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Rs. 400 Crores Approved by M/o Culture for National Mission on Library for the 12th Plan Period
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Rs. 400 Crores Approved by M/o Culture for National Mission on Library for the 12th Plan Period
PHOTO : Brichandra State Central Library at Agartala. TIWN File Photo.

NEW DELHI / AGARTALA, Dec 28 (TIWN): 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 :
Creation of National Virtual Library of India (NVLI),
Setting up of NML model libraries,
Quantitative and Qualitative Survey of Libraries and
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

r. 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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