Library Legislation: Public Libraries Acts in India

S. No.	States	Year of Enactment of Library Legislation	Library Cess
1	Tamil Nadu	1948	10  paise per rupee on Property tax (Revised in 1992 by Govt order from 5 % to 10 %).
2	Andhra Pradesh	1960	8 paise per rupee on House tax and Property tax(Earlier it was 4% in 1960)
3	Karnataka	1965	3% of the Land Revenue
4	Maharashtra	1967	No Library Cess
5	West Bengal	1979	No Library Cess
6	Manipur	1988	No Library Cess
7	Kerala	1989	5% surcharge on House tax and Property tax
8	Haryana	1989	Surcharge on House tax and Property tax as decided by the government time to time
9	Mizoram	1993	No Library Cess
10	Goa	1993	No Library Cess
11	Gujarat	2001	No Library Cess
12	Orissa	2001-02	No Library Cess
13	Uttarakhand	2005	No Library Cess
14	Rajasthan	2006	No Library Cess
15	Uttar Pradesh	2006	No Library Cess
16	Lakshadweep	2007	No Library Cess
17	Bihar	2008	No Library Cess
18	Chhattisgarh	2008	No Library Cess
19	Arunachal Pradesh	2009	No Library Cess

References:

1. ILA Website: Public Libraries Acts. Accessed on 04.7.2020 from:  https://www.ilaindia.net/index.php/about-ila/12-public-libraries-acts

2. RRRLF website: Public Library Scenario in India. Accessed on 04.7.2020 from: https://www.ilaindia.net/index.php/about-ila/12-public-libraries-acts

3. IGNOU, BLIS (BLI-221, Library, Information and Society). 

Self-Check Exercises

1.In which State below, there is no provision of library cess in its Public Library Act?

(A) Maharashtra Public Library Act, 1967
(B) Kerala Public Library Act, 1989
(C) Haryana Public Library Act, 1989
(D) Karnataka Public Library Act, 1965

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Answer: (A) Maharashtra Public Library Act, 1967

2. Arrange the following state Public Library Acts in chronological order:a) Gujarat Public Library Act b) Bihar Public Library Act c) Goa Public Library Act d) Arunachal Pradesh Public Library Act

(A) (a), (b), (c), and (d)
(B) (c), (a), (b), and (d)
(C) (c), (d), (b), and (a)
(D) (d), (a), (b), and (c)

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Answer: (B)

3. Which state public library Act has provision for collecting library cess from land revenue?

(A) Tamil Nadu
(B) Kerala
(C) Karnataka
(D) Andhra Pradesh

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Answer: (C) Karnataka

4.Which law of library science emphasized the library legislation?

(A) Fourth Law
(B) Third Law
(C) Second Law
(D) First Law

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Answer: (C) Second Law

5. Which of the following states do not have provision of library cess in their respective Public Library Acts? a) West Bengal b) Tamil Nadu c) Kerala d) Manipur

(A) a, and d are correct
(B) b and d are correct
(C) b, c, and d are correct
(D) a, and b are correct

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Answer: (A)