Lok Sabha Question No. 4081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-18
Subject: Development of Libraries in Darbhanga
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Gopal Jee Thakur

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†4081 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.08.2025

## DEVELOPMENT OF LIBRARIES IN DARBHANGA

## †4081.     SHRI GOPAL JEE THAKUR:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- a) the details of the steps taken by the Government to promote libraries, State/UT-wise;
- b) the details of the steps taken by the Government to promote libraries, State/UT-wise;
- c) the number of central and district level libraries set up and promoted under the National Mission on Libraries;
- d) the details of the funds allocated and utilized under this scheme;
- e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  develop  the  Central  Library  situated  in  the Lalit  Narayan Mithila University camps in Darbhanga and the Laxmeshwar Singh Library situated in Lalbagh, Darbhanga under the said Scheme; and
- f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF CULTURE AND TOURISM (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (c) As per Article 246 of the Constitution of India, libraries fall under the State List in the  Seventh  Schedule,  with  public  libraries  functioning  under the  administrative  control  of the respective State or Union Territory authorities.

The Ministry of Culture implements the National Mission on Libraries (NML) Scheme, under which financial assistance is provided for the Up-gradation of Existing Libraries under the NML Model Library component. Under this component, assistance is extended to one State Central Library and one District Library in each State/UT-based on recommendations from the respective State authorities and subject to the availability of State funds-in addition to six libraries identified by the Ministry. The  component  focuses  on  four  key  areas:

improvement  of  infrastructure;  upgradation  of  technology  and  modernization  of  services; creation of facilities for specially-abled groups; and procurement of reading resources to meet local needs, along with advocacy and outreach programmes.

The details of financial assistance provided to State Central and District Libraries are placed at Annexure-I .

(d)  &  (e)  As  per  the  guidelines  of  the  National  Mission  on  Libraries  (NML),  financial assistance  is  admissible  for  the  upgradation  of  one  State  Central  Library  and  one  District Library in each State/UT. Accordingly, the Government of Bihar submitted proposals for the upgradation of the District Central Library, Jamui, and the District Central Library, Hajipur (Vaishali). Both proposals were found eligible as per NML norms, and financial assistance has been sanctioned for their upgradation.

The details of assistance provided to the sanctioned libraries are given below: -

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Lib.                            | Sanctione d year   |   Amount sanctioned (in lakhs) |   Amount Released (in lakhs) |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | District Central Library, Jamui             | 2018-19            |                          81.41 |                        62.21 |
|         2 | District Central Library, Hajipur, Vaishali | 2023-24            |                          87    |                        50    |

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4081 for reply on 18 th August, 2025 regarding Development of Libraries in Darbhanga.

## State/ UT wise fund allocation and utilization details

( Amt. In Lakh )

