Lok Sabha Question No. 5 (STARRED), answered on 2024-07-22
Subject: National Mission on Libraries
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Dr. Rajeev Bharadwaj

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.*5 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2024

## NATIONAL MISSION ON LIBRARIES

- *5 SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI: DR. RAJEEV BHARDWAJ:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- a) the steps taken by the Government to increase the number of libraries in the country;
- b) the number of Central Libraries and District Libraries set up or proposed to be set  up  by  the  Government  in  the  country  including  the  State  of  Himachal Pradesh under the National Mission on Libraries; and
- c) the details of financial assistance provided so far for setting up of libraries in the country;

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

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*5 FOR 22.07.2024.

(a) As per the Seventh schedule of Constitution of India, Library is a State subject and public libraries function under the administrative control of the respective State /  Union Territory Authorities. Hence, increasing of number of Libraries, therefore, does  not  come  under  the  purview  of  National  Mission  on  Libraries,  Ministry  of Culture.

(b) Setting up of Central and District Libraries also do not come under the purview of National Mission on Libraries.

However, 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 the purpose of their development.

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 Authority concerned and 6 Libraries identified by Ministry of Culture.

As  regards  the  State  of  Himachal  Pradesh,  NML  has  already  sanctioned  and released the amount as per the following details: -

Rs. in lakh

| Name of State    | Name of the Library                   |   Amt Sanctioned | Total Payment Released                | %of Amount released   |
|------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Himachal Pradesh | Government District Library, Bilaspur |            86.87 | 74.66                                 | 85.95                 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Central State Library, Solan          |           223    | Release is being made shortly by NML. |                       |

)

(c)  NML  provides  assistance  for  setting  up  of  Libraries  under  the  following components  to  the  35  State  Central  Libraries  and  35  District  Libraries  and  6 Libraries identified by Ministry of Culture: -

- a) Improvement of Infrastructure
- b) Up-gradation of Technology & Modernization of Services
- c) Creation of Facilities for specially abled groups
- d) Procurement of Reading Resources to meet local need and Advocacy and Outreach

The details of assistance provided so far are annexed as Annexure-A .

