Status of Proposals under RRRLF
Status of Proposals under RRRLF
The Ministry of Culture, through the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF), Kolkata—an autonomous organization—provides financial assistance for the development of public libraries across the country under its approved Matching and Non-Matching Schemes. These schemes support a range of initiatives, including enrichment of library resources, procurement of furniture, construction of library buildings, establishment of children’s and knowledge corners, creation of facilities for Divyangjan readers, and modernization of library services through the provision of computers, printers, and related infrastructure. Implementation is undertaken in active coordination with the respective State/UT Library Authorities.
The quantum of financial assistance released is determined by the number of eligible applications received from the respective State/UT Library Authority along with their recommendations.
Details of proposals received and sanctioned during the period 2014–15 to 2024–25 under various RRRLF schemes are placed at Annexure-I.
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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Sunil Kumar Tiwari
Annexure-I
Details of State-Wise financial assistance sanctioned and released under various scheme of RRRLF for the year 2014-15
S.No.
State
Number of Libraries Assisted
Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)
Amount Released (in Rs.)
1
ANDHRA PRADESH
23
13813902
8799500
2
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
35
15722255
12472255
3
ASSAM
728
19007883
19007883
4
BIHAR
1
100000
100000
5
CHANDIGARH
5
1345778
1345778
6
CHHATISGARH
2
25100000
25100000
7
DELHI
3
400000
375000
8
GOA
153
1083997
1083997
9
GUJARAT
2487
47932959
47242317
10
HARYANA
33
2915075
2915075
11
HIMACHAL PRADESH
655
2651143
2651143
12
JAMMU &KASHMIR
140
11710047
11710047
13
KARNATAKA
519
39664259
39464259
14
KERALA
104
5902049
2674799
15
MAHARASHTRA
5968
79284033
75646796
16
MANIPUR
324
24990893
23690893
17
MIZORAM
480
16061410
13961410
18
NAGALAND
850
27906505
26706505
19
ODISHA
905
36713500
36713500
20
RAJASTHAN
21
37718000
18482350
21
SIKKIM
16
11469043
9291352
22
TAMIL NADU
4571
51943182
51634057
23
TRIPURA
30
13769228
12169280
24
UTTAR PRADESH
1152
43288053
43288053
25
UTTARAKHAND
47
8960040
8960040
26
WEST BENGAL
5474
107969226
98696223
Details of State-Wise financial assistance sanctioned and released under various scheme of RRRLF for the year 2015-16
S.No.
State
Number of Libraries Assisted
Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)
Amount Released (in Rs.)
1
ANDAMAN & NICCOBAR
16
3964495
3964495
2
ANDHRA PRADESH
46
5399428
2718440
3
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
33
22393945
22393945
4
ASSAM
373
49911541
49911541
5
CHANDIGARH
5
10495863
10495863
6
DELHI
5
675000
631250
7
GOA
154
4246889
4196889
8
GUJARAT
2544
57472248
55305581
9
HARYANA
1
100000
75000
10
HIMACHAL PRADESH
655
4659467
4659467
11
JAMMU & KASHMIR
140
34489147
34489147
12
JHARKHAND
1
100000
91850
13
KARNATAKA
7
798356
798356
14
KERALA
141
28459707
21932270
15
MAHARASHTRA
2356
27476520
26073520
16
MANIPUR
329
38530438
38530438
17
MEGHALAYA
6
2216667
2216667
18
MIZORAM
500
17765044
17630339
19
NAGALAND
798
35955942
35955942
20
ODISHA
18
1885879
905625
21
PUDUCHERRY
104
6924659
5924659
22
RAJASTHAN
282
74380130
30902971
23
SIKKIM
13
5947341
5947341
24
TAMIL NADU
2303
59653415
59176420
25
TRIPURA
31
21398089
20058997
26
UTTAR PRADESH
1283
70214936
70214936
27
UTTARAKHAND
47
156788
156788
28
WEST BENGAL
3401
115177167
106379544
Details of State-Wise financial assistance sanctioned and released under various scheme of RRRLF for the year 2016-17
S.No.
State
Number of Libraries Assisted
Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)
Amount Released (in Rs.)
