Question : Setting up of Public Libraries

(a) the number of public libraries set up in the country and the number of libraries proposed to be set up in various parts of the country including at panchayat and district level, State/UT-wise;

(b) the Central assistance made available and utilized in this regard during the last three years and current year, State/ UT-wise;

(c) whether any public libraries have been closed over the past three years and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise;

(d) whether the Government would consider the possibility of developing partnerships between major Indian public libraries and other public libraries across the world through digital connections to increase the number of books available digitally and if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether any proposals are underway to improve the quality of public libraries in the country; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture & Tourism

(SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)


(a) There are six Public Libraries under administrative control of Ministry of Culture namely National Library, Kolkata, Central Reference Library, Kolkata, Central Secretariat Library, New Delhi, Delhi Public Library, Delhi, Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna and Rampur Raza Library, Rampur.

Data regarding state-wise number of public libraries or number of libraries proposed to be set up in various parts of the country is not maintained by Ministry of Culture as Public Libraries function under the administrative control of respective State/UT Library Authorities being State Subject.

(b) National Mission on Libraries has a scheme for providing financial assistance for upgradation of infrastructure of one State Central Library and one District Library in each State/UT as NML Model Library. State-wise financial assistance sanctioned and payment released is at Annexure- ‘A’.

State/UT-wise Central assistance rendered for development of public libraries under Matching and Non-Matching scheme of Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) is at Annexure ‘B’

(c) Public libraries function under the administrative control of the respective State/UT library authority. This Ministry has not received any official communication from any of the State/UT library authority in this regard.

(d) Sir, no such proposal is under consideration of this Ministry.

(e) & (f) Ministry of Culture through matching and non-matching schemes of Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation and through National Mission on Libraries is providing financial assistance 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 braille corner, creating facilities for specially-abled persons etc.


Annexure-A

Annexure in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1381 for reply on 01.07.2019.

Statement of amount sanctioned and payment released to State Libraries under NML Model Library Scheme
Rs. in Lakh
Year wise payment released
Sl No State Name of the Library Amount sanctioned Total 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
1 Uttar Pradesh State Central Library, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh 206.00 203.75 72.07 0.00 0.00 0.00
2 Uttar Pradesh Government District Library, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh 87.00 85.93 39.45 0.00 0.00 0.00
3 West Bengal West Bengal State Central Library, West Bengal 222.81 219.82 97.81 40.80 8.66 0.00
4 West Bengal North Bengal State Library, Coochbehar, West Bengal 86.98 79.73 28.27 23.45 0.00 0.00
5 Odisha H.K.M.State Library,Bhubaneswar, Odisha 223.00 133.00 100.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 Odisha District Library, Ganajam, Odisha 40.36 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Karnataka State Central Library, Bangalore, Karnataka 223.00 159.29 89.80 36.49 0.00 0.00
8 Karnataka District Central Library, Shimoga, Karnataka 87.00 79.26 0.00 45.76 17.00 0.00
9 Arunachal Pradesh State Central Library, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 223.00 166.08 98.29 67.79 0.00 0.00
10 Arunachal Pradesh District Library, Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh 87.00 66.32 32.29 34.02 0.00 0.00
11 Tripura Birchandra State Central Library, Tripura 223.00 104.14 44.75 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Tripura Unakoti District Library, Tripura 87.00 36.78 16.33 4.45 0.00 0.00
13 Mizoram State Central Library, Aizawal, Mizoram 128.70 124.51 67.00 8.12 16.38 0.00
14 Mizoram District Library, Kolasib, Mizoram 50.00 50.00 33.50 0.00 0.00 0.00
15 Assam District Library, Jorhat, Assam 40.00 39.99 13.20 21.09 5.70 0.00
16 Assam District Library, Guwahati , Assam 70.00 69.59 35.40 34.20 0.00 0.00
17 Telangana State Central Library, Hyderabad, Telangana 112.25 72.30 39.39 10.92 22.00 0.00
18 Telangana District Central Library, Mahabubnagar, Telangana 52.00 33.00 16.50 0.00 16.50 0.00
19 Rajasthan Dr. Radhakrishnan Rajya Kendriya Pustakalaya, Jaipur, Rajasthan 183.51 64.81 33.83 30.98 0.00 0.00
20 Rajashthan Rajakiya Sarbajanik Mandal Pustakalaya, Kota, Rajashthan 63.46 33.00 0.00 16.50 16.50 0.00
21 Goa Krishnadas Shama State Central Library, Panaji, Goa 223.00 1.49 0.00 1.49 0.00 0.00
22 Goa Dr. Francisco Luis Gomes District Library, Navelin, Goa 87.00 3.38 0.00 3.38 0.00 0.00
23 Tamil Nadu District Library, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 87.00 59.53 0.00 53.51 6.02 0.00
24 Tamil Nadu District Library, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu 70.00 62.78 0.00 25.97 36.81 0.00
25 Nagaland State Central Library, Kohima, Nagaland 177.49 175.48 0.00 85.58 89.90 0.00
26 Nagaland District Library, Dimapur, Nagaland 73.81 69.75 0.00 38.18 31.57 0.00
27 Manipur State Central Library, Imphal, Manipur 40.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
28 Manipur District Library, Senapati, Manipur 20.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
29 Chhattisgarh District Library, Dhantawada 87.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
30 Chhattisgarh District Library, Raigarh 87.00 13.64 0.00 13.64 0.00 0.00
31 Andhra Pradesh State Regional Library, Guntur 50.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32 Andhra Pradesh Regional Library, Rajamundry 30.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
33 Pondicherry Romain Rolland Library, State Central Library, Puducherry 166.47 117.13 0.00 33.00 25.41 58.72
34 Pondicherry Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Government Public Library, District Library, Karaikal 76.04 3.71 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.71
35 Gujarat State Central Library, Gandhinagar 105.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
36 Kerala State Central Library, Thiruvananthapuram 116.61 15.38 0.00 11.95 3.44 0.00
37 Sikkim Sikkim State Central Library 3.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
38 Maharashtra District Library, Nandurbar, Maharashtra 21.90 15.75 0.00 13.36 2.39 0.00
39 Maharashtra Govt. Divisional Library, Aurangabad 60.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
40 Madhya Pradesh Govt. District Library, Khandwa 73.20 33.00 0.00 0.00 33.00 0.00
41 Madhya Pradesh Govt. Ahilya Library, Indore 87.00 16.50 0.00 0.00 0.00 16.50
Total 4238.17 2408.81 857.87 654.62 331.28 78.93

