The Chhattisgarh Public Libraries Act, 2008

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    "title": "The Chhattisgarh Public Libraries Act, 2008",
    "short_title": "The Chhattisgarh Public Libraries Act, 2008",
    "act_number": "C.G. Act No. 20 of 2008",
    "act_year": 2008,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Chhattisgarh",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "The Chhattisgarh Public Libraries Act, 2008",
    "preamble": "",
    "section_label": "Section",
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            "number": "1",
            "title": "1. Short title, extent and commencement.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "2. Definitions.",
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            "content": "(a) \"Book\" includes,-\n(i) every volume, a part or division of a volume and pamphlet, in any language, newspapers, periodicals, serial publication and manuscripts;\n(ii) sheet of music, map, chart or plan separately printed or lithographed;\n(iii) audio-visual, audio and visual materials such as tapes, cassettes, films, filmstrips, micro card, microfilm, computer, floppy, compact disk, photograph etc.;\n(b) \"Chairman\" means the Chairman of the State Library Council constituted under this Act;\n(c) \"Council\" means the State Library Council constituted under this Act;\n(d) \"Director\" means the Director of Public Libraries referred to in Section 6;\n(e) \"District\" means a Revenue District of the State;\n(f) \"Officer on Special Duty (Libraries)\" means an officer having professional qualification in Library Science not below the rank of Deputy Director appointed by the State Government to look after the affairs of Libraries;\n(g) \"Public Library\" means a library established, maintained and managed by the State Government, a local body or other organization receiving aid from State Government and declared open to the public and shall include any other library recognized by notification by the State Government;\n(h) \"Aided Library\" means a Library declared as such by the State Government;\n(i) \"Year\" means a period of twelve months commencing on the first day of April of a calendar year.\nChapter II\nAdvisory Committee",
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            "number": "3",
            "title": "3. Constitution and function of the State Library Council.",
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            "content": "(1)\nThe Minister, School Education Department, Government of\n\t\t\t\tChhattisgarh;\nChairperson\n(2)\nThe Principal Secretary, to the Government of Chhattisgarh\n\t\t\t\tSchool Education Department, in charge of the Public Libraries;\nVice-Chairperson\n(3)\nThe Secretary to the Government of Chhattisgarh, Higher\n\t\t\t\tEducation Department;\nMember\n(4)\nThe Secretary to the Government of Chhattisgarh, Finance\n\t\t\t\tDepartment or his nominee not below the rank of Special\n\t\t\t\tSecretary;\nMember\n(5)\nThe Secretary to the Government of Chhattisgarh, Culture\n\t\t\t\tDepartment or his nominee not below the rank of Special\n\t\t\t\tSecretary;\nMember\n(6)\nThe Secretary to the Government of Chhattisgarh, Planning\n\t\t\t\tDepartment or his nominee not below the rank of Special\n\t\t\t\tSecretary;\nMember\n(7)\nThe Secretary to the Government of Chhattisgarh, Panchayat\n\t\t\t\tDepartment;\nMember\n(8)\nThe Secretary to the Government of Chhattisgarh, Tribal\n\t\t\t\tWelfare Department\nMember\n(9)\nThe Director, School Education Department, Chhattisgarh;\nMember\n(10)\nThe Librarian, Central State Library, School  Education\n\t\t\t\tDepartment, Chhattisgarh;\nMember\n(11)\nOne person nominated by the Chhattisgarh Library Association;\nMember\n(12)\nOne Library Officer nominated by the State Government;\nMember\n(13)\nOne person nominated by the Chairman Raja Ram Mohan Roy\n\t\t\t\tLibrary Foundation, Kolkata;\nMember\n(14)\nThe Officer on Special Duty (Library Cell) School Education\n\t\t\t\tDepartment, Government of Chhattisgarh.\nMember/Secretary",
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        {
            "number": "4",
            "title": "4. Constitution and function of the State Standing Committee.",
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            "content": "(1)\nThe Principal Secretary to the Government of Chhattisgarh,\n\t\t\t\tSchool Education Department;\nChairman\n(2)\nThe Secretary to the Government of Chhattisgarh, Higher\n\t\t\t\tEducation Department;\nMember\n(3)\nThe Secretary to the Government of Chhattisgarh, Finance\n\t\t\t\tDepartment or his nominee not below the rank of Special\n\t\t\t\tSecretary';\nMember\n(4)\nThe Secretary to the Government of Chhattisgarh, Planning\n\t\t\t\tDepartment or his nominee not below the rank of Special\n\t\t\t\tSecretary;\nMember\n(5)\nThe Director, School Education Department, Chhattisgarh;\nMember\n(6)\nThe Additional Director, Department of Higher Education;\nMember\n(7)\nThe Officer on Special Duty (Library Cell) School Education\n\t\t\t\tDepartment, Government of Chhattisgarh;\nMember/Secretary\n(a) to enunciate and promote public library policy and system;\n(b) to process, plan and prepare budget and other financial proposals in connection with the development of public libraries;\n(c) to monitor and evaluate the growth of public libraries and library system;\n(d) to plan, supervise, control and coordinate central acquisition, procurement and distribution of books and other material;\n(e) to recognize voluntary public libraries and library associations on application;\n(f) to coordinate and supervise the activities of the public libraries of the State;\n(g) to process matters concerning the library Council and the Standing Committee;\n(h) to adopt measures for establishing cooperation and liaison among library service rendered by other departments;\n(i) to process matters concerning other library service under the Education Department;\n(j) to establish liaison with professional bodies and associations within and outside the State;\n(k) to advise on matters concerning libraries under other departments of the State Government;\n(l) to organize \"continuing education programs\" for librarian in public library system such as refresher course etc.;\n(m) to perform such other function as may be assigned to it by the State Government from time to time.",