|   Sl. | State             | Name of the Library                                  | Sanction Year           |   Amount Allocated (in lakh) |   Amount Released (in lakh) |   Total Utilized (in lakh) |
|-------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|     1 | Arunachal Pradesh | State Central Library, Itanagar                      | 2014-15                 |                       223    |                      219.71 |                     219.71 |
|     2 | Arunachal Pradesh | District Library, Phasighat                          | 2014-15                 |                        87    |                       84.9  |                      84.9  |
|     3 | Goa               | Dr. Francisco Luis Gomes District Library            | 2014-15                 |                        87    |                        3.38 |                       3.38 |
|     4 | Goa               | Krishnadas Shama State Central Library               | 2014-15                 |                       223    |                       21.68 |                      21.68 |
|     5 | Mizoram           | State Central Library, Aizwal                        | 2014-15                 |                       141.24 |                      137.04 |                     137.04 |
|     6 | Mizoram           | District Library, Kolasib                            | 2014-15                 |                        50    |                       50    |                      50    |
|     7 | Rajasthan         | Dr. Radhakrishnan Rajya Kendriya Pustakalaya, Jaipur | 2014-15                 |                       183.51 |                       94.81 |                      94.81 |
|     8 | Rajasthan         | Rajakiya Sarvajanik Mandal Pustakalaya, Kota         | 2016-17                 |                        63.46 |                       63.21 |                      63.21 |
|     9 | Telangana         | District Central Library, Mahabubnagar               | 2014-15                 |                        52    |                       50    |                      50    |
|    10 | Telangana         | State Central Library, Hyderabad                     | 2014-15                 |                       112.25 |                      103.72 |                     103.72 |
|    11 | Uttar Pradesh     | State Central Library, Allahabad                     | 2014-15                 |                       206    |                      203.75 |                     203.75 |
|    12 | Uttar Pradesh     | Government District Library, Etawah                  | 2014-15                 |                        87    |                       85.93 |                      85.93 |
|    13 | West Bengal       | West Bengal State Central Library                    | 2014-15                 |                       222.81 |                      219.82 |                     219.82 |
|    14 | West Bengal       | North Bengal State Library, Coochbehar               | 2014-15                 |                        86.98 |                       79.73 |                      79.73 |
|    15 | Gujarat           | State Central Library, Gandhinagar                   | 2014-15 Revised 2017-18 |                       104.04 |                      101    |                     101    |
|    16 | Gujarat           | Government District Library, Bhavnagar, Gujarat      | 2022-23                 |                        87    |                       87    |                      87    |
|    17 | Assam             | District Library, Jorhat (1)                         | 2016-17                 |                        40    |                       39.99 |                      39.99 |
|    18 | Assam             | District Library,                                    | 2016-17                 |                        70    |                       69.59 |                      69.59 |

|    |                  | Guwahati (2)                                              |         |        |        |        |
|----|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------|--------|--------|--------|
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh   | Govt. District Library, Khandwa                           | 2016-17 |  73.2  |  65.59 |  65.59 |
| 20 | Madhya Pradesh   | Govt. Shri Ahilya Central Library, Indore                 | 2017-18 |  87    |  43.67 |  43.67 |
| 21 | Maharashtra      | District Library, Nandurbar                               | 2016-17 |  21.9  |  18.43 |  18.43 |
| 22 | Maharashtra      | Govt. Divisional Library, Aurangabad                      | 2017-18 |  60.55 |  57.21 |  57.21 |
| 23 | Nagaland         | State Central Library, Kohima                             | 2016-17 | 177.49 | 175.48 | 175.48 |
| 24 | Nagaland         | District Library, Dimapur                                 | 2016-17 |  73.81 |  69.75 |  69.75 |
| 25 | Tamil Nadu       | District Library, Tiruchirapalli                          | 2016-17 |  70    |  68.16 |  68.16 |
| 26 | Tamil Nadu       | District Library, Vellore                                 | 2016-17 |  87    |  79.27 |  79.27 |
| 27 | Karnataka        | State Central Library, Bangalore                          | 2014-15 | 223    | 200    | 200    |
| 28 | Karnataka        | District Central Library, Shimoga                         | 2014-15 |  87    |  79.26 |  79.26 |
| 29 | Tripura          | Birchandra State Central Library                          | 2014-15 | 223    | 222.93 | 222.93 |
| 30 | Tripura          | Unakoti District Library                                  | 2014-15 |  87    |  86.92 |  86.92 |
| 31 | Kerala           | State Central Library, Thiruvananthapuram                 | 2015-16 | 116.61 | 116.61 | 116.61 |
| 32 | Kerala           | State Public Library Research Centre                      | 2021-22 |  37.5  |  22.55 |  22.55 |
| 33 | Pondicherry      | Romain Rolland Library, State Central Library             | 2016-17 | 166.47 | 142.37 | 142.37 |
| 34 | Pondicherry      | Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Government Public Library, Karaikal | 2016-17 |  76.04 |  66.17 |  66.17 |
| 35 | Bihar            | District Central Library, Jamui                           | 2018-19 |  81.41 |  62.21 |  62.21 |
| 36 | Bihar            | District Central Library, Hajipur, Vaishali               | 2023-24 |  87    |  50    |  50    |
| 37 | Himachal Pradesh | Government District Library, Bilaspur                     | 2018-19 |  86.87 |  74.66 |  74.66 |
| 38 | Himachal Pradesh | Central State Library, Solan, Himachal Pradesh            | 2022-23 | 223    | 223    |  95    |
| 39 | Haryana          | State Central Library, Ambala Cantt.                      | 2021-22 | 223    | 223    | 223    |
| 40 | Haryana          | District Library, Narnaul                                 | 2021-22 |  84    |  46.2  |  46.2  |
| 41 | Chhattisgarh     | District Library, Raigarh                                 | 2014-15 |  87    |  78.32 |  78.32 |
| 42 | Odisha           | H.K.M.State Library, Bhubaneswar                          | 2014-15 | 223    | 133    | 133    |
| 43 | Odisha           | District Library, Ganajam                                 | 2014-15 |  40.36 |   0    |   0    |

