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dze l[a ;k& 57 iathd`r l[a ;k&Mh0,u0@30@03 ¼ykblUs l Vw ikLs V fonkmV izhisesUV½ ljdkjh xtV] mÙkjkapy mÙkjkapy ljdkj }kjk izdkf”kr vlk/kkj.k fo/kk;h ifjf”k’V Hkkx&1] [k.M ¼d½ ¼mÙkjkapy vf/kfu;e½ ngs jknuw ] exa yokj] 26 viSzy 2005 bZ0 oS”kk[k 06] 1927 “kd lEor~ mÙkjkapy “kklu fo/kk;h ,oa lalnh; dk;Z foHkkx la[;k 490@fo/kk;h ,oa lalnh; dk;Z@2005 ngs jknuw ] 26 viSzy] 2005 vf/klwpuk fofo/k **Hkkjr dk lfao/kku** ds vuqPNns 200 ds v/khu jkT;iky egksn; us mRrjkpa y fo/kku lHkk }kjk ikfjr mRrjkapy ykds iLq rdky; fo/k;s d] 2005 dk s fnukad 23&04&2005 dk s vuqefr iznku dh vkjS og mRrajkpy vf/kfu;e l[a ;k 19 lu 2005 ds :i eas loZ&lk/kkj.k dh lpw ukFk Z bl vf/klpw uk }kjk idz kf”kr fd;k tkrk gSA mÙkjk[k.M ykds iLq rdky; vf/kfu;e] 2005 ¿mÙkjk[k.M vf/kfu;e la[;k 19] 2005À mÙkjk[k.M yksd iqLrdky;ks a dh LFkkiuk rFkk lEcfU/kr ,oa vkuq’kafxd fo’k;kas dh O;oLFkk ds fy, vf/kfu;e mÙkjk[k.M jkT; fo/kku lHkk }kjk Hkkjr x.kjkT; ds NIiuos a o’kZ es a fuEufyf[kr :Ik es a vf/kfu;fer fd;k tkrk gS%& v/;k;&1 izkjfEHkd Lakf{kIr uke] foLrkj 1- ¼1½ ;g vf/kfu;e mÙkjk[k.M yksd iqLrdky; vf/kfu;e] 2005 dgyk;sxkA rFkk izkjEHk ¼2½ bldk foLrkj lEiw.kZ mÙkjk[k.M jkT; es a gksxkA ¼3½ ;g rqjUr izo`Rr gksxkA ifjHkk’kk,a 2- tc rd fd lUnHkZ es a vU;Fkk visf{kr u gks] bl vf/kfu;e es a %& ¼d½ ^*ekU;rk izkIr iqLrdky;** dk rkRi;Z bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu cuk;h x;h fu;ekoyh ds vuqlkj jkT; ljdkj vFkok funs”kd ls ekU;rk izkIr ?kksf’kr ,sls iqLrdky; ls gS] tks tu lkekU; ds fy, gks( ¼[k½ ^^lfefr** dk rkRi;Z jkT; iqLrdky; lfefr ls gS( ¼x½ ^^funs”kd** dk rkRi;Z f”k{kk funs”kd ls gS( ¼?k½ ^^tuin** dk rkRi;Z jktLo tuin ls gS( ¼³½ ^^ljdkj** dk rkRi;Z mÙkjk[k.M jkT; ljdkj ls gS( ¼p½ ^^iqLrdky; midj** dk rkRi;Z jkT; ljdkj }kjk fu/kkZfjr “kqYd ls gS( ¼N½ ^^vf/klwpuk** dk rkRi;Z mÙkjk[k.M ljdkj ds xtV es a izdkf”kr vf/klpw uk ls gS( ¼t½ ^^fofgr** dk rkRi;Z vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fofgr fu;eks a ,oa izfdz;kvks a ls gS( ¼>½ ^^yksd iqLrdky;** dk rkRi;Z && ¼,d½ ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k }kjk LFkkfir vFkok vuqjf{kr iqLrdky; ls gS] ftlesa mldh “kk[kk,a rFkk iqLrdksa ds forj.k dsUnz dk LFkku Hkh gS vkSj ftls turk ds mi;ksxkFkZ [kyq k ?kksf’kr fd;k x;k gS( ¼nks½ ljdkj }kjk LFkkfir vFkok vuqjf{kr iqLrdky; ls gS] ftls yksd iqLrdky; ?kksf’kr fd;k x;k gks( ¼rhu½ LFkkuh; fudk; vFkok lgdkjh lfefr }kjk LFkkfir rFkk vuqjf{kr iqLrdky; ls gS] ftls yksd iqLrdky; ?kksf’kr fd;k x;k gks( ¼pkj½ ,sls iqLrdky; ls gS] ftls jkT; ljdkj }kjk lgk;rk izkIr djus ds fy, vgZ ?kksf’kr fd;k x;k gS vkSj ftl dks jkT; ljdkj vFkok iqLrdky; fuf/k ls fdlh Hkh izdkj dh