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        {
            "number": "5",
            "title": "5. Constitution and function of a District Library Committee.",
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            "content": "(1)\nthe District Collector;\nChairperson\n(2)\nthe Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat;\nVice-Chairperson\n(3)\nthe Principal, District Institute for Education and Training\nMember\n(4)\nthe Secretary, District Literacy Committee;\nMember\n(5)\nthe District Sports and Youth Welfare Officer\nMember\n(6)\none person nominated by the Pensioners Association;\nMember\n(7)\nthe District Education Officer;\nMember\n(8)\nthe Assistant Director/Deputy Director/ Joint Director for\n\t\t\t\tInformation\nMember\n(9)\nthe nominee of Chairman, Zila Panchayat\nMember\n(10)\nthe Chairman, Nagar Nigam or his nominee\nMember\n(11)\nthe Librarian of a Degree College of the district to be\n\t\t\t\tnominated by the District Magistrate\nMember\n(12)\nthe Principal of a Government College to be  nominated by the\n\t\t\t\tDistrict Magistrate\nMember\n(13)\none representative of District Library Association\nMember\n(14)\nthe Coordinator, Nehru Yuva Kendra\nMember\n(15)\nthe Librarian District Government Library if any.\nMember/Secretary\nChapter III\nDirector of Public Libraries",
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        {
            "number": "6",
            "title": "6. The Director of public libraries.",
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            "number": "7",
            "title": "7. Function of the Director.",
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            "content": "(a) prepare and submit to the Government the annual budget, annual and five year plans for the development of Public Library System and services in the State;\n(b) collect descriptive and statistical report and data on the working of all Public Libraries, including Government Aided Public Libraries;\n(c) fix minimum standards of library and information services by various Public Libraries and ensure that the Public Libraries of the State maintain such standards;\n(d) ensure, organise, support the in-service training of various types of library workers;\n(e) ensure the proper inspection of the Public Libraries in the State;\n(f) supervise and coordinate the performance of all Public Libraries;\n(g) ensure proper functioning of the Library Committees at District Level;\n(h) prepare and submit annual report in connection with the development of Public Library Services;\n(i) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred on or assigned to him by the State Government from time to time.\nChapter IV\nStructure of the Public Library System and function of various State Centres Libraries",
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        {
            "number": "8",
            "title": "8. State Level Libraries.",
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            "number": "9",
            "title": "9. Functions of the State Central Library.",
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            "content": "(a) to procure and organize all reading material useful for the general public;\n(b) to provide facility of self-reading to the general public;\n(c) to act as a supplement to other Public Libraries in the State;\n(d) to organise book exhibition, Lectures, seminars and other activities etc. for promoting reading habits among public at large;\n(e) to act as an agency to disseminate information relating to various development schemes/welfare programmes of the State and the Central Government;\n(f) to provide book lending service to the general public in such manners as may be prescribed;\n(g) to plan and co-ordinate library co-operation among Public Libraries in the State including inter-library loan service;\n(h) to provide reading facilities and special services to handicapped;\n(i) to work as an apex institution in Public Library System of the State;\n(j) to procure and make available literatures suitable for neo literates as a supper system for various adult education programmes in the State;\n(k) to promote Computerization in Public Libraries of the State and organise training programmes for the benefit of professional working in Public Libraries;\n(l) to carry out such other work as may be entrusted to it by the State Library Council or the Director for the Development of Public Library System and service in the State.",
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            "number": "10",
            "title": "10. Function of the State Reference Library.",