1
ANDHRA PRADESH
5
380750
380750
2
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
10
10699625
10699625
3
ASSAM
334
36438516
34647039
4
CHANDIGARH
5
3259264
3259264
5
DELHI
2
500000
500000
6
GOA
152
1121569
1121569
7
GUJARAT
2544
29035147
27951213
8
HARYANA
23
1703887
1703887
9
HIMACHAL PRADESH
657
6540190
6442190
10
JAMMU & KASHMIR
140
1859466
1859466
11
JHARKHAND
1
100000
100000
12
KARNATAKA
508
33018584
32943267
13
KERALA
22
5749830
5702680
14
MAHARASHTRA
2073
18897472
18641097
15
MANIPUR
321
16086077
15867613
16
MEGHALAYA
13
3872225
3872226
17
MIZORAM
520
13480634
13293334
18
NAGALAND
752
35993076
35993076
19
ODISHA
906
15087425
14962425
20
PUNJAB
1
100000
0
21
RAJASTHAN
89
37704324
29764309
22
TAMIL NADU
4534
6329493
6329493
23
TRIPURA
44
6296459
6242670
24
UTTAR PRADESH
1270
28417856
20706681
25
UTTARAKHAND
48
5065619
5065619
26
WEST BENGAL
2520
7295228
6517907
Details of State-Wise financial assistance sanctioned and released under various scheme of RRRLF for the year 2017-18
S.No.
State
Number of Libraries Assisted
Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)
Amount Released (in Rs.)
1
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
32
7193065
7193065
2
ASSAM
237
33843241
33718241
3
BIHAR
1
150000
112500
4
CHANDIGARH
5
6862537
6862537
5
DAMAN & DIU
1
85570
85570
6
DELHI
5
700000
500000
7
GOA
134
4344146
4108021
8
GUJARAT
2486
55809948
51423497
9
HARYANA
13
2241262
2241262
10
HIMACHAL PRADESH
1256
10216098
4975226
11
JAMMU & KASHMIR
159
54386551
54386551
12
KARNATAKA
572
127200243
126769361
13
KERALA
16
7741290
7710907
14
MAHARASHTRA
2325
58872248
56083636
15
MANIPUR
162
18627737
18567737
16
MEGHALAYA
6
1379027
1379027
17
MIZORAM
492
10698270
10698270
18
NAGALAND
702
45155775
43855775
19
ODISHA
920
19412826
19326419
20
RAJASTHAN
398
29272200
23029014
21
SIKKIM
21
8329748
8329748
22
TAMIL NADU
5207
105876501
100711709
23
TELANGANA
8
719768
708472
24
TRIPURA
49
18965200
18887251
25
UTTAR PRADESH
578
26049491
25969919
26
UTTARAKHAND
1
4944000
0
27
WEST BENGAL
2982
58779537
57621955
Details of State-Wise financial assistance sanctioned and released under various scheme of RRRLF for the year 2018-19
S.No.
State
Number of Libraries Assisted
Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)
Amount Released (in Rs.)
1
ANDHRA PRADESH
148
24098923
12950473
2
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
31
15490563
15490563
3
ASSAM
1
490000
490000
4
CHANDIGARH
2
4275751
4275751
5
DAMAN & DIU
1
150000
150000
6
DELHI
8
1920000
1869574
7
GOA
129
3580775
3580775
8
GUJARAT
2392
34849711
33888050
9
HARYANA
26
487729
487729
10
HIMACHAL PRADESH
1029
268108
268108
11
JAMMU & KASHMIR
141
17771696
17771696
12
JHARKHAND
1
200000
200000
13
KARNATAKA
338
45883313
40683043
14
KERALA
129
21409612
20309612
15
MAHARASHTRA
3282
54126355
41567153
16
MANIPUR
474
19420680
19420680
17
MIZORAM
517
12724930
12649930
18
NAGALAND
672
22766505
19641791
19
ODISHA
920
15477260
15346810
20
RAJASTHAN
361
42567738
27719508
21
SIKKIM
12
8999974
8999974
22
TAMIL NADU
1062
96685385
96605385
23
TELANGANA
81
19118732
16734362
24
TRIPURA
27
5324566
5324566
25
UTTAR PRADESH
113
6644140
1601948
26
UTTARAKHAND
3
144429
144429
27
WEST BENGAL
833
13160561
13067503
Details of State-Wise financial assistance sanctioned and released under various scheme of RRRLF for the year 2019-20
S.No.
