Infrastructure For Digital Library

The National Mission on Libraries (NML) has 4 components with following objectives: –

The following steps have been taken for digitization effort in libraries under NML: –

This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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National Virtual Library of India Project (ICP) with an objective to give an open access user-friendly federated search mechanism (Interface) to users for easy access to knowledge and information as well as to the diverse culture of India.
Setting up of NML Model Library with the objective to provide financial assistance for Up-gradation of Infrastructure, Modernization of Technology, Creation of Facilities for Sspecially abled users and advocacy and Outreach programs, to one State Central Library & one District Library selected by the State Government of each State / UT and 6 libraries under the Ministry of Culture.