foÙkh; vkSj iqLrdks a dh lgk;rk fey jgh gks] bles a bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstu ds fy, jkT; ljdkj }kjk ?kksf’kr yksd iqLrdky; Hkh lfEefyr gS( ¼¥½ ^^jkT;** dk rkRi;Z mÙkjk[k.M jkT; ls gS( ¼V½ ^^jktdh; dsUnzh; iqLrdky;** dk ,sls iqLrdky; ls gS] ftls jkT; ljdkj }kjk jktdh; dUs nzh; iqLrdky; ?kksf’kr fd;k x;k gks( ¼B½ ^^o’kZ** dk rkRi;Z foÙkh; o’kZ ls gSA v/;k;&2 jkT; iqLrdky; lfefr jkT; iqLrdky; 3- ¼1½ bl vf/kfu;e ds ykxw gksus ds Ik”pkr~ ;Fkk”kh?kz jkT; ljdkj vf/klpw uk }kjk bl lfefr dk xBu vkSj vf/kfu;e ds mn~ns”;ks a dh iwfrZ gsrq ,d jkT; iqLrdky; lfefr dk xBu djsxh] tks lajpuk rFkk mlds jkT; iqLrdky; lfefr dgyk;sxhA dk;Z ¼2½ lfefr es a fuEufyf[kr lnL; gksxa s %& ¼d½ f”k{kk ea=h & insu v/;{k( ¼[k½ izeq[k lfpo@lfpo] f”k{kk mÙkjk[k.M & mik/;{k( ¼x½ lfpo] fu;kstu] mÙkjk[k.M ¼?k½ lfpo] iapk;rh jkt ,oa lgdkfjrk] mÙkjk[k.M ¼³½ lfpo@izeq[k lfpo] foÙk] mÙkjk[k.M ¼p½ funs”kd] mPp f”k{kk] mÙkjk[k.M ¼N½ funs”kd] izkfof/kd f”k{kk] mÙkjk[k.M ¼t½ jkT; Lrjh; iqLrdky;k/;{k( ¼>½ pdzkuqdze es a dqyifr }kjk ukfefr jkT; ds fo”ofo}ky;ks a dk ,d izfrfuf/k vFkok dqyifr Lo;a( ¼¥½ jkT; Lrjh; iqLrdky; ds lcls igy s ukekafdr ikBd lnL;ks a ea s ls ,d lnL;( ¼V½ jkT; ds iqLrdky;ks a ls lEcfU/kr fo’k;kas dk fo”ks’k Kku j[kus okys nks ukfer lnL;( ¼B½ jkT; ljdkj }kjk ukfer pdzkuqdze es a nks ftyk iqLrdky;k/;{k( ¼M½ jktk jke eksgu jk; iqLrdky; }kjk ukfer ,d O;fDr( ¼<½ funs”kd] fo|ky;h f”k{kk] mÙkjk[k.M & lnL; lfpoA ¼3½ lfefr ljdkj dks bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu mRiUu izdj.kks a ij ijke”kZ nsxh vkSj ,slh vU; “kfDr;ks a dk iz;ksx ,oa drZO;ks a dk ikyu djsxh] tks bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fofgr fd;s tk;sAa lfefr ds dfri; 4- /kkjk 3 dh mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds micU/kks a ds v/khu lfefr ds insu lnL;ks a ds vfrfjDr lnL;ks a dk dk;Zdky lfefr dk izR;sd lnL; vius fuokZpu vFkok ukfer gksus ;FkkfLFkfr dh frfFk ls rhu o’kZ ds fy, in/kkj.k djsxa s % ijUrq lfefr ds ukfer ;k fuokZfpr lnL;ks a dh ;g inkof/k mudh ml fudk; dh lnL;rk lekIr gksus ds rqjUr ckn lekIr gks tk;xs h] ftlds }kjk og ukfer ;k fuokZfpr fd;s x;s Fks % ijUrq vxzsÙkj ;g fd ,slk lnL;] tks bl vf/kfu;e ds vkjEHk gksus s dh frfFk dks inklhu gks] vius uke&funs”Z ku] fuokZpu vFkok lg;kstu dh] tSlh Hkh fLFkfr gks] frfFk ls rhu o’kZ rd vius in ij cuk jgsxkA lfefr ds dfri; 5- ;fn lfefr ds ukfer] fuokZfpr lnL;ks a ds dk;dZ ky dh lekfIr ls iwoZ dksbZ LFkku lnL;ks a dh vkdfLed fjDr gksrk gS rks og vU; O;fDr ds ukekadu vFkok fuokZpu }kjk tSlh Hkh fLFkfr gks] fjfDr;ks a dk Hkjk /kkjk 3 es a micfU/kr jhfr ds vuqlkj Hkjk tk;sxk vkSj lfefr dk ,slk ukfer vFkok tkuk fuokZfpr lnL; iwoZorhZ lnL; ds