Press Information Bureau: Public Library Acts in India

[Manavta Jugeshh]

Press Information Bureau 
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	Odisha- 2000
Andhra Pradesh-1960	Gujarat- 2001
Karnataka- 1965	Uttaranchal- 2005
Maharashtra- 1967	Rajasthan- 2006
West Bengal- 1979	Uttar Pradesh- 2006
Manipur- 1988	Lakshadweep- 2007
Haryana- 1989	Bihar- 2008
Kerala- 1989	Chattisgarh- 2009
Mizoram- 1993	Arunachal Pradesh-2009
Goa- 1993

 

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. 

Source:  http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=98125

[BIJU.R]

its a positive sign!!!!

but actually a Indian Library Council is needed under UGC(University grants Commission) to look after and monitor these Village as well as academic, University libraries.