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

|   Sl No | State                   | Name of the Library                         |   Amt Sanctioned | Total Payment Released          | %of Amount released   |
|---------|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | Andaman &Nicobar Island | State Central Library, Port Blair           |      2.23e+07    | 0.00                            | 0                     |
|       2 | Andaman &Nicobar Island | District Library, Car Nicobar               |      8.7e+06     | 0.00                            | 0                     |
|       3 | Andhra Pradesh          | State Regional Library, Guntur              |      5e+06       | 0.00                            | 0                     |
|       4 | Andhra Pradesh          | Regional Library, Rajamundry                |      3e+06       | 0.00                            | 0                     |
|       5 | Arunachal Pradesh       | State Central Library, Itanagar             |      2.23e+07    | 21970899.00                     | 98.52                 |
|       6 | Arunachal Pradesh       | District Library, Phasighat                 |      8.7e+06     | 8489949.00                      | 97.59                 |
|       7 | Assam                   | District Library, Jorhat, Assam             |      4e+06       | 3999262.00                      | 99.98                 |
|       8 | Assam                   | District Library, Guwahati, Assam           |      7e+06       | 6959420.00                      | 99.42                 |
|       9 | Bihar                   | District Central Library, Jamui, Bihar      |      8.14065e+06 | 6221336.00                      | 76.42                 |
|      10 | Bihar                   | District Central Library, Hajipur, Vaishali |      8.7e+06     | 5000000.00                      | 57.47                 |
|      11 | Chandigarh              | Central State Library, Chandigarh           |      1.645e+07   | 0.00                            | 0.00                  |
|      12 | Chandigarh              | Divisional Library                          |      8.272e+06   | 0.00                            | 0.00                  |
|      13 | Chhattisgarh            | District Library, Raigarh                   |      8.7e+06     | 4132000.00                      | 47.49                 |
|      14 | Daman &Diu              | District Library, Diu                       |      8.7e+06     | 0.00                            | 0.00                  |
|      15 | Daman &Diu              | Central Library, Daman                      |      2.23e+07    | 0.00                            | 0.00                  |
|      16 | Goa                     | Dr. Francisco Luis Gomes District Library   |      8.7e+06     | 337722.00                       | 3.88                  |
|      17 | Goa                     | Krishnadas Shama State Central Library      |      2.23e+07    | 2167560.00                      | 9.72                  |
|      18 | Gujarat                 | State Central Library, Gandhinagar          |      1.04036e+07 | 10100299.00                     | 97.08                 |
|      19 | Gujarat                 | Government District Library, Bhavnagar      |      8.7e+06     | 8700000.00                      | 100.00                |
|      20 | Haryana                 | State Central Library, Ambala Cantt.        |      2.23e+07    | 12265000.00                     | 55.00                 |
|      21 | Haryana                 | District Library, Narnaul                   |      8.4e+06     | 4620000.00                      | 55.00                 |
|      22 | Himachal Pradesh        | Government District Library, Bilaspur       |      8.68697e+06 | 7466145.00                      | 85.95                 |
|      23 | Himachal Pradesh        | Central State Library, Solan                |      2.23e+07    | Release is being shortly by NML | made                  |
|      24 | Jammu &Kashmir          | Gani Memorial U.T Central Library, Srinagar |      2.23e+07    | 10000000.00                     | 44.84                 |
|      25 | Jammu &Kashmir          | District Library, Samba                     |      3.25e+06    | 0.00                            | 0.00                  |
|      26 | Jharkhand               | State Central Library, Dhanbad              |      2.23e+07    | 0.00                            | 0.00                  |
|      27 | Jharkhand               | District Library, Palamau                   |      8.7e+06     | 0.00                            | 0.00                  |
|      28 | Karnataka               | State Central Library, Bangalore            |      2.23e+07    | 20000000.00                     | 89.69                 |
|      29 | Karnataka               | District Central Library, Shimoga           |      8.7e+06     | 7925706.00                      | 91.10                 |
|      30 | Kerala                  | State Central Library, Thiruvananthapuram   |      1.16609e+07 | 11660882.00                     | 100.00                |
|      31 | Kerala                  | State Public Library Research Centre        |      3.75043e+06 | 2255357.00                      | 60.14                 |
|      32 | Lakshadweep             | State Central Library, Kavaratti            |      1.68e+07    | 0.00                            | 0.00                  |
|      33 | Lakshadweep             | District Library, Kadmat                    |      2.764e+06   | 0.00                            | 0.00                  |
|      34 | Madhya Pradesh          | Govt. District Library, Khandwa             |      7.32e+06    | 6559461.00                      | 89.61                 |
|      35 | Madhya Pradesh          | Govt. Shri Ahilya Central Library, Indore   |      8.7e+06     | 4366850.00                      | 50.19                 |
|      36 | Maharashtra             | District Library, Nandurbar, Maharastra     |      2.18951e+06 | 1843460.00                      | 84.20                 |
|      37 | Maharashtra             | Govt. Divisional Library, Aurangabad        |      6.05524e+06 | 5720714.00                      | 94.48                 |
|      38 | Manipur                 | State Central Library, Imphal, Manipur      |      2.1887e+07  | 4525000.00                      | 20.67                 |
|      39 | Manipur                 | District Library, Senapati, Manipur         |      8.55373e+06 | 100000.00                       | 1.17                  |
|      40 | Meghalaya               | State Central Library, Shillong             |      2.23e+07    | 2777000.00                      | 12.45                 |

## Annexure-A

(Amount in Rs.)