vo”ks’k dk;dZ ky rd in /kkj.k djsxkA lfefr dh cSBdsa 6- lfefr dh cSBd o’kZ es a nks ckj gksxh] ijUrq ;fn vko”;d le>k tk; s rks dHkh Hkh cSBd vkgwr dh tk ldrh gSA vkSipkfjdrkvks vkfn 7- jkT; iqLrdky; lfefr dk dksbZ dk; Z ek= lfefr es a fdlh fjfDr ds gksus vFkok ds dkj.k jkT; lfefr ds xBu ds =qfViw.kZ gksus d s dkj.k vfof/kekU; ugha le>k tk;xs kA iqLrdky; lfefr }kjk fd, x, dk;Z dk vfof/kekU; u gksuk v/;k; &3 f”k{kk foHkkx ds vUrxZr yksd iqLrdky; izdks’B@foHkkx f”k{kk foHkkx es a yksd 8- bl vf/kfu;e ds iz;kstu ds fy, ljdkj f”k{kk funs”kky; es a ,d izdks’B dh LFkkiuk iqLrdky; izdks’B@ djsxhA funs”kd] fo|ky;h f”k{kk dh laLrqfr ds vk/kkj ij “kklu funs”kky; esa miyC/k foHkkx dk xBu inks a es a ls la;qDr funs”kd@mi funs”kd dh fu;qfDr dh tk;xs h] ftls fo”ks’k dk;Z vf/kdkjh iqLrdky; dgk tk;sxk] tks funs”kd dks vius fuEufyf[kr drZO;ks a ds fu’iknu es a lg;ksx djsxk %& ¼d½ jktdh; dUs nzh; iqLrdky; rFkk mldh “kk[kkvks a dk Ik;Zos{k.k( ¼[k½ yksd iqLrdky;ks a ls lEcfU/kr lHkh ekeyksa dk v/kh{k.k ,oa funs”Z ku( ¼x½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu cuk; s x;s fu;eks a ds vuqlkj ?kksf’kr djuk fd dkSu ls iqLrdky; jkT; ljdkj ls lgk;ek izkIr djus ds ik= gksxa s vkSj ,sls iqLrdky;ks a ls lEcfU/kr leLr ekeyksa dk Ik;Zos{k.k ,oa funs”Z ku( ¼?k½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu fofgr jhfr ds vuqlkj leLr ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.kks a ds dk;kZas dk funs”Z ku vkSj fu;a=.k( ¼³½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu iqLrdky;ks a dh dk;iZ z.kkyh ds lEcU/k es a jkT; ljdkj@jkT; iqLrdky; lfefr dks izfrosnu izLrqr djus ea s lg;ksx iznku djuk( ¼p½ vko”;drkuqlkj iqLrdky;ks a dh dk;iZ z.kkyh ds lEcU/k es a izfrosnuks a dk izLrqrhdj.k( ¼N½ jkT; ds lEcU/k esa vFkok jkT; es a izdkf”kr fdlh Hkk’kk dh leLr iqLrdksa dh xzUFklwph dk okf’kZd izdk”ku( ¼t½ bl vf/kfu;e }kjk mldks iznÙk ,oa vf/kjksfir drZO;ks a dk ikyu ,oa ,slh vU; “kfDr;ks a dk iz;ksx( ¼>½ dsUnzh;d`r oxhZdj.k dk lwphdj.k vUriqZLrdky; _.k dh O;oLFkk ,oa iqLrdks a ds p;u es a leUo; rFkk izfrfyI;kf/kdkj jftLVªh dk vuqj{k.k djuk( ¼¥½ bl vf/kfu;e ds v/khu cuk;s x;s fu;eks a ds vuqlkj funs”kd] fo|ky;h f”k{kk dks ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k ds dk;kZy; ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.kks a }kjk LFkkfir vkSj vuqjf{kr yksd iqLrdky;ks a es a visf{kr inks a dk l`tu vkSj mu ij fu;qfDr djukA ftyk iLq rdky; izkf/kdj.k ftyk iqLrdky; 9- ¼1½ yksd iqLrdky;ksa ds xBu ,oa iz”kklu gsrq jkT; ds izR;sd tuin es a lEcfU/kr tuin izkf/kdj.k dk xBu ds uke ls ,d ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k xfBr fd;k tk;xs kA ,oa fuxeu ¼2½ izR;sd ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k