India, Dec. 15 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Annexure A
No. of public libraries in different States and Union Territories based on data collected by RRRLF from various State / UT Library Authorities in the year 2018-19.
Sl. No.
State/UT Name
No. of libraries
1.
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLAND
18
2.
ANDHRA PRADESH
978
3.
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
118
4.
ASSAM
240
5.
BIHAR
192
6.
CHANDIGARH
8
7.
CHHATISGARH
28
8.
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU
12
9.
DELHI
*
10.
GOA
136
11.
GUJARAT
3464
12.
HARYANA
27
13.
HIMACHAL PRADESH
945
14.
JAMMU & KASHMIR
129
15.
JHARKHAND
21
16.
KARNATAKA
6798
17.
KERALA
8415
18.
LADAKH
11
19.
LAKSHADWEEP
10
20.
MADHYA PRADESH
42
21.
MAHARASHTRA
12191
22.
MANIPUR
157
23.
MEGHALAYA
8
24.
MIZORAM
506
25.
NAGALAND
622
26.
ODISHA
27
27.
PUDUCHERRY
81
28.
PUNJAB
15
29.
RAJASTHAN
323
30.
SIKKIM
13
31.
TAMILNADU
4622
32.
TELANGANA
672
33.
TRIPURA
46
34.
UTTAR PRADESH
573
35.
UTTARAKHAND
47
36.
WEST BENGAL
5251
Total
46746
Annexure-B
Central Fund and State Fund wise details of assistance provided to all States/UTs
Sl.
State
Name of the Library
Sanction Year
Amount sanctioned in lakh
Total released
Central Share
State Share
Central Share %
State Share %
1
A&N Island
State Central Library, Port Blair
2023-24
223
223
223
0
100%
0%
2
A&N Island
District Library, Car nicobar
2023-24
87
87
87
0
100%
0%
3
Arunachal Pradesh
State Central Library, Itanagar
2014-15
223
219.71
197.74
21.97
90
10
4
Arunachal Pradesh
District Library, Phasighat
2014-15
87
84.9
76.41
8.49
90
10
5
Assam
District Library, Jorhat (1)
2016-17
40
39.99
35.99
4
90
10
6
Assam
District Library, Guwahati (2)
2016-17
70
69.59
62.63
6.96
90
10
7
Bihar
District Central Library, Jamui
2018-19
81.41
62.21
46.66
15.55
75
25
8
Bihar
District Central Library, Hajipur, Vaishali
2023-24
87
50
37.5
12.5
75
25
9
Chandigarh
T.S. State Central Library
2023-24
164.5
164.5
164.5
0
100%
0%
10
Chandigarh
Divisional Library, South
2023-24
82.72
82.72
82.72
0
100%
0%
11
Chhattisgarh
District Library, Raigarh
2014-15
87
78.32
58.74
19.58
75
25
12
Daman & Diu
Central Library, Daman
2023-24
223
223
223
0
100%
0%
13
Daman & Diu
District Library, Diu
2023-24
87
87
87
0
100%
0%
14
Goa
Dr. Francisco Luis Gomes District Library
2014-15
87
3.38
2.53
0.84
75
25
15
Goa
Krishnadas Shama State Central Library
2014-15
223
21.68
16.26
5.42
75
25
16
Gujarat
State Central Library, Gandhinagar
2017-18
104.04
101
75.75
25.25
75
25
17
Gujarat
Government District Library, Bhavnagar, Gujarat
2022-23
87
87
65.25
21.75
75
25
18
Haryana
State Central Library, Ambala Cantt.
