However, 46 staff members from the east and south zone branches have had no such luck.
The library, first established in the 19th century, has 31 branches across the city. The central library, located in Chandni Chowk (north zone for the municipal trifurcation) is home to some 8,000 "rare books" dating back to the 18th century. Problems regarding the flow of funds began soon after the trifurcation of the municipal corporation. "When we got funds for the North zone, we immediately accepted whatever we got. But we haven't stopped our efforts for the east and south zone yet," says Surekha Gupta, the honorary secretary of the library. Former honorary secretary Yashpal Arya resigned just last month.
Meanwhile, North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) mayor Mira Aggarwal says the municipal corporation was never obliged to fund the library, since 1958, because it is an "autonomous body". As to why their troubles began only recently, Aggarwal explained with lack of clarity in instructions. "After the trifurcation of the municipal corporation, we were not given any clear directions as to what to do for the library. There are some branches of the library that do not even subscribe to newspapers. Instead of pressurizing the corporation, had the library invested that energy in generating revenue, it would have been self-reliant by now," says Aggarwal. The NDMC 2012-13 budget allotted Rs. 3 crore as "grant-in-aid" to the library.
A senior official of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation also cited the "autonomous body" reason, saying it was an NGO that is supposed to be running the library, though he failed to elucidate on the name and the nature of the NGO.
Gupta clarifies that before Independence, there existed a "Hardayal Memorial Trust" that was supposed to be handling the library, but they had an agreement with the Delhi Municipal Committee in 1942, where the committee "opted" the library, and agreed to fund it. "The agreement was renewed in 1958. Then, in 1997 the MCD also adopted the agreement in its original form. It is only after the trifurcation that no one has taken responsibility for it," says Gupta.
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