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
| 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.
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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) |
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| 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 | 20 | ||||||
