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Public Libraries Act and Library Legislation in India

Dear professionals,

Kindly list out the number of public libraries act in India with its year of passing and also mention how many Indian states have passed library legislation so far.

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1- Madras (Tamil Nadu) Public Library Act--------1948

2- Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad) Pup. Lib. Act-----1960

3- Karnatak (Masore)   "   "   "--------1965

4- Maharastra "    "    "--------- 1967

5- West Bengal   "    "   "-----------1979

6- Manipur   "   "   "---------1988

7- Keral   "  "    " ----------1989

8- Haryana  "   "  " --------1989

9- Goa   "    "     "  ----------1993

10- Mizorum "    "  "--------1993

11- Orrissa   "   "   " --------2001

12- Gujrat   "    "   "  ---------2001

13- Uttar Pradesh   "   "   "   ------ 2005

14- Uttrakhand (Uttaranchal) "   "  " --------2005

15-Rajasthan  "    "   " ---------- 2006

16- Pondichery  "   "   "   --------2007

17- Chattisgarh  "  "  "  ---------- 2007

18- Bihar  "    "     "  -----------2007

19- Arunachal Pradesh  "   "    "  ------2009

If you fined any error please inform me.  

  • Tamil Nadu, 1948
  • Andhra Pradesh, 1960
  • Karnataka, 1965
  • Maharashtra, 1967
  • West Bengal, 1979
  • Manipur, 1988
  • Kerala, 1989
  • Haryana, 1989
  • Mizoram, 1993
  • Goa, 1993
  • Gujarat, 2000
  • Orissa, 2000
  • Rajasthan, 2005
  • Uttar Pradesh, 2005
  • Uttarakhand, 2005
  • Pondicherry, 2007/2008
  • chatisgarh,2007
  • Bihar,2007
  • Arunachal Pradesh,2009
  •  

Present Status of Library Legislation in India: The credit of enacting a library act for the first time in India goes to the Kolhapur princely state of the present Maharashtra in 1945. The act is presently non functional. In India, nineteen states have so far enacted library legislation and the rest are providing library services without legislation. The list of the nineteen Acts is given below

i) Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad) Public Libraries Act, 1960;

ii) Arunachal Pradesh Public Libraries Act, 2009;

iii) Bihar Public Libraries Act, 2007;

iv) Chattisgarh Public Libraries Act, 2007;

v) Goa Public Libraries Act, 1993;

vi) Gujarat Public Libraries Act, 2001;

vii) Haryana Public Libraries Act, 1989;

viii) Karnataka (Mysore) Public Libraries Act, 1965;

ix) Kerala Public Libraries Act, 1989;

x) Maharashtra Public Libraries Act, 1967;

xi) Manipur Public Libraries Act, 1988;

xii) Mizoram Public Libraries Act, 1993;

xiii) Orissa Public Libraries Act, 2001;

xiv) Pondichery Public Libraries Act, 2007;

xv) Rajasthan Public Libraries Act, 2006;

xvi) Tamil Nadu (Madras) Public Libraries Act, 1948;

xvii) Uttar Pradesh Public Libraries Act, 2005;

xviii) Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal) Public Libraries Act, 2005 and

xix) West Bengal Public Libraries Act, 1979.

 

 

 

DEAR PROFESSIONALS,

I would like to know correct year for Orissa,Gujarat & Rajasthan.

Pl find here a list of Library Legislation in India

I) Andhra Pradesh (Hyderabad) Public Libraries Act, 1960;

ii) Arunachal Pradesh Public Libraries Act, 2009;

iii) Bihar Public Libraries Act, 2007;

iv) Chattisgarh Public Libraries Act, 2007;

v) Goa Public Libraries Act, 1993;

vi) Gujarat Public Libraries Act, 2001;

vii) Haryana Public Libraries Act, 1989;

viii) Karnataka (Mysore) Public Libraries Act, 1965;

ix) Kerala Public Libraries Act, 1989;

x) Maharashtra Public Libraries Act, 1967;

xi) Manipur Public Libraries Act, 1988;

xii) Mizoram Public Libraries Act, 1993;

xiii) Orissa Public Libraries Act, 2001;

xiv) Pondichery Public Libraries Act, 2007;

xv) Rajasthan Public Libraries Act, 2006;

xvi) Tamil Nadu (Madras) Public Libraries Act, 1948;

xvii) Uttar Pradesh Public Libraries Act, 2005;

xviii) Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal) Public Libraries Act, 2005 and

xix) West Bengal Public Libraries Act, 1979.

 

Source - http://www.netugc.com/library-legislation-in-india 

Regards

Ghante P.B. 

Librarian

Mam. TNPSC Librarian exam answer key published. see attachments

Attachments:
                   01. 1948               Tamilnadu          11. 2001    Odisha
02. 1960                    Andhra Pradesh          12. 2000                       Gujarat
03. 1965     Karnataka      13. 2005           Uttaranchal
  04. 1967        Maharashtra   14. 2006       Rajasthan
  05. 1979         West Bengal 15. 2006    Uttar Pradesh
    06. 1988          Manipur 16. 2008    Bihar
07. 1989         Haryana 17. 2009    Chattisgarh
08. 1989         Kerala 18. 2009   

Arunachal Pradesh

09. 1993        Mizoram
                10. 1993           Goa            19.2007  Pondichery Public Libraries Act, 

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