*Library Legislation in Indian States & Union Territories* 👇👇 *Public Library Act & Years* 👉 1. Madras Public Libraries Act (now called Tamil Nadu Public Libraries Act :- 1948 ⚡ Cess :- Library Cess (10%) on property tax 👉 2. Andhra Pradesh Public Libraries Act :- 1960 ⚡ Library Cess (8%) on lands and buildings 👉 3. Karnataka Public Libraries Act :- 1965 ⚡ Library Cess (6%) on lands, buildings, vehicles and profession 👉 4. Maharashtra Public Libraries Act :- 1967 👉 5. West Bengal Public Libraries Act :- 1979 👉 6. Manipur Public Libraries Act :- 1988 👉 7. Haryana Public Libraries Act :- 1989 ⚡Library Cess (5%) on property tax and not less than (1%) of state expenditure on education 👉 8. Kerala Public Libraries Act :- 1989 ⚡ Local bodies to levy Cess 👉 9. Mizoram Public Libraries Act :- 1993 👉 10. Goa Public Libraries Act :- 1993 ⚡ Surcharge on IFML @1.50% rupees per litre 👉 11. Gujarat Public Libraries Act :- 2001 👉 12. Orissa Public Libraries Act :- 2001 👉 13. Uttarakhand Public Libraries Act :- 2005 👉 14. Rajasthan Public Libraries Act :- 2006 👉 15. Uttar Pradesh Public Libraries Act :- 2006 👉 16. Bihar Public Libraries Act :- 2008 👉 17. Chattisgarh Public Libraries Act :- 2008 👉 18. Arunachal Pradesh Public Libraries Act :- 2009 👉 19. Telangana Public Libraries Act, 1960 (Act enacted from 2015) :- 2015 ⚡ Library Cess (8%) on lands and buildings