Library Cess || Library Legislation in India

 

In this post we covered Library Legislation in India as per Library Cess with the states and Enacted Year:

• Madras (TN) Public Library Act (1948) – 5 paise per rupee on Property Tax
• Andhra Pradesh Public Library Act (1960) - 8 paise per rupee on House Tax and Property Tax
• Karnataka (Mysore) Public Library Act (1965) – 3% of the Land Revenue
• Haryana Public Library Act (1989) – Surcharge on House Tax and Property Tax, a rate decided by the government from time to time
• Kerala Public Library Act (1989) – Surcharge on House Tax and Property Tax
• Goa Public Library Act (1993) – Surcharge on IFML @0.50ps. per liter

List of Public Library Act which has “No Provision for Library Cess” options:

1. Maharashtra – 1967
2. West Bengal – 1979
3. Manipur – 1988
4. Mizoram – 1993
5. Gujrat – 2001
6. Orrissa – 2001
7. Uttrakhand – 2005
8. Uttar Pradesh – 2006
9. Rajasthan – 2006
10. Lakshadweep – 2007
11. Chhattisgarh – 2008
12. Bihar – 2008
13. Arunachal Pradesh – 2009

Read the above descriptions carefully, sometimes the examiner asks you to match the Library Act with the Year, and sometimes they ask about the arrange the Library Acts in a yearly sequence.