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(1) Subject to the superintendence, direction and control of the State Government, the Director shall be responsible for the administration of this Act. (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the Director shall- (a) be responsible for the planning, maintenance, organisation and development of public libraries and public library system; (b) superintend and direct all matters relating to public libraries; (c) promote the establishment of public libraries to achieve the purposes of this Act; (d) recognise, in accordance with the rules made under this Act, public libraries and State, Divisional and other public library associations for the purposes of grant-in-aid from the Library Fund and sanction and disburse grants to them ; (e) maintain accounts of the Library Fund and ensure its proper utilisation; (f) publish annually a bibliography of all the books published in the State; (g) submit to the State Government every year, a report on the working of public libraries under this Act; (h) collect and preserve old and rare books, periodicals, manuscripts and other documents of educative value in public libraries; (i) organise programme for training candidates in library science and conduct examinations for the candidates of recognised library training courses; and (j) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on him by rules made under this Act.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>1</i>) Subject to the superintendence, direction and control of the State Government, the Director shall be responsible for the administration of this Act.<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>2</i>) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the Director shall-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) be responsible for the planning, maintenance, organisation and development of public libraries and public library system;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> superintend and direct all matters relating to public libraries;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>c</i>) promote the establishment of public libraries to achieve the purposes of this Act;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>d</i>) recognise, in accordance with the rules made under this Act, public libraries and State, Divisional and other public library associations for the purposes of grant-in-aid from the Library Fund and sanction and disburse grants to them ;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>e</i>) maintain accounts of the Library Fund and ensure its proper utilisation;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>f</i>) publish annually a bibliography of all the books published in the State;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>g</i>) submit to the State Government every year, a report on the working of public libraries under this Act;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>h</i>) collect and preserve old and rare books, periodicals, manuscripts and other documents of educative value in public libraries;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(i)</i> organise programme for training candidates in library science and conduct examinations for the candidates of recognised library training courses; and<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>j</i>) exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as may be conferred or imposed on him by rules made under this Act. <br>