ml {ks= ds uke ls] ftlds fy, ;g xfBr fd;k x;k gS] fuxfer fudk; “kk”or~ mÙkjkf/kdkj okyk fudk; gksxk vkSj mldh ,d lkekU; eqgj gksxh rFkk mls fdlh lEifÙk ds vtZu] /kkj.k rFkk fuLrkj.k ,oa lafonk djus dh “kfDr gksxh vkSj mlh uke ls ;k mlds fo:) okn ;ksftr fd;k tk ldsxkA ¼3½ izR;sd ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k dk ;g drZO; gksxk fd og vius {ks=kf/kdkj es a iqLrdky; lqfo/kk bl izdkj miyC/k djk; s fd vf/kfu;e dh vf/kfu;fefr ds Ik”pkr~ ;Fkk”kh?kz izR;sd fodkl [k.M es a ,d fodkl [k.M iqLrdky;] izR;sd uxjikfydk@ dLcs es a ,d uxj iqLrdky; vkSj izR;sd xzke iapk;r {ks= es a ,d xzke iqLrdky; pj.kc) ;kstuk cukdj LFkkfir fd;k tk;A ftyk iqLrdky; 10- izR;sd tuin es a ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k es a fuEufyf[kr lnL; gksxa s%& izkf/kdj.k dh lajpuk ¼d½ ftyk eftLVsªsV & v/;{k( ¼[k½ dks’kkf/kdkjh & lnL;( ¼x½ ftyk f”k{kk vf/kdkjh & lnL; lfpo( ¼?k½ jkT; iqLrdky; lfefr }kjk ukfer jktdh; egkfo|ky; vFkok LukÙkdksÙkj egkfo|ky; ls ,d vkSj jktdh; ikWfyVSfDud vkSj jktdh; ek/;fed fo|ky; ds ,d iz/kkukpk;]Z lEcfU/kr foHkkx }kjk ukfer fd;s tk;sxa s( ¼³½ jkT; ljdkj }kjk ukfer f”k{kk@yksd iqLrdky; ds {ks= esa mRd`’V dk;Z djus okys nks O;fDRk( ¼p½ izR;sd {ks= iapk;r ds izeq[k@uxjikfydk ifj’kn~ ds v/;{k@uxj iapk;r ds v/;{k( ¼N½ ftyk iqLrdky; ds ikBd lnL;ks a es a ls ,d( ¼t½ ftyk dsUnzh; iqLrdky; dk iqLrdky;k/;{k( ¼>½ tuin ds fo”ofo|ky;@le ¼MhEM½ fo”ofo|ky; ds iqLrdky;k/;{k] ;fn dksbZ gks( ¼¥½ lwpuk foHkkx rFkk U;kf;d lsok ds ,d&,d lnL; vFkok ckj ,lksfl,”ku }kjk ukfer ,d lnL;A ftyk iqLrdky; 11- ¼1½ ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k dk izR;sd lnL;] tks ftyk iqLrdky; dk iqLrdky;k/;{k izkf/kdj.k ds lnL;ks a u gks] uke&funs”Z ku vFkok fuokZpu] tSlh Hkh fLFkfr gks] dh frfFk ls rhu o’kZ rd in dk dk;Zdky /kkj.k djsxkA ¼2½ ukfer vFkok fuokZfpr lnL; ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k ds :Ik es a lnL; gksxa s % ijUrq ,slk dksbZ lnL; ;fn vf/kfu;e ds izkjEHk gksus dh frfFk dks in/kkjd gS rks og uke&funs”Z ku vFkok fuokZpu] tSlh Hkh fLFkfr gks] dh frfFk ls rhu o’kksa Z rd in /kkj.k djsxkA ftyk iqLrdky; 12- ¼1½ dksbZ O;fDr ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k dk lnL; pqus tkus vkSj lnL;rk ds fy, izkf/kdj.k dk lnL; vugZ gksxk] ;fn og & puq s tkus ;k gksus ds fy, vugZrk ¼d½ QkStnkjh vnkyr }kjk uSfrd v/kerk ds fdlh vijk/k ds fy, dkjkokl dh ltk nh xbZ gS ;k ltk ik;k gks] ,slh ltk U;k;ky; }kjk izfrofrZr u dh xbZ gks vFkok mldk vijk/k {kek u dj fn;k x;k gks vkSj ,slh ltk dh lekfIr dh frfFk ls ikap o’kZ dh vof/k O;rhr u gqbZ gks % ijUrq jkT; ljdkj ,sls n.M dks v;ksX;rk u ekus tkus ds funs”Z k ns ldrh gS] ;fn og && ¼[k½ fod`rfpÙk gks vkSj mls fdlh