Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (Rrrlf)

1. Introduction: Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation was laid upwards yesteryear the authorities of Republic of Republic of India inward 1972 equally an autonomous torso nether the hence Department of Culture, Ministry of Education too Social Welfare with its caput quarters inward Calcutta (Kolkata). The foundation was established on the occasion of the bicentenary of Raja Rammohun Roy who raised the banner of revolt against obscurantism inward the gild too devoted his life to struggle against injustice. RRRLF is registered nether the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961. RRRLF functions equally a promotional agency, an advisory too consultancy organization, a funding torso for world library evolution inward India.

2. Objectives: The major objectives of the foundation are equally follows:-

i) To promote library effort inward the country.

ii) To enunciate a national library policy too to assist cook upwards a national library system.

iii) To render fiscal too technical assistance to libraries.

iv) To render fiscal assistance to organisations, regional or national engaged inward the advertisement of library development.

v) To issue appropriate literature too to deed equally a clearing solid of ideas too information on library evolution inward Republic of Republic of India too abroad.

vi) To promote enquiry inward problems of library development.

vii) To advise the authorities on all matters pertaining to the library evolution inward the country.

3. Organization: The foundation consists of 22 members nominated yesteryear the Government of Republic of Republic of India from with eminent educationists, librarians, administrators too senior officials. The Minister of the Department of Culture, Government of Republic of Republic of India or his nominee is the Chairman of RRRLF. Director General is the executive caput too ex-officio Member-Secretary of the Foundation. The Foundation functions inward each State/Union Territory through a mechanism called State Library Committee (SLC). Indian Library Association is represented on the foundation. In addition, 4 eminent librarians are likewise its member. As on 23rd February, 2017, Shri Brij Kishore Sharma is the Chairman too physician Arun Kumar Chakraborty is the Director General (Member Secretary) of RRRLF.

4. Functions: Some of the activities of the foundation are mentioned below.

a) Assistance Programme: RRRLF render volume too fiscal assistance to earth libraries nether unlike schemes of assistance inward collaboration with Library Department or Department inward accuse of Public Library Services. The grants are of 2 types-

i) Matching: Assistance nether these programmes is given from the resources shared on matching footing with the States/Union Territory Administrations. For developed United States of America 50: 50, Developing too lagging states 60: twoscore & North-Eastern United States of America 90: 10.

ii) Non-Matching: Assistance nether these schemes is given fully from the Foundation's ain resources.

b) Promotion of District Youth Resource Centres (DYRCs): Since 2005-06 the Foundation has likewise taken upwards the initiatory to railroad train the District Youth Resource Centre (DYRC) inward collaboration with Nehru Yuvak Kendra Sangathana, an autonomous organisation nether the Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs. The DYRCs are assisted inward diverse activities.

c) Promotional Activities: It has played a major role inward the grooming of National Policy on Library & Information System. It has likewise issued guidelines on world library systems too services. Raja Rammohun Roy Memorial Lecture yesteryear a scholar of eminence is an annual characteristic of anniversary celebrations for the Foundation. RRRLF likewise interacts with many national too international professional person associations similar IFLA, ILA, IASLIC too unlike province bird library associations. It likewise organized many seminars too conferences.

d) Awards: To disseminate innovative, novel concepts too ideas for the evolution of Public Library Services too scheme inward the soil through enquiry oriented activities, the Foundation introduced Annual Raja Rammohun Roy Award to the best contributor of an article roofing the expanse of evolution of Public Library Systems too Services or suggesting measures for advertisement of reading habit.

            The Foundation has likewise undertaken a programme of giving vii awards annually - 1 for the best State Central Library too vi for the best District Libraries of vi regions inward the country. Since 2005 the Foundation likewise instituted RRRLF Best Rural Library Awards   - 1 per each state.

            The Foundation institutes “RRRLF Fellowship” to offering firm to 5 eminent men too women inward the champaign of Library Services who cause got contributed to the library effort inward the soil through active interest inward the movement, organizational initiatory or intellectual leadership or are dedicated to the propagation of reading habit amid the masses.

e) Research Project: Besides carrying on Research Projects on world library or allied subject, the Research Cell renders advisory too consultancy services whenever required. It has prepared too published a study on loss of books inward libraries for the Government of India. About 5000 of import books too journals on Library & Information Science too allied fields cause got been acquired inward the library.

f) Modernisation Programme: The Foundation has installed computers inward its Computer Section for building-up data-bank of Public Libraries for the country. The Foundation's figurer unit of measurement is intended to hand information storage, retrieval too information processing back upwards for all the application areas. As a stair towards modernisation too to live on a fully automated institution, the Foundation has upgraded its figurer scheme with inter business office LAN. The INTERNET connectivity too E-mail facility has been installed inward the business office of the Foundation through National Informatics Centre. The Scheme of Central Selection has since been computerised fully; other activities are on the way of existence fully computerised.

g) Publication: RRRLF has brought out a number of publications. The meaning publications are

i) Granthana, Indian Journal of Library Studies (bi-annual).

ii) Indian Libraries: Trends too Perspectives

iii) Raja Rammohun Roy too the New Learning

iv) Directory of Indian Public Libraries

v) RRRLF Newsletter (bi-monthly)

vi) Annual Report

vii) Books for the Millions at their Doorsteps (Information Manual)

5. Conclusion: RRRLF is an autonomous arrangement nether Dept of Culture, Govt of Republic of Republic of India too it provides volume assistance (matching too not matching grants) too fiscal assistance to unlike kinds of world libraries. The Foundation has taken long strides inward promoting library services inward the country. The foundation has covered over 30 1 G libraries at unlike levels.  The Granthana deed equally an official publication of RRRLF.

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