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DIRECTORATE OF PUBLIC
LIBRARIES, PUNJAB. 2
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
DIRECTOR GENERAL (PL) (BS-20) Chief Librarian (BS-18)
Bahawalpur

Librarian (BS-17)
DIRECTOR (BS-19) Sahiwal

Librarian (BS-17)
Lahore

Librarian (BS-16)
Jhang
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (BS-18)
Librarian (BS-17)
GPL Kamalia
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (BS-17) Librarian (BS-17)
Raza Farooq Memorial
Library Pir Mahal
Superintendent BS-17
Librarian (BS-17)
Library Complex
Muridke

Asstt:(Estt) Asstt: (Gen) Assistant (B&A) Librarian (BS-17)

BS-16 BS-16 BS-16 Basirpur Public Library
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Establishedin May, 1981 as an Attached Department
(Education Department)

Transferred
from HED to Archives & Libraries Wing,
S&GAD (since 26.02.2013)

Administrative head: Director General Public

Libraries

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 Introduce digitization system in libraries to facilitate
the research scholars.
 Proper upkeep of libraries.
 Maintain, upgrade and develop Libraries throughout
the Province and ensure their accessibility to common
man.
 Serve as an official house of knowledge in shape of
books, reports, journals, newspapers and e-
publications.
 Develop a network of libraries in the Province.
 Develop virtual libraries.
(Punjab Government Rules of Business, 2011)

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 OBJECTS Sanctioned
Budget (Rs. in
million)
Development Budget 157.667
Non Development Budget 101.429

Book/Newspapers/Periodicals budget for 8

libraries: 8.4 Million
Spent Book Budget: 5.9 Million
4th quarter Budget: 1.6 Million

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1. Govt. Model Town Library, Lahore
2. Jinnah Public Library, Sahiwal
3. Central Library, Bahawalpur
4. Government Public Library, Garh Maharaja
5. Government Public Library, Kamalia
6. Raza Farooq Memorial Library, Pir Mahal T.T. Singh
7. Library Complex Muridke, Sheikhupura
8. Public Library Basirpur, Okara

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1. Government Model Town Library, F-Block,
Model Town, Lahore

 Established in 1986
 Repair and maintenance of library was carried
out at cost of 2.7 million during FY 2019-20 by
C&W Department

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PICTORIAL VIEW

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1. Government Model Town Library, F-Block, Model Town, Lahore

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 PICTORIAL VIEW

1. Government Model Town Library, F-Block, Model Town, Lahore

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 INTRODUCTION
2. Government Jinnah Public Library, Sahiwal

 Established in 1987

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2.Government Jinnah Public Library, Sahiwal
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 INTRODUCTION
3. Central Library, Bahawalpur

 Established in 1924 by the then Nawab of Bahawalpur

 Area 66 Kanals
 The second biggest Public Library of the province
 Repair and renovation of library was carried out at the cost
of 2.9 million during FY 2019-20 by C&W Department

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PICTORIAL VIEW

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3. Central Library, Bahawalpur 16
3. Central Library, Bahawalpur
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3. Central Library, Bahawalpur
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 INTRODUCTION
4. Government Public Library, Garh Maharaja (Distt.
Jhang)
 Established in 1988

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PICTORIAL VIEW

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 INTRODUCTION
5. Public Library, Kamalia (Dist. T.T. Singh)
 Established in 2010

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 INTRODUCTION
6. Raza Farooq Memorial Library, Pir Mahal.
District T.T. Singh
Established in 2018

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 INTRODUCTION
7. Library Complex Muridke, Sheikhupura
Established in 2019

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 INTRODUCTION
8. Public Library Basirpur, Okara
Established in 2019

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1. Rural Library Chak No. 91/NB Sargodha (Cost Rs. 12.39 Million)
2. Public Library Sharaqpur District Sheikhupura (Cost Rs.32.720
million)
3. Public Library Complex District Pakpattan (Cost Rs.59.910
Million)
4. Book/Newspaper/Periodicals Budget for above three libraries
(17.590 Million)
5. These projects are going to be completed during current financial year
2020-21