l{ke U;k;ky; }kjk ,slk ?kksf’kr fd;k x;k gks( ¼x½ fdlh U;k;ky; }kjk fnokfy;k ?kksf’kr fd;k x;k gks vFkok vuqUeDq r fnokfy;k gks( ¼?k½ fcuk fdlh ,sls dkj.k ls] tks ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k dh jk; es a mls nks’keqDr djus d s fy, Ik;kZIr ugha g]S yxkrkj rhu cSBdks a ls vuqifLFkr jgrk gSA ¼2½ ;fn fdlh O;fDr dh mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds [k.M ¼?k½ ds v/khu lnL;rk lekIr gks tkrh gS rks lfpo bl fo’k; esa ,sls O;fDr dks fyf[kr :Ik esa rqjUr lwfpr djsxk vkSj ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k dks mldh vkxkeh cSBd esa mldh lwpuk nsxkA ;fn ,slk lnL; izkf/kdj.k dh vkxkeh cSBd dh frfFk ls iwoZ viuh lnL;rk lekfIr dh lwpuk izkfIr ds iUnzg fnu ds Hkhrj izkIr viuh lnL;rk ds iquLFkkZiu gsrq vkosnu djrk gS rks ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k vkxkeh cSBd esa vkosnu izkIr gksus ij vFkok Lor% mldh lnL;rk iquLFkkZfir dj ldrk gS % ijUrq ,sls lnL; dks mlds dk;Zdky esa nks ls vf/kd ckj bl izdkj iquLFkkZfir ugha fd;k tk;xs kA ftyk iqLrdky; 13- ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k es a fdlh ukfer vFkok fuokZfpr lnL; dk dk;Zdky izkf/kdj.k ds lnL;ks a lekIr gksus ls iwoZ LFkku fjDr gksus ij mls /kkjk 10 es a micfU/kr jhfr ds vuqlkj vU; ds vkdfLed fjDr O;fDr ds uke&funs”Z ku vFkok fuokZpu] tSlh Hkh fLFkfr gks] }kjk Hkjk tk;sxk vkSj ,slk inks a dk Hkjk tkuk uke funs”Z ku vFkok fuokZfpr O;fDr iwoZorhZ lnL; dh vo”ks’k vof/k ds fy, in /kkj.k djsxkA ftyk iqLrdky; 14 ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k && izkf/kdj.k dh “kfDr;ka ,oa dk;Z ¼d½ yksd iqLrdky;ks a ds fy, Hkwfe o Hkouks a dh O;oLFkk rFkk muds fy, vko”;d lkexzh] QuhZpj] fQfVax rFkk vU; lfqo/kkvks a vkfn dh Hkh O;oLFkk gsrq izLrko rS;kj djuk( ¼[k½ miyC/k lalk/kuks a ls ,sls iqLrdky;ks a es a iqLrds]a fu;rdkfyd if=dk,a] lekpkj&i=] ik.Mqfyfi;ka] ekufp=] dyk&foKku lEcU/kh dk;Z o uewus] izdk”k LykbZ] fQYe] pyfp= izkstsDVj] fjdkMZ] lh0Mh0] vkj vks ,l] n`”; JO; Lkkexzh] vkafdd ¼fMftVy½ izy[s k rFkk blh izdkj dh lkexzh tqVkuk vFkok jkT; iqLrdky; lfefr dks izLrko@ekax izLrqr djuk % ijUrq iqLrdky; es a j[kh tkus okyh iqLrds a ljdkj }kjk le;&le; ij vuqeksfnr iqLrdks a dh lwph ls pquh tk;xs hA iqLrdksa ds p;u ds fy, jkT; ,oa tuin Lrj ij ljdkj ds iwokZuqeksnu ls p;u lfefr xfBr dh tk;xs hA ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k ,slh if=dkvks a ,oa lekpkj&i=ks a dks Hkh] tks le;&le; ij ljdkj }kjk vFkok ljdkj }kjk vf/kdr` vf/kdkjh }kjk fufnZ’V dh tk;] j[kxs h] ftudk dqy ewY; bl [k.M ds iz;kstu gsrq izkf/kdj.k ds vk;&O;;d es a fd;s x;s izkfo/kku ds 25 izzfr”kr ls vf/kd ugha gkxs k( ¼x½ funs”kd dh iwoZ vuqefr ls vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 