National Mission on Libraries was set up by ________.

The Correct answer is Ministry of Culture, GOI

Key Points

• National Mission on Libraries India, an initiative of the Ministry of Culture under the Government of India.
• It works to modernize and digitally link nearly 9,000 libraries across India to provide readers access to books and information.
• The scheme was approved on 28 November 2013
• Pranab Mukherjee launched the National Mission on Libraries in 2014 at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
• The mission has four working groups for its main advisory function. These are:
  • Upgrade existing public, college, and school libraries, and shift the use of school libraries as community libraries chaired by Shri B S Baswan.
  • Library and Information Science education, training, and research facilities chaired by Professor A. R. D. Prasad.
  • Setting up the National Virtual Library, networking, and ICT applications in libraries, chaired by Dr. H K Kaul.
  • National Census of Libraries, Content Creation, and Community Information Centers, chaired by Dr. Subbiah Arunachalam.