| 44   | Uttarakhand    | Government District Library, Suman Pustakalaya, New Tehri   | 2018-19         |   86.20 |   50.00 |   50.00 |
|------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
| 45   | Jammu& Kashmir | Gani Memorial U.T Central Library, Srinagar                 | 2021-22         |  223    |  223    |  223    |
| 46   | Jammu& Kashmir | District Library, Samba                                     | 2021-22         |   32.5  |   32.5  |   32.5  |
| 47   | Sikkim         | Sikkim State Central Library, Gangtok                       | 2021-22         |  217.2  |  217.2  |  217.2  |
| 48   | Sikkim         | District Library, Mangan                                    | 2021-22         |   86.58 |   86.58 |   86.58 |
| 49   | Manipur        | State Central Library, Imphal                               | 2022-23 Revised |  218.87 |  218.87 |  218.87 |
| 50   | Manipur        | District Library, Senapati                                  | 2022-23 Revised |   85.53 |   85.53 |   85.53 |
| 51   | Meghalaya      | State Central Library, Shillong                             | 2023-24         |  223    |  100    |  100    |
| 52   | Meghalaya      | District Library, Tura                                      | 2023-24         |   87    |    0    |    0    |
| 53   | Lakshadweep    | State Central Library, Kavaratti                            | 2023-24         |  168    |   88    |   88    |
| 54   | Lakshadweep    | District Library, Kadmat                                    | 2023-24         |   27.64 |   27.64 |   27.64 |
| 55   | Chandigarh     | T.S. State Central Library                                  | 2023-24         |  164.5  |  164.5  |  164.5  |
| 56   | Chandigarh     | Divisional Library, South                                   | 2023-24         |   82.72 |   82.72 |   82.72 |
| 57   | A&N Island     | State Central Library, Port Blair                           | 2023-24         |  223    |  223    |  223    |
| 58   | A&N Island     | District Library, Car nicobar                               | 2023-24         |   87    |   87    |   87    |
| 59   | Daman & Diu    | Central Library, Daman                                      | 2023-24         |  223    |    0    |    0    |
| 60   | Daman & Diu    | District Library, Diu                                       | 2023-24         |   87    |    0    |    0    |
| 61   | Jharkhand      | State Central Library, Dhanbad                              | 2023-24         |  223    |    0    |    0    |
| 62   | Jharkhand      | District Library, Palamau                                   | 2023-24         |   87    |    0    |    0    |
| 63   | Punjab         | MMCentral State Library, Patiala                            | 2022-23         |  223    |    0    |    0    |
| 64   | Punjab         | Gurunanak District Library, Kapurthala                      | 2022-23         |   87    |    0    |    0    |
|      |                |                                                             |                 | 7872.24 | 5806.56 | 5678.56 |