9 dh mi/kkjk ¼3½ ds mi[k.M ¼d½ es a mfYyf[kr fdlh yksd iqLrdky; dks vU;= LFkkukUrfjr ;k cUn fd;k tk ldrk gS vFkok fdlh vU; ,sls yksd iqLrdky; dh lgk;rk lekIr dh tk ldrh gS] ftls bl vf/kfue; ds v/khu cuk;s x;s fu;eks a }kjk fofu;fer fd;k tk jgk gS( ¼?k½ ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k vius fdz;kdykiksa ls lEcfU/kr iz;kstu gsrq migkj vFkok nku Lohdkj dj ldrh gS % ijUrq izfrcU/k ;g gS fd migkj vFkok vpy lEifÙk ds :Ik es a nku ljdkj dh iwoZ Lohdf`r ds fcuk Lohdkj ugha fd;s tk ldsaxs vkSj mudk mi;ksx mlh iqLrdky; gsrq fd;k tk;xs k( ¼³½ lelkef;d ,oa tuksi;ksxh fo’k;ks a ij O;k[;kuks a dk vk;kts u( ¼p½ izcU/k ra= dh lgefr vkSj ljdkj vFkok ljdkj }kjk bl fufeÙk izkf/kdr` vf/kdkjh dh iwoZ Lohdf`r ls fdlh iqLrdky; dk] ,slh “krksaZ ij] ftUgas ljdkj vFkok ljdkj }kjk bl fufeÙk izkf/kdr` vf/kdkjh }kjk vuqeksfnr fd;k tk;] vf/kxzg.k( ¼N½ yksd iqLrdky; rFkk lk{kjrk lEcU/kh dk;dZ ykiks a ds fy, lgk;rk iznku djuk( ¼t½ lk/kkj.kr% bl vf/kfu;e ds micU/kks a ds iz;kstuks a dh iwfrZ gsrq vko”;d dk;oZ kgh djukA ftyk iqLrdky; 15- ¼1½ ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k ds xBu ds Ik”pkr~ ;Fkk”kh?kz rFkk blds Ik”pkr~ mruh ckj] izkf/kdj.k }kjk tSlk funs”kd }kjk visf{kr gks] izR;sd ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k }kjk tc Hkh ,slk ;kstuk,a izLrqr djuk djuk vko”;d le>k tk;] vius {ks= es a iqLrdky;ks a dh LFkkiuk vkSj iqLrdky; lsok foLrkj gsrq] ,sls izk:Ik es a vkSj ,slh jhfr ls tSlk fofgr fd;k tk;] ;kstuk rS;kj dj funs”kd dks Lohdf`r gsrq izLrqr dh tk;xs hA funs”kd ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k dks ,sls ifjorZuks a ds lEcU/k es a viuk vH;kosnu] ;fn dksbZ gks] izLrqr djus dk volj fn;s tkus d s Ik”pkr~ ,sls ifjorZu ds lkFk] ftls og mfpr le>s] ;kstuk dks Lohdf`r iznku dj ldsxkA rRi”pkr~ ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k funs”kd }kjk bl izdkj Lohdr` ;kstuk dks ykxw djsxkA ¼2½ lEcfU/kr ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k ls vkosnu izkIr gksus ij funs”kd] fo|ky;h f”k{kk mi/kkjk ¼1½ ds v/khu Lohdr` ;kstuk dks mikUrfjr dj ldrk gS vFkok mlds LFkku ij u;h ;kstuk Lohdr` dj ldrk gSA ftyk iqLrdky; 16- ¼1½ ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k lnL; lfpo dh v/;{krk es a ,sls lnL;ks a dh] ftUg s og izkf/kdj.k dh mi;qDr le>s] ,d dk;dZ kjh lfefr fu;qDr djsxk rFkk vf/kfu;e ds v/khu ,slh dk;Zdkjh lfefr;ka lfefr dks iqLrdky; “kqYd ds vf/kjksi.k dh “kfDr ds vfrfjDr vpy lEifÙk ds rFkk milfefr;ka fuLrkj.k] vk;&O;;d] izfrosnu] y[s k s rFkk ys[kk ijh{kk izfrosnu ikfjr djus dh “kfDr;ka rFkk d`R; izR;k;kfstr djsxkA ¼2½ ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k fdlh lanfHkZr ,sls ekeyksa dh tkap djus] lwpuk