The Ministry of Culture has approved Rs. 400 crore for the
scheme “National Mission on Libraries – Up-gradation of Libraries – Providing
Services to the Public” for the 12th Plan period. The components of
the National Mission on Libraries (NML) are :
(i)
Creation of National Virtual Library of India
(NVLI);
(ii)
Setting up of NML model libraries;
(iii)
Quantitative and Qualitative Survey of Libraries;
and
(iv)
Capacity Building.
Under the Scheme, the Mission will upgrade infrastructure of
selected libraries and upgrade technology in 35 State Central Libraries and 35
District Libraries (to be identified by State Governments) and 6 Libraries
under the Ministry of Culture. 11 State Central Libraries and 11 District
Libraries have been identified so far.
Six Libraries under the Ministry of Culture are : (i) Delhi
Public Library, Delhi; (ii) Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna; (iii)
National Library, Kolkata; (iv) Central Secretariat Library; (v) Rampur Raza
Library, Uttar Pradesh; and (vi) Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji’s Saraswati Mahal
Library, Tamil Nadu. The proposals of 12 states have been approved and fund
released to Three states. The details of State Central Libraries and District
Libraries in 12 States approved for upgradation of infrastructure and technology
under NML are given below:-
|
Sr. No.
|
State/UT
|
Name of the Libraries
|
Approved Project Estimate
(in Rs. Lakhs)
|
|
1
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
State
Central Library, Allahabad
|
206.00
|
|
Government
District Library, Etawah
|
87.00
|
|
2
|
Orissa
|
HKM State
Library, Bhubaneshwar
|
223.00
|
|
District
Library, Ganjam
|
40.36
|
|
3
|
Goa
|
Krishnadas
shama State Central Library
|
223.00
|
|
Dr.
Francisco Luis Gomes District Library
|
87.00
|
|
4
|
Karnataka
|
State
Central Library, Bangalore
|
223.00
|
|
District
Central Library, Shivamogga
|
87.00
|
|
5
|
West Bengal
|
State
Central Library, Kolkata
|
222.81
|
|
North
Bengal State Library, Coochbehar
|
86.98
|
|
6
|
Telangana
|
State
Central Library, Afzalganj, Hyderabad
|
112.25
|
|
District
Library, Mehboob Nagar
|
52.00
|
|
7
|
Chattisgarh
|
District
Library, Raigarh
|
87.00
|
|
District
Library, Danteywada
|
87.00
|
|
8
|
Tripura
|
Birchandra
State Central Library, Agartala
|
223.00
|
|
Unakoti
District Library, Kailashahar
|
87.00
|
|
9
|
Arunachal
Pradesh
|
State
Central Library, Itanagar
|
223.00
|
|
District
Library, Pasighat
|
87.00
|
|
10
|
Mizoram
|
State
Central Library, Aizawal
|
100.00
|
|
District
Library, Kolasib
|
50.00
|
|
11
|
Rajasthan
|
State
Central Library, Jaipur
|
100.83
|
|
12
|
Gujarat
|
State
Central Library, Gandhinagar
|
106.01
|
Under the scheme of National Mission on
Libraries, there is no scope of establishment of new libraries. Approved
Project estimate for up-gradation of the above libraries is also given below:-
LIBRARIES UNDER THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE
|
Sr. No.
|
Name of
Libraries
|
Approved Project Estimate
(in Rs. Lakhs)
|
|
1
|
Delhi Public
Library, Delhi
|
234.38
|
|
2
|
Khuda Bakhsh
Oriental Public Library, Patna
|
398.78
|
|
3
|
Thanjavur
Maharaja Serfoji’s Saraswati Mahal Library, Thanjavur
|
691.22
|
|
4
|
National
Library, Kolkata
|
426.84
|
|
5
|
Central
Secretariat Library, Delhi
|
452.38
|
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Sanjay Kumar/jk/Culture/28.12.2015