State
Number of Libraries Assisted
Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)
Amount Released (in Rs.)
1
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
13
8593100
8593100
2
ASSAM
86
7085340
7085340
3
CHANDIGARH
3
4036218
4036218
4
DELHI
3
700000
637500
5
GOA
130
3729446
3729446
6
GUJARAT
2356
31224001
29753545
7
HARYANA
1
110414
110414
8
HIMACHAL PRADESH
943
18670300
18670300
9
JAMMU & KASHMIR
140
2648948
2648948
10
KARNATAKA
305
26053838
25703838
11
KERALA
18
12368327
11268327
12
MADHYA PRADESH
1
150000
0
13
MAHARASHTRA
1237
33431248
31006248
14
MANIPUR
161
12599722
11599732
15
MEGHALAYA
6
695000
695000
16
MIZORAM
513
7908840
7908840
17
NAGALAND
163
6496167
5996167
18
ODISHA
3
451170
338377
19
PUDUCHERRY
1
200000
196206
20
PUNJAB
1
150000
150000
21
RAJASTHAN
9
14890662
10540021
22
SIKKIM
12
5861263
5861263
23
TAMIL NADU
1651
39838451
39838421
24
TELANGANA
48
11520228
10535728
25
TRIPURA
27
4869889
4869889
26
UTTAR PRADESH
4
750000
500000
27
UTTARAKHAND
1
9941000
9941000
28
WEST BENGAL
5
800000
750000
Details of State-Wise financial assistance sanctioned and released under various scheme of RRRLF for the year 2020-21
S.No.
State
Number of Libraries Assisted
Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)
Amount Released (in Rs.)
1
ANDHRA PRADESH
34
5281150
1250000
2
ASSAM
1
798956
0
3
DELHI
1
300000
300000
4
GOA
130
3458717
3458717
5
GUJARAT
15705
18117500
17032500
6
HARYANA
26
25517772
25517772
7
HIMACHAL PRADESH
945
6359953
6359953
8
JAMMU & KASHMIR
76
4503800
4503800
9
KARNATAKA
242
33108742
33108742
10
KERALA
4
5600000
5600000
11
MAHARASHTRA
1200
24060
24060
12
MANIPUR
1
450000
45000
13
MIZORAM
530
10121735
9521735
14
NAGALAND
643
11030894
7530894
15
ODISHA
900
15662220
15662220
16
RAJASTHAN
3
1891992
363357
17
SIKKIM
16
5649718
5649718
18
TAMIL NADU
1126
20302195
20302195
19
TELANGANA
604
5038560
4038560
20
TRIPURA
62
5648210
4742087
21
WEST BENGAL
1
300000
300000
Details of State-Wise financial assistance sanctioned and released under various scheme of RRRLF for the year 2021-22
S.No.
State
Number of Libraries Assisted
Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)
Amount Released (in Rs.)
1
ANDAMAN & NICCOBAR
17
1952431
1952431
2
ANDHRA PRADESH
3
646600
343950
3
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
1
5000000
5000000
4
ASSAM
1
200000
150000
5
DELHI
1
250000
250000
6
GOA
165
3781051
3731051
7
GUJARAT
2039
29653612
29406169
8
HARYANA
25
7501360
7501360
9
HIMACHAL PRADESH
943
3153773
3153773
10
JAMMU & KASHMIR
128
14650000
14650000
11
KARNATAKA
259
37762738
35046956
12
KERALA
311
11755660
11650805
13
MADHYA PRADESH
2
447600
398200
14
MAHARASHTRA
12472
57123952
28132733
15
MANIPUR
13
165672
165672
16
MEGHALAYA
13
2994205
2894205
17
MIZORAM
548
14909671
11379671
18
NAGALAND
661
10528682
10228682
19
ODISHA
21
4096986
3281989
20
RAJASTHAN
4
13063485
7817295
21
SIKKIM
10
125499
125499
22
TAMILNADU
7
1647436
1527705
23
TELANGANA
625
19036286
17888286
24
TRIPURA
37
8431030
8320830
25
UTTAR PRADESH
6
1336107
1201428
26
UTTARAKHAND
1
145000
145000
27
WEST BENGAL
2501
43302922
42713420
Details of State-Wise financial assistance sanctioned and released under various scheme of RRRLF for the year 2022-23
S.No.