nsus vFkok ijke”kZ nsus d s fy, le;&le; milfefr;ka Hkh fu;qDr dj ldsxkA ftyk iqLrdky; 17- ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k dk dksbZ Hkh dk;Z dsoy blh dkj.k ls vfof/kekU; u gksxk izkf/kdj.k dk fdlh fd izkf/kdj.k es a dksbZ fjfDr ;k mlds xBu es a =qfV fo|eku FkhA dk;Z dh vkSipkfjdrk iw.kZ u fd, tkus ds dkj.k vfof/kekU; u gksuk ftyk iqLrdky; 18- /kkjk 9 dh mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds mi[k.M ¼d½ es a ifjHkkf’kr yksd iqLrdky;ks a ds iz;kstukFkZ izkf/kdj.k es a lEifÙk;ks a ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k }kjk fdlh {ks= es a vftZr ,oa /kkfjr leLr lEifÙk;ka jkT; dk fufgr gksuk ljdkj vFkok jkT; ljdkj }kjk vf/kdr` fd;s tkus ij ml {ks= ds ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k es a fufgr jgsxhA jkT; ljdkj dh 19- ¼1½ lk/kkj.kr% vf/kfu;e ds izkfo/kkuks a ds fuoZgu gsrq bl vf/kfu;e vkSj mlds v/khu cuk; s fu;ekoyh cukus dh x;s fu;eks a ds micU/kks a ds v/khu jkT; ljdkj mifof/k;ka cuk ldsxhA “kfDr ¼2½ fo”ks’k dk; Z ls rFkk iwoksDZ r “kfDr;ks a dh O;kidrk ij izfrdwy izHkko Mkys fcuk ,slh mifof/k }kjk fuEufyf[kr leLr vFkok fdUgha fo’k;kas ds fy, O;oLFkk dj ldsxh( vFkkZr~ %& ¼d½ fdlh {ks= es a yksd iqLrdky;ks a es a ,slh “krksaZ ij turk dk izos”k] tks fofufnZ’V dh tk;(a ¼[k½ ,sls iqLrdky;ksa dk mi;ksx djus ds bPNqd O;fDRk;kas }kjk ,sls iqLrdky;ksa dh {kfr vFkok muds nq#i;ksx] lEifÙk u’V gksus ;k gkfu ds izfr xkjaVh vFkok izfrHkwfr izLrqr djuk( ¼x½ ,sls iqLrdky;ks a dh ,slh lEifÙk dh {kfr] nq#i;ksx] fouk”k rFkk gkfu ls cpkus ds fy, vko”;d izfdz;k fu/kkZfjr djuk( ¼?k½ bl vf/kfu;e rFkk blds v/khu cuk;s x;s fu;eks a vFkok mifof/k;kas ds micU/kks a dk mYya?ku djus okys vFkok vuqikyu u djus okys fdlh O;fDRk dk ,sls iqLrdky; ls fu’dklu vFkok mls gVkus ds ekey s es a izkf/kdj.k ds vf/kdkfj;ks a vkSj lsodksa }kjk iz;ksx fd;s tkus okys izkf/kdkj( ¼³½ ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k dh cSBdks a dks lapkfyr djuk rFkk ,slh cSBdks a ds dkjksckj ds laO;ogkj ds fy, viuk; s tkus okyh izfdz;k rFkk fdlh cSBd es a ,sls dkjksckj ds laO;ogkj ds fy, x.kiwfrZA ¼3½ mi/kkjk ¼2½ ds v/khu ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k }kjk rS;kj mifof/k es a funs”kd la”kks/ku dj ldrk gS vFkok mls fujflr dj ldrk gS % ijUrq mls la”kksf/kr vFkok fujflr djus ls iwoZ funs”kd lEcfU/kr ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k dks bl fo’k; es a izR;kosnu izLrqr djus gsrq ;qfDr;qDr volj iznku djsxkA v/;k;&4 foÙk ,oa y[s kk iqLrdky; “kqYd ,oa 20- ¼1½ jkT; ljdkj iqLrdky;ks a ds iz;kstukFkZ iqLrdky; “kqYd vf/kjksfir dj ldsxhA fuf/k;ka ¼2½ jktk jke eksgu jk; iqLrdky; QkmUMs”ku] dsUnzh; ljdkj vkSj blh izdkj ds fudk;kas ls izkIr vuqnku