| 41   | Meghalaya     | District Library, Tura                                    |   8700000.00 | 0.00                                          | 0.00                                          |
|------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 42   | Mizoram       | State Central Library, Aizwal, Mizoram                    |  1.41236e+07 | 13704485.00                                   | 97.03                                         |
| 43   | Mizoram       | District Library, Kolasib, Mizoram                        |  5e+06       | 5000000.00                                    | 100.00                                        |
| 44   | Nagaland      | State Central Library, Kohima                             |  1.7749e+07  | 17548000.00                                   | 98.87                                         |
| 45   | Nagaland      | District Library, Dimapur                                 |  7.381e+06   | 6974980.00                                    | 94.50                                         |
| 46   | Odisha        | H.K.M.State Library, Bhubaneswar                          |  2.23e+07    | 13300000.00                                   | 59.64                                         |
| 47   | Odisha        | District Library, Ganajam                                 |  4.036e+06   | The claim is awaited from the State of Odisha | The claim is awaited from the State of Odisha |
| 48   | Pondicherry   | Romain Rolland Library, State Central Library,            |  1.6647e+07  | 14236603.00                                   | 85.52                                         |
| 49   | Pondicherry   | Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Government Public Library, Karaikal |  7.604e+06   | 6617262.00                                    | 87.02                                         |
| 50   | Punjab        | Guru Nanak District Library, Kapurthala                   |  8.7e+06     | 0.00                                          | 0.00                                          |
| 51   | Punjab        | MMCentral State Library, Patiala                          |  2.23e+07    | 0.00                                          | 0.00                                          |
| 52   | Rajasthan     | Dr. Radhakrishnan Rajya Kendriya Pustakalaya, Jaipur      |  1.8351e+07  | 9481000.00                                    | 51.66                                         |
| 53   | Rajasthan     | Rajakiya Sarvajanik Mandal Pustakalaya, Kota              |  6.346e+06   | 6321059.00                                    | 99.61                                         |
| 54   | Sikkim        | Sikkim State Central Library, Gangtok                     |  2.17205e+07 | 6529766.00                                    | 30.06                                         |
| 55   | Sikkim        | District Library, Mangan                                  |  8.65804e+06 | 1078061.00                                    | 12.45                                         |
| 56   | Tamil Nadu    | District Library, Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu              |  7e+06       | 6815635.00                                    | 97.37                                         |
| 57   | Tamil Nadu    | District Library, Vellore, Tamil Nadu                     |  8.7e+06     | 7926873.00                                    | 91.11                                         |
| 58   | Telangana     | District Central Library, Mahabubnagar                    |  5.2e+06     | 5000000.00                                    | 96.15                                         |
| 59   | Telangana     | State Central Library, Hyderabad                          |  1.1225e+07  | 10372005.00                                   | 92.40                                         |
| 60   | Tripura       | Birchandra State Central Library                          |  2.23e+07    | 22292954.00                                   | 99.97                                         |
| 61   | Tripura       | Unakoti District Library                                  |  8.7e+06     | 8691969.00                                    | 99.91                                         |
| 62   | Uttar Pradesh | State Central Library, Prayagraj                          |  2.06e+07    | 20375039.00                                   | 98.91                                         |
| 63   | Uttar Pradesh | Government District Library, Etawah                       |  8.7e+06     | 8592793.00                                    | 98.77                                         |
| 64   | Uttarakhand   | Government District Library, Suman Pustakalaya, New Tehri |  8.62e+06    | 5000000.00                                    | 58.00                                         |
| 65   | West Bengal   | West Bengal State Central Library                         |  2.2281e+07  | 21981711.00                                   | 98.66                                         |
| 66   | West Bengal   | North Bengal State Library, Coochbehar                    |  8.698e+06   | 7972889.00                                    | 91.66                                         |
|      |               |                                                           |  7.95224e+08 | 233215084.00                                  |                                               |

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER SETTINGUP OF NML MODEL LIBRARY TO 6 NOS. OF MoC IDENFIED LIBRARIES

|   Sl.No | Name of the MoCLibrary                             |   Amount Sanctioned (Rs. in lakhs) | Amount Released ( Rs. in Lakhs)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|       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 | Khuda Baksh 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  | NIL                               |