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National Mission on Libraries Strengthens Public Library Network all over the country


India has a total of 46,746 public libraries across States and Union Territories

Posted On: 15 DEC 2025 4:13PM by PIB Delhi

 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

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M Annadurai

 

 

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

 

* Delhi: In the survey conducted by the RRRLF during FY 2018-19, the Government of Delhi did not provide data regarding the libraries functioning in the Union Territory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

            Annexure-B

Central Fund and State Fund wise details of assistance provided to all States/UTs

(Amount in lakhs)

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

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