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            "content": "(a) to procure all useful material published in the State;\n(b) to compile a computerized union catalogues of Public Libraries in the State;\n(c) to compile and publish comprehensive bibliographies on various subjects for the benefits of scholars and researchers, especially in the field of \"humanities\" and \"social science\";\n(d) to provide reading facilities to general public for reference and research purposes;\n(e) to acquire the handwritten rare manuscripts available at different places in the State and to compile and publish comprehensive bibliographies of such rare manuscripts;\n(f) to preserve rare manuscripts with the help of chemical treatment or/and microfilming;\n(g) to compile a union catalogue of manuscripts available in different libraries of the State;\n(h) to carry out various documentation activities and news paper clippings on important aspects of general interest;\n(i) to examine and evaluate the old and unuseful collection of public libraries for declaring such materials unuseful after identifying the material having permanent significance;\n(j) to promote library co-operation on different aspects of library operations including inter-library lending for the benefit of reader in other public libraries;\n(k) to participate, in various existing computerized library network such as \"DELNET\" etc. for the benefit of users;\n(l) to carry out any work entrusted by State Library Council or Director for the development of public library system in the State.",
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            "number": "11",
            "title": "11. District Libraries.",
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            "content": "(a) collect useful and standard literature and other reading material, audio-visual equipment for the use of the public;\n(b) collect material of regional/local interest;\n(c) provide reference, information and lending services and help in promotion and extension of reading habits;\n(d) supplement the collection of branch/tehsil/block/village libraries and libraries run by other agencies;\n(e) encourage and supervise inter library co-operation in the district;\n(f) provide mobile library services and establish book delivery centers wherever necessary;\n(g) coordinate and supervise the activities of other Government Branch/Tehsil/Block/Village libraries of the district and mobile library services;\n(h) inspect periodically the other Government libraries and other aided libraries in the district;\n(i) provide assistance to the district library committee in the task of preparation of development plans for the district library system;\n(j) perform such other functions as may be entrusted to it by the District Library Committee.\nChapter V\nFinance",
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        {
            "number": "12",
            "title": "12. Finance.",
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            "content": "Chapter VI\nRecognition and Derecognition",
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            "number": "13",
            "title": "13. Recognition of Public Libraries and Public Library Associations.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "14",
            "title": "14. Provision of not complying/fails.",
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            "content": "Chapter VII\nReports and Inspections",
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        {
            "number": "15",
            "title": "15. Reports and Inspections.",
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            "content": "Chapter VIII\nMiscellaneous",
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        {
            "number": "16",
            "title": "16. Members of the Council shall be public servants.",
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        {
            "number": "17",
            "title": "17. Protection of action taken in good faith.",
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        {
            "number": "18",
            "title": "18. Acts and proceedings of the Council be valid.",
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            "content": "(a) any vacancy therein or any defect in constitution thereof, or\n(b) any irregularity in its procedure.",
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        {
            "number": "19",
            "title": "19. Power to make rules.",
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            "content": "(a) manner for electing representatives from public library associations or Library Officers;\n(b) the powers, duties and functions to be performed by the Chairperson;\n(c) such other powers and functions as may be exercised and performed by the Council;\n(d) the allowances payable to the members of the Council and its Committees and the rates at which they shall be payable;\n(e) other powers, functions and duties to be exercised and performed by the Director or the Library Cell;\n(f) the function to be performed by the district library committees;\n(g) recognition of public libraries and public library associations;\n(h) the information and particulars to be included in the annual report;\n(i) any other matter which is to be or may be prescribed.",
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        {
            "number": "20",
            "title": "20. Power to make regulations.",
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            "content": "(a) the time, date and place at which the Council shall meet and the rules of procedure the Council shall observe in regard to transaction of its business at its meeting;\n(b) other committees which Council may constitute, the number of members therein and the functions which may be performed by such committees.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "21",
            "title": "21. Power to remove difficulties.",
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        "Act ID": "cg057",
        "Act Number": "C.G. Act No. 20 of 2008",
        "Enactment Date": "",
        "Act Year": "2008",
        "Short Title": "The Chhattisgarh Public Libraries Act, 2008",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Chhattisgarh"
    },
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:19"
}