Lok Sabha Question No. 4025 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: National Mission on Libraries
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4025 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## NATIONAL MISSION ON LIBRARIES

## 4025. DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR :

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is a proposal to fund various digital library portals in the Country under 'National Mission on Libraries' and Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received any proposal from State Governments for establishment of public library in their respective State;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  funds  allocated  and  expenditure  incurred  on  establishment  / restoration / modernization of libraries during the last three years, State-wise including West Bengal; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  signed  any  agreement  with  'International  Federation  of  Library Associations (IFLA)' or any other international organization for development of public libraries in the country and if so, the details thereof?

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

## (SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

## ANSWER

- (a) & (b)  No Sir. However, under National Virtual Library of India (NVLI) component of National Mission on Libraries (NML), Indian Culture Portal (ICP) has been developed and launched which is available on public domain at https://indianculture.gov.in/.
- (c) & (d) Library is a State subject as per the Seventh schedule of Constitution of India and establishment of Public Library comes under the purview of respective State/U.T Authorities.

However, Ministry of Culture through its National Mission on Libraries (NML), under Setting up of NML Model Library component, provides financial assistance to 1 State Central Library and 1 District Library in each State /UT, as per the recommendation of the State Authority concerned. Also, Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF), an Autonomous Body under Ministry of Culture, through its matching and non-matching schemes provides financial assistance to public Libraries  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 various sections, creating facilities for specially-abled, brail corner etc.

The State-wise details of financial assistance extended by NML from its inception are annexed at Annexure-A .

The State wise details of assistance sanctioned and released during last three years under the Matching Scheme of Financial Assistance towards Increasing Accommodation and Modernization of Library services are annexed at Annexure-B .

- (e) No Sir.

## National Mission on Libraries

State wise details of financial assistance provided under National Mission on Libraries till 21.3.2022, since inception of the Mission