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1. Establishment of E-Library/Earning Center at Tehsil Hazro,
District Attock
2. Establishment of E-Library/Community Center at AEHS Jinnah
Avenue, Lahore
3. Establishment of E-Library/Community Center at Revenue
Employees Cooperative Housing Society Lahore
4. Establishment of Public Library in Burj Atari, District
Sheikhupura
5. Establishment of E-Library/Earning Center at Narang Mandi,
Tehsil Muridke, District Sheikhupura
6. Construction of Library/Community Center at Seetpur District
Muzaffargarh
7. Establishment of Bahadur Library Complex at Layyah

Estimated cost Rs. 166 Million

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1. Establishment of Public Library at Talagang District Chakwal
2. Establishment of Public Library at Shahdara District Lahore
3. Additional Facilities at Library Complex Muridke
4. Establishment of Public Library at Roshan Bhella District Kasur
5. Establishment of Public Library at Vehowa Tounsa Sharif District Dera
Ghazi Khan
6. Construction of New Sadiq Hall in Central Library Bahawalpur
7. Establishment of Public Library at Tehsil Liaqatpur District Rahim
Yar Khan
8. Automation, Digitization and Up gradation of public libraries under
Directorate of Public Libraries Punjab

Estimated cost Rs. 453 Million

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Introduction:

The Punjab Public Library, Lahore, was

established by Lord Aitchison, Lt. Governor

of the Punjab, in 1884 in the glorious building

of Baradari Wazir Khan.

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Baradari Wazir Khan was built by the Mughal
Governor Lahore, Aleem-ud-Din, known
as Wazir Khan, in 1641 A.D. Its covered area
is 5625 sq. ft. It is being used as open
reading rooms for current newspapers
and personal reading material. The Wazir Khan Baradari has the
status of Protected Building under the Antiquities Act 1975.

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 Board of Governors
(BOG)

Executive Committee Book Selection Committee

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Life Members: 3137
General Members: 2273
Student Members: 2975
Children Members: 0007
Senior Citizen: 0002
Casual Membership: 0068
Total Members 8451
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 Security(Refundable Annual Book
Membership Types
) fee/Subscription Allowed

General Membership Rs.1,000/- Rs. 300/- 02

Student Membership Rs.500/- Rs.50/- 02

Children Membership
Rs.500/- Rs.50/- 02
 

Life Membership
Rs.5,000/-
(Once in Life) Nil 04
(Non-Refundable)
 
Senior Citizen
Nil Nil Nil
Membership

Casual Membership Nil Nil Nil

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 Library building comprises of: Baradari
Wazir Khan (1641), Record Building (1927),
Main Library Building (1940), Bait-ul-Quran
& Auditorium (1968) and Oriental Section
Building (1992).
 Major library sections are: Bait ul Quran;

Acquisition and Technical; Oriental; Record;

Periodical; Reference; Digitization;
Circulation and Computer/Internet Lab.

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 Grant-in-Aid through Archives & Libraries Wing, S&GAD

202120-21 is as under:

2020-21 73.840 Million

Budget for the purchase of
Book, Newspapers &
Periodicals. 5.184 Million
(LEC meeting has been
held on 05.04.2021 for
selection of books, etc.
Rs.4.305 Million)
TDR 47 Million

 
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a) General Books,
b) Magazines/periodicals,
c) Old newspapers,
d) Government Gazettes,
e) Gazetteers,
f) Manuscripts,
g) Reports.
h) Hindi, Gurumukhi, Sanskrit Books.

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1. Repair and Renovation of Baradari Wazir Khan: 07.441 Million
2. Retrofitting of electric effective appliances : 06.000 Million
3. Maintenance & Repair of Library Building : 10.773 Million
24.214Million

Baradari Wazir Khan is a Protected Building under Antiquities Act

1975 and its M&R work will be carried through Archaeology
Department.

