Library Legislation in India’s 23 valuable states

Year-wise Acts of Public Library and Their cess

Sl. No.Act Year Enactment YearStatesLibrary Cess
119488th February 1949Tamil Nadu (Madras) Public Libraries ActLibrary Cess (10%) on Property Tax
21960 18/02/1960
Amendment 19/04/2016
Andra Pradesh (Hydrabad ) Public Libraries ActLibrary Cess (8%) on Lands and Buildings
31965 22/4/1965Karnataka (Mysore) Public Libraries ActLibrary Cess(6%) on Lands, Buildings, Vehicles and Profession
41967 20/12/1967Maharastra Public Libraries Act.No Library Cess
51979 07th January 1980West Bengal Public Libraries ActNo Library Cess
61988Last Updated 19/02/ 2020Manipur Public Libraries ActNo Library Cess
7198918/05/1989Kerala Public Libraries ActLibrary Cess 5% on Property Tax and Not Less Than 1% of State Expenditure on Education
81989 16/10/1989Harayana Public Libraries ActLocal Bodies to Levy Cess
91993 10/03/1993Mizoram Public Libraries ActNo Library Cess
101993
1993-11-26
Goa Public Libraries Act.Surcharge on IFML @ 0.50ps. Per Lter and 0.50
112001Gujrat Public Libraries ActNo Library Cess
1220012002-02-28Orissa Public Libraries Act.No Library Cess
132005 2005-04-26Uttarakhand Public Libraries ActNo Library Cess
142006 2006-04-22Rajasthan Public Libraries ActNo Library Cess
152006 2006-08-11Uttar Pradesh Public Libraries ActNo Library Cess
162011 2011-04-03Punjab Public Libraries Act.No Library Cess
172007Pondicherry Public Libraries Act.No Library Cess
182007Lakshadweep Public Libraries Act. (UTS)No Library Cess
192008 Bihar Public Libraries Act.No Library Cess
202008 Chhattisgarh Public Libraries Act.No Library Cess
212009 Arunachal Pradesh Public Libraries Act.No Library Cess
222013Madhya Pradesh Public Libraries Act.No Library Cess
232015Telangana Public Libraries Act.No Library Cess

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