Amount in Lakh

| Sl No   | State                       | Name of the Library                                                         | Total Amount sanctioned   | Total Payment Released   |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1       | Uttar Pradesh               | State Central Library, Allahabad                                            | 206.00                    | 203.75                   |
| 2       | Uttar Pradesh               | Government District Library, Etawah                                         | 87.00                     | 85.93                    |
| 3       | West Bengal                 | West Bengal State Central Library                                           | 222.81                    | 219.82                   |
| 4       | West Bengal                 | North Bengal State Library, Coochbehar                                      | 86.98                     | 79.73                    |
| 5       | Odisha                      | H.K.M.State Library, Bhubaneswar                                            | 223.00                    | 133.00                   |
| 6       | Odisha                      | District Library, Ganajam                                                   | 40.36                     | 0.00                     |
| 7       | Karnataka                   | State Central Library, Bangalore                                            | 223.00                    | 159.29                   |
| 8       | Karnataka                   | District Central Library, Shimoga                                           | 87.00                     | 79.26                    |
| 9       | Arunachal Pradesh           | State Central Library, Itanagar                                             | 223.00                    | 219.71                   |
| 10      | Arunachal Pradesh           | District Library, Phasighat                                                 | 87.00                     | 66.32                    |
| 11      | Tripura                     | Birchandra State Central Library                                            | 223.00                    | 195.81                   |
| 12      | Tripura                     | Unakoti District Library                                                    | 87.00                     | 73.07                    |
| 13      | Mizoram                     | State Central Library, Aizwal                                               | 141.24                    | 124.51                   |
| 14      | Mizoram                     | District Library, Kolasib                                                   | 50.00                     | 50.00                    |
| 15      | Assam                       | District Library, Jorhat                                                    | 40.00                     | 39.99                    |
| 16      | Assam                       | District Library, Guwahati                                                  | 70.00                     | 69.59                    |
| 17      | Telangana                   | State Central Library, Hyderabad                                            | 112.25                    | 85.90                    |
| 18      | Telangana                   | District Central Library, Mahabubnagar                                      | 52.00                     | 50.00                    |
| 19      | Rajasthan                   | Dr. Radhakrishnan Rajya Kendriya Pustakalaya, Jaipur                        | 183.51                    | 94.81                    |
| 20      | Rajasthan                   | Rajakiya Sarvajanik Mandal Pustakalaya, Kota                                | 63.46                     | 63.21                    |
| 21      | Goa                         | Krishnadas Shama State Central Library                                      | 223.00                    | 13.63                    |
| 22      | Goa                         | Dr. Francisco Luis Gomes District Library                                   | 87.00                     | 3.38                     |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu                  | District Library, Vellore                                                   | 87.00                     | 73.81                    |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu                  | District Library, Tiruchirapalli                                            | 70.00                     | 68.16                    |
| 25      | Nagaland                    | State Central Library, Kohima                                               | 177.49                    | 175.48                   |
| 26      | Nagaland                    | District Library, Dimapur                                                   | 73.81                     | 69.75                    |
| 27      | Manipur                     | State Central Library, Imphal                                               | 40.00                     | 0.00                     |
| 28      | Manipur                     | District Library, Senapati                                                  | 20.00                     | 0.00                     |
| 29      | Kerala                      | State Central Library, Thiruvananthapuram                                   | 116.61                    | 74.91                    |
| 30      | Chhattisgarh                | District Library, Dantewada                                                 | 87.00                     | 0                        |
| 31 32   | Chhattisgarh Andhra Pradesh | District Library, Raigarh                                                   | 87.00 50.00               | 27.27                    |
| 33      | Andhra Pradesh              | State Regional Library, Guntur Regional Library, Rajamundry                 | 30.00                     | 0 0                      |
| 34      | Pondicherry                 | Romain Rolland Library, State Central Library                               | 166.47                    |                          |
| 35      | Pondicherry                 | Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Government Public Library, Karaikal                   | 76.04                     | 142.37 56.12             |
| 36      | Gujarat                     | State Central Library, Gandhinagar                                          | 104.04                    | 101.00                   |
| 37      | Sikkim                      | Sikkim State Central Library, Gangtok                                       | 217.20                    | 0                        |
| 38      | Maharashtra                 | District Library, Nandurbar                                                 | 21.90                     | 18.43                    |
| 39      | Maharashtra                 | Govt. Divisional Library, Aurangabad                                        | 60.55                     | 57.21                    |
| 40      | Madhya Pradesh              | Govt. Shri Ahilya Central Library, Indore                                   | 87.00                     | 43.67                    |
| 41      | Madhya Pradesh              | Govt. District Library, Khandwa                                             | 73.20                     | 55.91                    |
| 42      | Uttarakhand                 | Government District Library, Suman Pustakalaya, New Tehri                   | 87.00                     | 0                        |
|         | Himachal                    | Government District Library, Bilaspur                                       | 86.87                     | 0                        |
| 43      | Pradesh                     |                                                                             |                           | 35.94                    |
| 44 45   | Bihar Jammu & Kashmir       | District Central Library, Jamui Gani Memorial U.T Central Library, Srinagar | 81.41 223.00              | 0                        |
| 46      | Jammu & Kashmir             | District Library, Samba                                                     | 32.50                     | 0                        |
| 47      | Haryana                     | State Central Library, Ambala Cantt.                                        | 223.00                    | 0                        |
| 48      | Haryana                     | District Library, Narnaul                                                   | 84.00                     | 0                        |
| 49      | Kerala                      | District Central Library, Kozhikode                                         | 37.50                     | 0                        |
| 50      |                             |                                                                             | 86.58                     | 0                        |
|         | Sikkim                      | District Library, Mangan                                                    |                           |                          |
| Total   | Total                       | Total                                                                       | 5405.78                   | 3110.74                  |

Note: Payment is released on the basis of the certified claims and other documents received from the State /U.T Library Authority.

## Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation

Details of State/UT wise amount of assistance sanctioned and released during 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 & 202122 under the Matching Scheme of Financial Assistance towards increasing Accommodation and Modernization of Library services.

|   Sl. No. | State             | Matching Scheme                   | Amount sanctioned 2018-19   | Amount released (as on 14.03.22)*   | Amount sanctioned 2019-20   | Amount released (as on 14.03.22)*   | Amount sanction ed 2020- 21   | Amount released (as on 14.03.22)*   | Amount sanctioned 2021-22   | Amount released (as on 14.03.22)*   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | Increasing Accommodation          | 9005000                     | 6977500                             |                             |                                     | 2500000                       | 1250000                             |                             |                                     |
|         1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    | Modernization of Library Services | 66700                       | 66700                               |                             |                                     |                               |                                     |                             |                                     |
|         2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | Increasing Accommodation          | 10000000                    | 10000000                            | 5000000                     | 5000000                             |                               |                                     | 5000000                     | 2500000                             |
|         3 | ASSAM             | Increasing Accommodation          |                             |                                     |                             |                                     | 798956                        | 0                                   |                             |                                     |
|         3 | ASSAM             | Modernization of Library Services |                             |                                     | 400000                      | 0                                   | 1095050                       | 0                                   |                             |                                     |
|         4 | GOA               | Modernization of Library Services | 52250                       | 52250                               |                             |                                     |                               |                                     |                             |                                     |
|         5 | GUJARAT           | Increasing Accommodation          | 1000000                     | 1000000                             | 2955000                     | 1500000                             | 2000000                       | 500000                              |                             |                                     |
|         5 | GUJARAT           | Modernization of Library Services | 6684898                     | 5736428                             | 59000                       | 0                                   |                               |                                     | 5053450                     | 5053450                             |
|         6 | HARYANA           | Modernization of Library Services | 40000                       | 40000                               |                             |                                     |                               |                                     |                             |                                     |
|         7 | KARNATAKA         | Increasing Accommodation          | 16110000                    | 11110000                            | 1500000                     | 750000                              |                               |                                     | 15000000                    | 0                                   |
|         8 | KERALA            | Increasing Accommodation          | 16965000                    | 15465000                            | 11419000                    | 9919000                             | 5500000                       | 3250000                             | 2500000                     | 1250000                             |
|         8 | KERALA            | Modernization of Library Services | 1052622                     | 1052622                             |                             |                                     |                               |                                     | 317370                      | 68894                               |
|         9 | MAHARASHTRA       | Increasing Accommodation          | 7985487                     | 7985487                             | 15997600                    | 1349760 0                           |                               |                                     |                             |                                     |
|         9 | MAHARASHTRA       | Modernization of Library Services | 12500000                    | 11836750                            |                             |                                     |                               |                                     | 28200000                    | 0                                   |
|        10 | MANIPUR           | Modernization of Library Services |                             |                                     | 499990                      | 0                                   |                               |                                     |                             |                                     |
|        11 | MEGHALAYA         | Modernization of Library Services |                             |                                     | 695000                      | 695000                              |                               |                                     |                             |                                     |
|        12 | MIZORAM           | Increasing Accommodation          | 5400000                     | 5400000                             | 1200000                     | 1200000                             | 4800000                       | 3600000                             | 6600000                     | 300000                              |
|        13 | NAGALAND          | Increasing Accommodation          | 5000000                     | 2000000                             | 1000000                     | 500000                              | 3500000                       | 0                                   | 4500000                     | 0                                   |
|        14 | RAJASTHAN         | Increasing Accommodation          | 24995000                    | 8745000                             | 12492000                    | 6246000                             | 600000                        | 300000                              | 12344593                    | 0                                   |
|        14 | RAJASTHAN         | Modernization of Library Services | 99949                       | 49970                               |                             |                                     |                               |                                     |                             |                                     |

|   15. | UTTAR PRADESH   | Increasing Accommodation          | 825643   | 726821   |          |         |          |         |
|-------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|---------|----------|---------|
|    15 |                 | Modernization of Library Services | 100050   | 0        |          |         |          |         |
|    16 | UTTARAKHAND     | Increasing Accommodation          |          |          | 9941000  | 9941000 |          |         |
|    17 | TELANGANA       | Increasing Accommodation          | 11900000 | 8450000  | 10000000 | 7500000 | 12500000 | 0       |
|    17 | TELANGANA       | Modernization of Library Services | 1396729  | 0        | 415128   | 136992  |          |         |
|    18 | TRIPURA         | Increasing Accommodation          |          |          |          |         | 5000000  | 4500000 |

*Notei) Sanction of financial assistance depends on submission of recommended applications from the State Library Authority.

ii) Release of payment depends on certified Bills and other documents by the Library Authority.