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Monday to Saturday: 08.00 a.m. to 08.00 p.m.
(On Friday Prayer Break 12.30 p.m.to 02.30 p.m.)

Sunday: 09.00 a.m. to 03.00 p.m.

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• QAL was established on 25th December, 1984 under Punjab
Government Educational and Training Institutions ordinance
1960.
• Research and Reference library. Catering the need of research
scholars and graduate students.
• Non Lending Library.
• It is an autonomous body run by the Board of Governors under
Archives and Libraries Wing, S&GAD, Govt. of the Punjab.

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Total area of this monumental building is 33000 sq ft.
After the extension (construction two basement halls, English Hall
and Urdu Hall) the area has been increased to 70,000 sq ft.
Classical architecture building constructed in the mid 19th century
during the British Rule (Lawrence Hall 1863 and Montgomery Hall
1866)
The building was previously known as Gymkhana.

Collection of books at QAL is around 148,000.

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• To build an exhaustive collection, published in the
province and elsewhere
• To maintain a strong reference collection for the
growing research
• To serve as a General Centre of reliable information
• To provide own book reading facilities to students
• To Develop reading habits in the community
• To hold conferences, seminars and workshops

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• Library is run by the Board of Governors, constituted
under the Punjab Government Educational and Training
Ordinance 1960.
• Chief Secretary, Punjab is the chairman of the Board
• Secretary, Archives & Libraries, S&GAD, is Vice Chairman,
BOG.
• DGPL is ex-officio member/ Secy. of the Board.
• Chief Librarian is the Administrative Officer of the Library.

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 Reference Section (Basement Halls)
 Acquisition Section
 Technical Section
 Audio Visual Aids Section
 Central Superior Services Section
 Molvi Abdul Haq Hall (Oriental Collection)
 Sir Syed Ahmed Hall (English Collection)
 Computer Section/E-Lab.
 Accounts Section
 Personal Books Section (Jinnah Hall).
 Iqbal Hall (seminars, lectures, literary programmes)

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Exterior view of Quaid-e-Azam Library Lahore Cont… 50
Jinnah Hall Quaid-e-Azam Library Lahore Cont… 51
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Interior view of Eastern basement “Sir Syed Hall” Cont… 52

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Interior view of Western basement “Molvi Abdul Haq Hall”

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BOOKS 148,000

PERIODICALS / MAGAZINES
Foreign 23
English (local) 10
Urdu 7
complimentary 40

NEWSPAPERS Urdu 12
English 14
Sindhi 01

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 Preservation & Restoration of QAL
(Protected Building under the Punjab Special
Premises (Preservation) Ordinance, 1985

Total Cost 8.394 Million

 Restoration by YASAT Deptt.

 Civil Work by C&W Depatment

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 Digitization, Automation and upgradation of QAL.
 Sponsoring Department: Archives & Libraries Wing,
S&GAD.
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Executing Agency: PITB

Rs.60.42 Million.

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 The Punjab Government provided Grant-in-Aid to
the QAL.

 2020-21 Rs.84.185 Million

 Allocated Amount: 8.100 Million

 BSC meeting done: 6.000 Million
 (4th quarter budget (1.500 M) is yet to be utilized)
 TDRs: 101 Million

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Timings
Monday to Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. from 2:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday 11:oo a.m. to 5:oo p.m.
Closed on National and Gazetted Holidays

Library Members: 60,000

(Types of Members: General, Student, Lifetime, Senior
Citizen, Casual)

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 The Public Libraries were separated from HED
and became a wing of S&GAD in 2013.

 Its first ADP was formulated in FY 2012-13.

Its ADP has always been very meager thus the
Current ADP 2020-21 and the coming ADP
2021-22 are very vital and inevitable for the
uplift and rejuvenation of public libraries in
Punjab

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 At present public libraries are working with
almost 50% recruited staff. Almost 50%
regular seats are vacant due to complete ban
on recruitment for the past many years. In
this regard, the Department has moved a
summary through proper channel for the
relaxation of ban for recruitment in various
grades.

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