Central Secretariat Library, New Delhi
Central Secretariat Library (CSL) under the Ministry of Culture is one of the largest tangible treasures of knowledge next to National Library, Kolkata for Indian and foreign document resources. CSL’s resources are an amalgamation of many old institutions including the resources of Imperial Secretariat Library, Calcutta that came into existence in 1891 during the period of Lord Curzon and validated by the Imperial Library Act of 1901.
Basic Information
- Category: library
- Founded: 1969
- Website: http://csl.nic.in/
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- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-21
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Central Secretariat Library (CSL) under the Ministry of Culture is one of the largest tangible treasures of knowledge next to National Library, Kolkata for Indian and foreign document resources. CSL’s resources are an amalgamation of many old institutions including the resources of Imperial Secretariat Library, Calcutta that came into existence in 1891 during the period of Lord Curzon and validated by the Imperial Library Act of 1901.
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