State
Number of Libraries Assisted
Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)
Amount Released (in Rs.)
1
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
32
11478078
11478078
2
ASSAM
222
4891491
4891491
3
BIHAR
16
12373568
12373568
4
CHHATISGARH
1
250000
250000
5
DELHI
6
1400000
1307537
6
GOA
1
300000
300000
7
GUJARAT
1541
35822239
34303877
8
HARYANA
1
250000
250000
9
KARNATAKA
2
5250000
4749471
10
KERALA
2
3700000
3700000
11
MADHYA PRADESH
2
500000
500000
12
MAHARASHTRA
9
11083843
8223422
13
MANIPUR
1
250000
250000
14
MEGHALAYA
2
750000
748521
15
MIZORAM
3
1150000
850000
16
NAGALAND
654
832447
832447
17
ODISHA
4
900000
900000
18
RAJASTHAN
5
6234171
5109667
19
TAMIL NADU
7
1440000
1440000
20
TELANGANA
3
300000
0
21
TRIPURA
28
5276789
5276789
22
UTTAR PRADESH
1072
72316402
56917343
23
UTTARAKHAND
2
450000
390003
24
WEST BENGAL
11
2220000
2037785
Details of State-Wise financial assistance sanctioned and released under various scheme of RRRLF for the year 2023-24
S.No.
State
Number of Libraries Assisted
Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)
Amount Released (in Rs.)
1
ASSAM
208
4742189
0
2
BIHAR
1
250000
0
3
DELHI
2
500000
500000
4
GOA
150
3300000
3300000
5
GUJARAT
1526
39387160
37229106
6
HARYANA
4
900000
828231
7
HIMACHAL PRADESH
948
15894097
15894097
8
JAMMU & KASHMIR
57
16427500
16427500
9
MADHYA PRADESH
1
250000
250000
10
MAHARASHTRA
1070
40000000
32000000
11
MEGHALAYA
2
655888
655888
12
MIZORAM
600
8985228
8985228
13
ODISHA
1
250000
249517
14
PUDUCHERRY
1
250000
250000
15
RAJASTHAN
10
19127386
10514986
16
SIKKIM
16
5993843
5993843
17
TAMILNADU
1071
40313606
40313606
18
TELANGANA
578
19190165
13396262
19
TRIPURA
52
24564278
18314332
20
UTTAR PRADESH
161
25188988
24901488
21
UTTARAKHAND
47
6945179
6945179
22
WEST BENGAL
4
900000
400000
Details of State-Wise financial assistance sanctioned and released under various scheme of RRRLF for the year 2024-25
S.No.
State
Number of Libraries Assisted
Amount Sanctioned (in Rs.)
Amount Released (in Rs.)
1
ANDHRA PRADESH
1
250000
187500
2
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
26
13401155
9399104
3
BIHAR
1
250000
187500
4
CHHATISGARH
2
500000
431364
5
DELHI
3
750000
562500
6
GOA
154
4834388
4834388
7
GUJARAT
1559
32595386
32595386
8
HIMACHAL PRADESH
931
4070004
4032504
9
JAMMU & KASHMIR
1
250000
187500
10
KARNATAKA
1
250000
187500
11
MADHYA PRADESH
1
200000
150000
12
MAHARASHTRA
416
32750000
24687500
13
MANIPUR
114
2856342
2856342
14
MEGHALAYA
13
5703228
4840397
15
MIZORAM
639
11385106
7477156
16
NAGALAND
692
8963485
6547614
17
PUNJAB
2
400000
300000
18
RAJASTHAN
29
12143790
3652427
19
SIKKIM
22
8623188
4106727
20
TAMILNADU
2
500000
375000
21
TELANGANA
570
796974
657186
22
TRIPURA
9
6044375
2060160
23
UTTAR PRADESH
128
13078928
12953928
24
UTTARAKHAND
1
250000
187500
25
WEST BENGAL
3
750000