OREANDA-NEWS. The Government under the scheme of National Mission on Libraries (NML) under Ministry of Culture has planned to upgrade the Infrastructure for one State Central Library and one District Library in each State / Union Territory as NML Model Library. Libraries to be developed under the scheme are to be selected by the respective State/ U.T. authority. There is no provision under the scheme of National Mission on Libraries (NML) to establish any new library. Under the scheme of National Mission on Libraries (NML), Infrastructure of one existing State Central Library and one District Library in each State / UT are to be upgraded as NML Model Library.

State-wise details of the funds approved by Finance Committee of National Mission on Libraries are given below.

   

 

 

 

 

SL NO.

STATES

Number of Libraries

Approved by the Finance Committee

Amount to be given
(in Lakh)

1

Andhra Pradesh

2

80.00

2

Arunachal Pradesh

2

310.00

3

Assam

2

110.00

4

Chhattisgarh

2

174.00

5

Goa

2

310.00

6

Gujarat

1

106.10

7

Karnataka

2

310.00

8

Kerala

1

114.99

9

Manipur

2

60.0

10

Mizoram

2

150.00

11

Odisha (Orissa)

2

263.36

12

Rajasthan

2

246.97

13

Tamil Nadu

2

160.00

14

Telangana

2

164.25

15

Tripura

2

310.00

16

Uttar Pradesh

2

293.00

17

West Bengal

2

309.79

18

Puducherry (Pondicherry)

2

246.49
 

Total

34

3718.95

This information was given by Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (I/C) for Culture and Tourism in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.