2021-22
223
223
167.25
55.75
75
25
19
Haryana
District Library, Narnaul
2021-22
84
46.2
34.65
11.55
75
25
20
Himachal Pradesh
Government District Library, Bilaspur
2018-19
86.87
74.66
56
18.67
75
25
21
Himachal Pradesh
Central State Library, Solan, Himachal Pradesh
2022-23
223
223
167.25
55.75
75
25
22
Jammu & Kashmir
Gani Memorial U.T Central Library, Srinagar
2021-22
223
223
167.25
55.75
75
25
23
Jammu & Kashmir
District Library, Samba
2021-22
32.5
32.5
24.38
8.13
75
25
24
Jharkhand
State Central Library, Dhanbad
2023-24
223
0
0
0
75
25
25
Jharkhand
District Library, Palamau
2023-24
87
0
0
0
75
25
26
Karnataka
State Central Library, Bangalore
2014-15
223
200
150
50
75
25
27
Karnataka
District Central Library, Shimoga
2014-15
87
79.26
59.44
19.81
75
25
28
Kerala
State Central Library, Thiruvananthapuram
2015-16
116.61
116.61
87.46
29.15
75
25
29
Kerala
State Public Library Research Centre
2021-22
37.5
22.55
16.92
5.64
75
25
30
Lakshadweep
State Central Library, Kavaratti
2023-24
168
168
168
0
100%
0%
31
Lakshadweep
District Library, Kadmat
2023-24
27.64
27.64
27.64
0
100%
0%
32
Madhya Pradesh
Govt. District Library, Khandwa
2016-17
73.2
65.59
49.2
16.4
75
25
33
Madhya Pradesh
Govt. Shri Ahilya Central Library, Indore
2017-18
87
43.67
32.75
10.92
75
25
34
Maharashtra
District Library, Nandurbar
2016-17
21.9
18.43
13.83
4.61
75
25
35
Maharashtra
Govt. Divisional Library, Aurangabad
2017-18
60.55
57.21
42.91
14.3
75
25
36
Manipur
State Central Library, Imphal
2022-23
218.87
218.87
196.98
21.88
90
10
37
Manipur
District Library, Senapati
2022-23
85.53
85.53
76.98
8.55
90
10
38
Meghalaya
State Central Library, Shillong
2023-24
223
223
200.7
22.3
90
10
39
Meghalaya
District Library, Tura
2023-24
87
87
78.3
8.7
90
10
40
Mizoram
State Central Library, Aizwal
2014-15
141.24
137.04
123.34
13.7
90
10
41
Mizoram
District Library, Kolasib
2014-15
50
50
45
5
90
10
42
Nagaland
State Central Library, Kohima
2016-17
177.49
175.48
157.93
17.55
90
10
43
Nagaland
District Library, Dimapur
2016-17
73.81
69.75
62.77
6.97
90
10
44
Odisha
H.K.M.State Library, Bhubaneswar
2014-15
223
133
99.75
33.25
75
25
45
Odisha
District Library, Ganajam
2014-15
40.36
0
0
0
75
25
46
Pondicherry
Romain Rolland Library, State Central Library
2016-17
166.47
142.37
106.77
35.59
75
25
47
Pondicherry
Dr. S. R. Ranganathan Government Public Library, Karaikal
2016-17
76.04
66.17
49.63
16.54
75
25
48
Punjab
MM Central State Library, Patiala
2022-23
223
0
0
0
75
25
49
Punjab
Gurunanak District Library, Kapurthala
2022-23
87
0
0
0
75
25
50
Rajasthan
Dr. Radhakrishnan Rajya Kendriya Pustakalaya, Jaipur
2014-15
183.51
94.81
71.11
23.7
75
25
51
Rajasthan
RajakiyaSarvajanik Mandal Pustakalaya, Kota
2016-17
63.46
63.21
47.41
15.8
75
25
52
Sikkim
Sikkim State Central Library, Gangtok
2021-22
217.2
217.2
195.48
21.72
90
10
53
Sikkim
District Library, Mangan
2021-22
86.58
86.58
77.92
8.66
90
10
54
Tamil Nadu
District Library, Tiruchirapalli
2016-17
70
68.16
51.12
17.04
75
25
55
Tamil Nadu
District Library, Vellore
2016-17
87
79.27
59.45
19.82
75
25
56
Telangana
District Central Library, Mahabubnagar
2014-15
52
50
37.5
12.5
75
25
57
Telangana
State Central Library, Hyderabad
2014-15
112.25
103.72
77.79
25.93
75
25
58
Tripura
Birchandra State Central Library
2014-15
223
222.93
200.64
22.29
90
10
59
Tripura
Unakoti District Library
2014-15
87
86.92
78.23
8.69
90
10
60
Uttar Pradesh
State Central Library, Allahabad
2014-15
206
203.75
152.81
50.94
75
25
61
Uttar Pradesh
Government District Library, Etawah
2014-15
87
85.93
64.45
21.48
75
25
62
Uttarakhand
Government District Library, Suman Pustakalaya, New Tehri
2018-19
86.2
50
37.5
12.5
75
25
63
West Bengal
West Bengal State Central Library
2014-15
222.81
219.82
164.86
54.95
75
25
64
West Bengal
North Bengal State Library, Coochbehar
2014-15
86.98
79.73
59.8
19.93
75
25
7872.24
6406.6
5381.83
1024.72
(Amount in lakhs)
The details of the number of libraries including Central and State libraries, State/UT-wise, as furnished by Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF), an autonomous organization under the aegis of Ministry of Culture are given at Annexure-A.
Ministry of Culture through its National Mission on Libraries (NML) Scheme, under its Setting up of NML Model Library component, provides financial assistance to one State Central Library and one District Library in each State /UT, as per the recommendation of the State Authorities concerned and six Libraries identified by this Ministry.
The details of financial assistance extended to all State/UTs are at Annexure-B.
The Quantitative and Qualitative Survey was a one-time exercise conducted between March, 2015 and July, 2016. The final survey report was submitted in July, 2019. The key recommendations included: phased rollout of computers and internet access with priority to rural and small-town libraries; offering bundled internet services with library membership at a nominal charge; exploring revenue generation through advertising; leveraging CSR initiatives and Government schemes; and developing model libraries focused on youth.
Total 54 Capacity Building Programmes have been conducted, covering a total of 2,465 participants.
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
