NATIONAL PROGRAMME ON LIBRARIES

The Ministry of Culture, through the autonomous Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF), implements schemes to promote and develop public libraries across India. Financial assistance is provided for infrastructure, books, furniture, ICT‑enabled services and digitisation of copyright‑free manuscripts and heritage material. RRRLF also facilitates best‑practice sharing via workshops and State Library Planning Committee meetings. Under the National Mission on Libraries (NML) Scheme, a Model Library is to be set up in each State/UT – one central and one district library – plus six additional libraries identified by the Ministry. The Ministry has also launched the National Virtual Library of India (NVLI) on the Indian Culture Portal and the National Archives of India has digitised about 19.7 crore pages, now accessible via the Abhilekh Patal portal.