Lok Sabha Question No. 184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: National Mission on Libraries
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.184 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

## NATIONAL MISSION ON LIBRARIES

## 184 SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- a) the details of the number of State Central Libraries that have been selected for development under the National Mission on Libraries;
- b) the details of  the  number  of  District  Central Libraries that  have  been  selected  for development under the National Mission on Libraries;
- c) the  details  of  funds  allocated  for  these  libraries  along  the  amount  of  funds  utilized,  year wise;
- d) whether new libraries can be selected for assistance under the said scheme; and
- e) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a);  (b)  & (c) The total number of 26 State Central Libraries (SCL) and the total number of 40 District Central Libraries (DCL) have been provided financial assistance by National Mission on Libraries under its following different components: -

- i. Improvement of Infrastructure
- ii. Up-gradation of Technology & Modernization of Services
- iii. Creation of Facilities for Specially Abled groups
- iv. Procurement of Reading Resources to meet local need and Advocacy and Outreach Programmes

The details of fund allocated for 26 SCL and 40 DCL is annexed at Annexure-A .

(d)  &  (e)  National  Mission  on  Libraries  (NML)  Scheme,  under  its  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  Authorities  concerned  and  6  Libraries identified by Ministry of Culture.  However, till now 26 nos of State Central Libraries and 40 nos. of District Central Libraries have rendered Financial Assistance as annexed at Annexure-A .

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## Annexure referred to in Reply to Part (c & d) in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.184 to be answered on 25.11.2024

## (A) FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  PROVIDED  UNDER  SETTINGUP  OF  NML  MODEL LIBRARY IN VARIOUS STATE / UTs

(Rs. in Lakhs)

|   Sl No | State                    | Name of the Library                          |   Amt Sanctioned |   Total Payment Released |
|---------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman & Nicobar Island | State Central Library, Port Blair            |           223    |                     0    |
|       2 | Andaman & Nicobar Island | District Library, Car Nicobar                |            87    |                     0    |
|       3 | Andhra Pradesh           | *State Regional Library, Guntur              |            50    |                     0    |
|       4 | Andhra Pradesh           | *Regional Library, Rajamundry                |            30    |                     0    |
|       5 | Arunachal Pradesh        | State Central Library, Itanagar              |           223    |                   219.71 |
|       6 | Arunachal Pradesh        | District Library, Phasighat                  |            87    |                    84.9  |
|       7 | Assam                    | *District Library, Jorhat, Assam             |            40    |                    39.99 |
|       8 | Assam                    | *District Library, Guwahati, Assam           |            70    |                    69.59 |
|       9 | Bihar                    | *District Central Library, Jamui, Bihar      |            81.41 |                    62.21 |
|      10 | Bihar                    | *District Central Library, Hajipur, Vaishali |            87    |                    50    |
|      11 | Chandigarh               | Central State Library, Chandigarh            |           164.5  |                     0    |
|      12 | Chandigarh               | Divisional Library                           |            82.72 |                     0    |
|      13 | Chhattisgarh             | District Library, Raigarh                    |            87    |                    41.32 |
|      14 | Daman &Diu               | District Library, Diu                        |            87    |                     0    |
|      15 | Daman &Diu               | Central Library, Daman                       |           223    |                     0    |
|      16 | Goa                      | Dr. Francisco Luis Gomes District Library    |            87    |                     3.38 |
|      17 | Goa                      | KrishnadasShama State Central Library        |           223    |                    21.68 |
|      18 | Gujarat                  | State Central Library, Gandhinagar           |           104.04 |                   101    |
|      19 | Gujarat                  | Government District Library, Bhavnagar       |            87    |                    87    |
|      20 | Haryana                  | State Central Library, Ambala Cantt.         |           223    |                   122.65 |
|      21 | Haryana                  | District Library, Narnaul                    |            84    |                    46.2  |
|      22 | Himachal Pradesh         | Government District Library, Bilaspur        |            86.87 |                    74.66 |
|      23 | Himachal Pradesh         | Central State Library, Solan                 |           223    |                     0    |
|      24 | Jammu& Kashmir           | Gani Memorial U.T Central Library, Srinagar  |           223    |                   100    |
|      25 | Jammu& Kashmir           | District Library, Samba                      |            32.5  |                     0    |
|      26 | Jharkhand                | State Central Library, Dhanbad               |           223    |                     0    |
|      27 | Jharkhand                | District Library, Palamau                    |            87    |                     0    |
|      28 | Karnataka                | State Central Library, Bangalore             |           223    |                   200    |
|      29 | Karnataka                | District Central Library, Shimoga            |            87    |                    79.26 |
|      30 | Kerala                   | State Central Library, Thiruvananthapuram    |           116.61 |                   116.61 |
|      31 | Kerala                   | State Public Library Research Centre         |            37.5  |                    22.55 |
|      32 | Lakshadweep              | State Central Library, Kavaratti             |           168    |                     0    |
|      33 | Lakshadweep              | District Library, Kadmat                     |            27.64 |                     0    |

