Bihar State Public Libraries and Information Centre Act, 2008

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    "title": "Bihar State Public Libraries and Information Centre Act, 2008",
    "short_title": "Bihar State Public Libraries and Information Centre Act, 2008",
    "act_number": "[Bihar Act 17, 2008]",
    "act_year": 2008,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Bihar",
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    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "Bihar State Public Libraries and Information Centre Act, 2008",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short Title, Extent, Application and Commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(i) 'State Library' means library declared as State Library by the notification of State Government.\n(ii) 'Government Library' means libraries fully financed by the State Government.\n(iii) 'Aided Library' means a library fully or partially aided by the Government or Library Authority.\n(iv) 'Unaided Library' means such library which are not aided by the Government or Library Authority.\n(v) 'Special Library' means special library declared by the State Government.\n(vi) 'Divisional Library' means divisional level library in the State.\n(vii) 'District Library' means library situated at district headquarter.\n(viii) 'Sub-divisional Library' means library situated at sub divisional headquarter.\n(ix) 'Block Library' means library situated at Block Level.\n(x) 'Panchayat Library' means library situated at Panchayat Level.\n(xi) 'Village Library' means library situated at Village Level.\n(xii) 'Public Library' means any library recognised by State Library Authority as such for the purpose of this Act.\n(xiii) 'Private Library' means a library other than an aided public library.\n(xiv) 'Director' means the Director of Public Library and Information Centre appointed under section 6.\n(xv) 'District' means a revenue district.\n(xvi) 'Library Authority' means State Library Authority constituted by the Government under this Act.\n(xvii) 'Government' means the Govt, of the State of Bihar.\n(xviii) 'Notification' means a notification published in the Bihar Gazette.\n(xix) 'Prescribed' means prescribed by the rules made under this Act.\nCategory wise Division of Library\nCategory wise Division of Library",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. There will be following categories of libraries.",
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            "content": "(ii) Divisional Library\n(iii) District Library\n(iv) Sub divisional Library\n(v) Special Library.\n(vi) Block Library\n(vii) Panchayat Library\n(viii) Village Library\n(ix) Private Library.\nCHAPTER-2\nState Library and Information Centre Authority",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Constitution of State Library and Information Centre Authority.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Nomination for the post of Chairman and Vice-Chairman, of State Library and Information Centre Authority by the State Government.",
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            "content": "Powers and Functions of Bihar State Library and Information Centre Authority.\nPowers and Functions of Bihar State Library and Information Centre Authority.",
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            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. Powers and Functions of the Bihar State Library and Information Centre Authority.",
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            "content": "(a) To control the State Library Fund and to make available aid to libraries out of this fund and to determine conditions and qualifications of Aid.\n(b) To establish libraries at different level, to initiate for the conduct and development of established libraries and to decide necessary conditions, situations and standards for this.\n(c) To make rules/regulations for achieving objectives of this Act.\n(d) To initiate and analyse the short term/long term plans for the purpose of development of libraries and to make recommendations relating thereto to the Government.\n(e) To disseminate teaching and training of State Library and Information science and to prepare standard thereto.\nCHAPTER-3\nLibrary and Information Centre Directorate-Separate Directorate",
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        {
            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Separate Directorate.",
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            "content": "(a) To control and ensure proper utilisation of the Public Library Fund of the State and to make arrangement of audit by Finance Department/ Accountant General office and produce the report of it to Human Resource Development Department.\n(b) To make advice for necessity based grant to the libraries of different level of the State according to specified rules of this Act.\n(c) To prepare updated register of libraries and librarians in the State.\n(d) To prepare analytical and descriptive report relating to the functions of libraries at different level in the State and produce before the government through the State Library Authority.\n(e) To make supervision, direction and execution of all works relating to the Central Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 and to organisation, maintenance, effective management and to manage its publication after preparing Bibliography of books obtained under this Act.\nCHAPTER-4\nLibrary Fund",
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        },
        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. State Library Fund.",
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            "content": "(a) Amount given by the State Government as grants.\n(b) Grants or donations given by the Govt, of India or Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation for the development of libraries at different level.\n(c) Amount received from District Development Fund as grant.\n(d) Amount received from M.P. or MLA/MLC fund for purchase of reading materials, construction of building, repair, furniture and modernisation of libraries.\n(e) Funds and other amount collected by State Library and Information Centre Authority within the rules framed under this Act.\n(f) All interest and profits arising from any investment of State Library and Information Centre Authority.\n(g) Grant and Donation received from Private Companies, Organisations, Institutions and Persons.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Application of Library Fund.",
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            "content": "(a) Maintenance and development of Public libraries.\n(b) Allowances and Honorarium admissible to the members of Authority and Sub-Committees.\n(c) Any necessary expenditure approved under the rules by the Director, State Library and Information Centre Directorate.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Accounts and Audit.",
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            "content": "CHAPTER-5\nMiscellaneous",
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        },
        {
            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. Validation of Act.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        },
        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Reports & Returns.",
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            "content": "",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 11
        },
        {
            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Inspection of Public Libraries at different levels.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Powers to make rules.",
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            "content": "CHAPTER-6",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Press and Registration of Books.",
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            "content": "(a) One copy of all books published in one calendar year within the territory of the State should be given free of cost to the following library: -\nSmt. Radhika Sinha Institute and Sachchidanand Sinha Library, Patna\nConcerned Library shall maintain a separate Register for the received books under this Act, which will be provided only for research and reference.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Penalty.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "Last Updated 1st February, 2020 [bh636]",
        "Act Number": "[Bihar Act 17, 2008]",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2008",
        "Short Title": "Bihar State Public Libraries and Information Centre Act, 2008",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Bihar"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}