State Act

The Telangana Public Libraries Act, 1960.

8. For the purposes of this Act, the Government shall constitute a separate Department of Public Libraries and 16[appoint a Director for that Department]. The Director so appointed shall, subject to the control of the Government— (a) supervise the State Central Library and the branches of such library; (b) superintend and direct all matters relating to public libraries; (c) declare in accordance with the rules made under this Act, what libraries are eligible for aid from the Government and supervise and direct all matters relating to such libraries; (d) direct and control the work of all Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas under this Act in the manner prescribed; 17[(e) [XXX]] (f) submit reports to the Committee on the working of libraries, whenever necessary; (g) publish annually a bibliography of all the books published in the State in any language other than English or Sanskrit; (h) perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as are imposed or conferred on him by this Act or the rules made thereunder; (i) arrange for centralised classification, cataloguing, inter-library loan, co-ordination of book selection and maintenance of copyright registry; 18[(j) [XXX]] 19[(k) to deal with all the administrative matters pertaining to appointments, postings, transfers, promotions and disciplinary action on the staff of Parishad and Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas.]