Central Secretariat Library Latest News
The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the proposed relocation of the 135-year-old Central Secretariat Library, which reportedly has not been allocated space in the Central Vista redevelopment plan.
About Central Secretariat Library
- It is one of the oldest libraries of the Government of India.
- It comes under the Ministry of Culture.
- Location: Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi.
- History:
- The library, originally set up as the Imperial Secretariat Library in Kolkata in 1891, was moved to Delhi when the British shifted the capital in 1911.
- It was moved to North Block after its construction in the 1930s and finally to Shastri Bhawan in 1969.
- In terms of size of collection, it is the second largest Central Government library after the National Library, Kolkata.
- It has a collection of more than 8.5 lakh books, rare publications, government records, and gazettes.
- The oldest book, in a separate section of rare books in the library, is the compilation of a French traveller’s writings, dating back to 1702.
- It serves the information needs of all ministries and departments of the Government of India.
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Last updated on Sep, 2026
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