| 34       | Madhya Pradesh   | Govt. District Library, Khandwa                           | 73.20   | 65.59    |
|----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------|
| 35       | Madhya Pradesh   | Govt. Shri Ahilya Central Library, Indore                 | 87.00   | 43.67    |
| 36       | Maharashtra      | *District Library, Nandurbar, Maharastra                  | 21.90   | 18.43    |
| 37       | Maharashtra      | *Govt. Divisional Library, Aurangabad                     | 60.55   | 57.21    |
| 38       | Manipur          | State Central Library, Imphal, Manipur                    | 218.87  | 45.25    |
| 39       | Manipur          | District Library, Senapati, Manipur                       | 85.54   | 1.00     |
| 40       | Meghalaya        | State Central Library, Shillong                           | 223.00  | 27.77    |
| 41       | Meghalaya        | District Library, Tura                                    | 87.00   | 0.00     |
| 42       | Mizoram          | State Central Library, Aizwal, Mizoram                    | 141.24  | 137.04   |
| 43       | Mizoram          | District Library, Kolasib, Mizoram                        | 50.00   | 50.00    |
| 44       | Nagaland         | State Central Library, Kohima                             | 177.49  | 175.48   |
| 45       | Nagaland         | District Library, Dimapur                                 | 73.81   | 69.75    |
| 46       | Odisha           | H.K.M.State Library, Bhubaneswar                          | 223.00  | 133.00   |
| 47       | Odisha           | District Library, Ganajam                                 | 40.36   | 0.00     |
| 48       | Pondicherry      | Romain Rolland Library, State Central Library,            | 166.47  | 142.37   |
| 49       | Pondicherry      | Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Government Public Library, Karaikal | 76.04   | 66.17    |
| 50       | Punjab           | Guru Nanak District Library, Kapurthala                   | 87.00   | 0.00     |
| 51       | Punjab           | MMCentral State Library, Patiala                          | 223.00  | 0.00     |
| 52       | Rajasthan        | Dr. RadhakrishnanRajyaKendriyaPustakalay a, Jaipur        | 183.51  | 94.81    |
| 53       | Rajasthan        | RajakiyaSarvajanik Mandal Pustakalaya, Kota               | 63.46   | 63.21    |
| 54       | Sikkim           | Sikkim State Central Library, Gangtok                     | 217.20  | 65.30    |
| 55       | Sikkim           | District Library, Mangan                                  | 86.58   | 10.78    |
| 56       | Tamil Nadu       | District Library, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu              | 70.00   | 68.16    |
| 57       | Tamil Nadu       | District Library, Vellore, Tamil Nadu                     | 87.00   | 79.27    |
| 58       | Telangana        | District Central Library, Mahabubnagar                    | 52.00   | 50.00    |
| 59       | Telangana        | State Central Library, Hyderabad                          | 112.25  | 103.72   |
| 60       | Tripura          | Birchandra State Central Library                          | 223.00  | 222.93   |
| 61       | Tripura          | Unakoti District Library                                  | 87.00   | 86.92    |
| 62       | Uttar Pradesh    | State Central Library, Prayagraj                          | 206.00  | 203.75   |
| 63       | Uttar Pradesh    | Government District Library, Etawah                       | 87.00   | 85.93    |
| 64       | Uttarakhand      | Government District Library, Suman Pustakalaya, New Tehri | 86.20   | 50.00    |
| 65       | West Bengal      | West Bengal State Central Library                         | 222.81  | 219.82   |
| 66       | West Bengal      | North Bengal State Library, Coochbehar                    | 86.98   | 79.73    |
| 7,952.25 | 7,952.25         | 7,952.25                                                  |         | 4,059.77 |

## (B) FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  PROVIDED  UNDER  SETTING  UP  OF  NML  MODEL LIBRARY TO MoC IDENFIED LIBRARIES

| Sl. No   | Name of the MoC identified Library                |   Amt Sanctioned |   Total Payment Released |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
| 1        | National Library, Kolkata                         |           431.04 |                    84.67 |
| 2        | Central Secretariat Library, New Delhi            |           207.38 |                   126.28 |
| 3        | Delhi Public Library, New Delhi                   |           391.37 |                   274.19 |
| 4        | KhudaBaksh Oriental Public Library, Patna (Bihar) |           398.78 |                   199.39 |
| 5        | Thanjavur MSSM Library, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)    |           715.2  |                   667.48 |
| 6        | Rampur Raza Library, Rampur (Uttar Pradesh)       |           724.2  |                     0    |
|          | Total                                             |          2867.97 |                  1352.01 |

Total amount sanctioned (A) + (B) = Rs. 10820.22 Lakhs Total Amount released (A) + (B) = Rs. 5411.78 Lakhs

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