22,81,000  |
| 50    | West Bengal   | North Bengal State Library, Coochbehar                    | 86,98,000    |
| TOTAL | TOTAL         | TOTAL                                                     | 54,05,77,370 |

## Details of 5 MoC identified Libraries covered under National Mission on Libraries.

(Amount in Rs.)

| Sl No   | Library Name                                | Amount sanctioned   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|
| 1       | National Library, Kolkata                   | 4,26,84,000         |
| 2       | Central Secretariat Library, New Delhi      | 2,07,38,000         |
| 3       | Delhi Public Library, Delhi                 | 2,86,72,000         |
| 4       | Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna | 89,36,000           |
| 5       | Thanjavur MSSM Library, Tamil Nadu          | 7,15,20,000         |
|         | Total                                       | 17,25,50,000        |