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Press Information Bureau: Public Library Acts in India
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Government of India
Ministry of Culture
13-August-2013 16:39 IST
Public Library Act
The Minister of Culture Smt. Chandresh Kumari Katoch has said that State Governments are pursued for enactment of Public Library Acts through Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation which is the nodal agency of Ministry of Culture, Government of India for development of Public Library System and services in the Country. Name of the States and year of passing of Library legislation are given below:-
Tamil Nadu-1948
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Odisha- 2000
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Andhra Pradesh-1960
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Gujarat- 2001
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Karnataka- 1965
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Uttaranchal- 2005
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Maharashtra- 1967
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Rajasthan- 2006
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West Bengal- 1979
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Uttar Pradesh- 2006
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Manipur- 1988
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Lakshadweep- 2007
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Haryana- 1989
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Bihar- 2008
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Kerala- 1989
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Chattisgarh- 2009
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Mizoram- 1993
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Arunachal Pradesh-2009
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Goa- 1993
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In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Smt. Katoch said, the Government of India has constituted a High Level Committee, i.e. National Mission on Libraries for preparing long term plans and strategies for development of the library sector, including conceptualization and approval of projects and preparation of a ‘National policy on Library and Information Systems for India’, interacting with State Governments on all library matters, especially on public library matters, cutting standards, including quality standards for library collections, services, technical work and infrastructure, and devising in-built mechanisms to ensure compliance for all types of libraries etc.
The Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation works for development of Public Library System and services in the country and implements Schemes in collaboration with Central/State Governments/U.T. Administrations, the Minister added.
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