Annexure-B

Annexure in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1381 for reply on 01.07.2019.

State/UT wise Central assistance provided by Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata under various Matching and Non-Matching schemes for development of public library services during last 3 years and current year
(Amount in Rs.)
Name of The State/UT Central Assistance 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 (as on 24.06.2019)

ANDHRA PRADESH 16085276.43 4045504.92 9545590.59 1092034.82
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 21975060.47 16603671.10 12012544.80 5774040.63
ASSAM 34092730.46 48919468.34 10404261.46 1577383.63
BIHAR 4477167.98 1996869.29 3193946.72 606686.01
GUJARAT 27865921.45 33474288.57 27403051.15 2156893.54
GOA 1420087.40 2674826.26 2914079.34 121337.20
HARYANA 7749982.17 4340061.14 2757794.77 485348.81
HIMACHAL PRADESH 11051491.97 6319268.20 4166745.53 788691.82
JAMMU &KASHMIR 5592847.58 34628799.89 12835030.30 2014049.01
KARNATAKA 28318461.44 60264864.39 34115537.62 1456046.43
KERALA 10849051.47 7404744.11 13401792.40 849360.42
MADHYA PRADESH 14550795.93 6489825.20 12942076.21 2548081.25
MAHARASHTRA 35499981.90 30203707.81 31429021.84 3055120.44
MANIPUR 26666594.88 22756598.83 25113067.90 424680.21
MEGHALAYA 5416273.39 2546872.95 2465157.37 485348.81
MIZORAM 17275115.58 12338594.97 13616949.70 719680.21
NAGALAND 34530936.38 42367066.79 26300183.27 494564.81
ODISHA 17741945.96 16153748.72 13492674.37 585348.81
PUNJAB 3917521.98 1996869.29 1540723.36 303343.01
RAJASTHAN 33307710.73 27368259.26 28743437.39 1666655.03
SIKKIM 2238583.99 6236821.65 11590941.49 242674.41
TAMIL NADU 29251885.43 58240045.03 60364396.34 2175232.44
TRIPURA 9939710.69 15442789.35 9385477.93 1278118.21
UTTAR PRADESH 23725133.34 24672604.95 10346887.39 1813415.03
WEST BENGAL 28063033.45 41869037.57 14450508.59 1622729.82
ANDAMAN & NICCOBAR 1119291.99 499217.32 616289.34 121337.20
CHANDIGARH 2515204.40 4117522.20 2565450.60 50872.20
DADAR & NAGAR HEVALI 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
DELHI 550000.00 600000.00 1267500.00 0.00
LAKSHADWEEP 559646.00 249608.66 308144.67 60668.60
PONDICHERRY 4641267.49 748825.98 924434.01 182005.80
CHHATRISGARH 10298229.99 1248043.31 5546604.09 1092034.82
JHARKHAND 1795787.99 748825.98 1074434.01 182005.80
UTTARAKHAND 5852601.39 1273043.31 1319236.09 242674.41
TELENGANA 0.00 2779584.28 15731391.34 2540282.44
DAMAN & DIU 0.00 0.00 198070.00 0.00
TOTAL 478935331.70 541619879.62 424083431.98 38808746.08

Note: Sanction of proposal and release of payment depends on submission of proposal and claims from the respective State/UT library authority.