Central Assistance to Libraries

The number of public libraries in the country, state-wise is at Annexure.

Central Assistance to Libraries
                  
                   Year
2009-10                                   3370.14 Lakh
                   2010-11                                   3545.20 Lakh
                   2011-12 (upto August)           1926.90 Lakh

          The Committee of Secretaries constituted to look into the implementation of recommendation of National Knowledge Commission have   resolved to strengthen the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation both in terms of finance and human resource. But no additional financial budgetary support has been finalized.

In the Inter Ministerial Meeting held in March 2011, certain programmes for the development of libraries have been recommended. These include a National Census of Libraries and Training of Library Staff.

Number of Libraries in the Country as per AC Nielsen ORG-MARG, Report

SL. NO.
STATE / UNION TERRITORY
STATE CENTRAL
REGIONAL DIVISIONAL
DISTRICT
CITY AND TOWN
VILLAGE
TOTAL
1
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLAND
1
0
0
0
5
6
2
ANDHRA PRADESH
1
6
23
217
2517
2764
3
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
1
0
9
0
36
46
4
ASSAM
1
0
10
30
0
41
5
BIHAR & JHARKHAND
1
5
26
69
4000
4101
6
CHANDIGARH
1
0
0
1
0
2
7
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
1
0
1
1
0
3
8
DAMAN
0
0
0
1
0
1
9
DELHI
1
0
0
114
104
219
10
DIU
0
0
0
1
0
1
11
GOA
1
0
0
9
0
10
12
GUARAT
1
2
18
202
6491
6714
13
HARYANA
1
0
6
43
0
50
14
HIMACHAL PRADESH
1
0
11
2
207
221
15
JAMMU & KASHMIR
1
1
14
44
0
60
16
KARNATAKA
1
11
19
299
1966
2296
17
KERALA
1
0
11
180
1127
1319
18
LAKSHADWEEP
1
0
0
0
0
1
19
MADHYA PRADESH & CHATTISHGARH
1
4
24
109
15800
15938
20
MAHARASHTRA
1
5
34
286
3562
3888
21
MANIPUR
1
0
5
1
0
7
22
MEGHALAYA
1
0
4
1
1
7
23
MIZORAM
1
0
2
1
0
4
24
NAGALAND
1
0
1
0
0
2
25
ORISSA
1
0
13
15
3500
3529
26
PONDICHERRY
1
0
2
52
0
55
27
PUNJAB
1
0
11
68
500
580
28
RAJASTHAN
1
5
24
40
2500
2570
29
SIKKIM
1
0
3
0
0
4
30
TAMIL NADU
1
0
15
1448
1083
2547
31
TRIPURA
1
0
2
7
500
510
32
UTTAR PRADESH & UTTARANCHAL
1
0
54
69
1500
1624
33
WEST BENGAL
1
0
21
334
2286
2642

TOTAL
31
39
363
3644
47685
51762

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