Scheme for maintenance of National Libraries
National Library, located in Kolkata, is the only National Library under the Ministry of Culture. Other Libraries of national importance under Ministry of Culture are: (i) Delhi Public Library, Delhi (ii) Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna (iii) Central Secretariat Library,Delhi (iv) Rampur Raza Library, Uttar Pradesh. These Libraries incur expenditure on maintenance and purchase of books out of their total Budget allocation.
The Scheme “National Mission on Libraries – Up-gradation of Libraries – providing services to the public” has been approved with a total outlay of Rs.400 Crore for the 12th Plan period. 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. The details of applications received from various States/UTs and amount approved is given below.
Applications received from various States/ UTs and amount approved
| Sl No. | States | Amount approved
(Rs. In Lakh) |
Number of Libraries |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 80.00 | 2 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 310.00 | 2 |
| 3 | Assam | 110.00 | 2 |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh | 174.00 | 2 |
| 5 | Goa | 310.00 | 2 |
| 6 | Gujarat | 106.10 | 1 |
| 7 | Karnataka | 310.00 | 2 |
| 8 | Kerala | 114.99 | 1 |
| 9 | Manipur | 60.0 | 2 |
| 10 | Mizoram | 150.00 | 2 |
| 11 | Odisha (Orissa) | 263.36 | 2 |
| 12 | Rajasthan | 246.97 | 2 |
| 13 | Tamil Nadu | 160.00 | 2 |
| 14 | Telangana | 164.25 | 2 |
| 15 | Tripura | 310.00 | 2 |
| 16 | Uttar Pradesh | 293.00 | 2 |
| 17 | West Bengal | 309.79 | 2 |
| 18 | Puducherry (Pondicherry) | 246.49 | 2 |
| 19 | Madhya Pradesh | ** | ** |
| 20 | Sikkim | ** | ** |
| Total | 3718.95 | 34 |
** The applications received from the States of Madhya Pradesh and Sikkim are incomplete.
This information was given by Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