ds :Ik es a laxzghr fuf/k dk mi;ksx jkT; ds yksd iqLrdky;ks a ds fodkl gsrq fd;k tk;sxkA ¼3½ izR;sd iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k ,d fuf/k j[kxs k] tks ^^iqLrdky; fuf/k** dgyk;sxh] ftlls vf/kfu;e ds v/khu gksus okys mlds leLr O;;ks a dh iwfrZ dh tk;xs hA ¼4½ iqLrdky; fuf/k es a fuEufyf[kr /kujkf”k;k¡ tek dh tk;xs h( ;Fkk & ¼d½ va”knku] migkj rFkk ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k dks yksd iqLrdky;ks a ds ykHk gsrq LFkk;h fuf/k ls izkIr vk;( ¼[k½ iqLrdky; ,oa izkS<+ f”k{kk lEcU/kh fdlh fofufnZ’V iz;kstukFkZ ljdkj }kjk fn;s tkus okys fo”ks’k vuqnku( ¼x½ bl vf/kfue; ds vUrxZr cuk; s x;s fu;eksa ;k mifof/k;kas ds vUrxZr ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k }kjk laxzghr vU; /kujkf”k;ka rFkk fuf/k;kaA y[s kks a dk j[kj[kko 21- ¼1½ lnL;&lfpo }kjk ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k dh izkfIr;ks a ,oa O;; dk y[s kk j[kk tk;xs k] lfpo }kjk v/;{k dh vuqefr ls vius foÙk ,oa y[s kk vuqHkkx ds v/khuLFk dkfeZdks a dks bl dk; Z ds fy, yxk;k tk ldsxkA ¼2½ y[s kks a dk fujh{k.k fd;k tk ldsxk] y[s kk ijh{kk vLohdr` ,oa vf/kHkkj gsrq miyC/k gksxa s vkSj vU; lHkh izdkj ls ml jhfr ls lHkh O;og`r gksxa s] tks fofgr dh tk;A v/;k;&5 fofo/k izfrosnu ,oa 22- izR;sd ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k vFkok yksd iqLrdky; ds izHkkjh izR;sd O;fDr foojf.k;ka le;&le; ij visf{kr izfrosnu vkSj foojf.k;ka rFkk lwpuk,a funs”kd vFkok mlds }kjk izkf/kdr` O;fDr;ks a dks izLrqr djsxkA iqLrdky; fujh{k.k 23- ;g lek/kku djus ds fy, fd bl vf/kfu;e vkSj blds v/khu cuk; s x;s fu;eksa rFkk mifof/k;kas ds izkfo/kkuks a dk vuqikyu fd;k tk jgk gS] funs”kd vFkok bl fufeÙk izkf/kdr` O;fDRk fdlh yksd iqLrdky; vFkok mlls lEc) fdlh laLFkk dk fujh{k.k dj ldsxa sA fu;e cukus dh 24- ¼1½ ljdkj vf/klwpuk }kjk bl vf/kfu;e ds mn~ns”;ks a dh iwfrZ gsrq fu;e cuk ldsxhA “kfDr ¼2½ fo”ks’k :Ik ls ,sls fu;eks a dh iwoksDZ r “kfDr;ks a dh O;kidrk ij izfrdwy izHkko Mkys fcuk fuEufyf[kr izkfo/kku fd;k tk ldsxa s %& ¼d½ fu;qfDr dk rjhdk] jkT; iqLrdky; lfefr ,oa ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k ds lnL;ks a dk ukekadu vkSj fuokZpu( ¼[k½ ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k ds y[s kks a dk y[s kk ijhf{kr fooj.k rFkk ys[kk ijh{kdksa ds izfrosnuks a dk izdk”ku( ¼x½ lgk;frr iqLrdky;ks a dks fn;s tkus okys vuqnku ds fofu;eu vkSj ,sls iqLrdky;ks a ds Lrj dks cuk; s j[kus ds fy, iqLrdky; lgk;d vuqnku lafgrk dk izdk”ku( ¼?k½ jkT; ds iqLrdky;ks a rFkk iqLrdky;k/;{kks a lEcU/kh jkT; Lrjh; iaftdkvks a dk j[k&j[kko( ¼M-½ ftyk iqLrdky; izkf/kdj.k }kjk vuqjf{kr yksd iqLrdky;ks a es a vko”;d deZpkfj;ks a dh fu;qfDr vkSj ,sls iqLrdky;ks a es a fu;qDr deZpkfj;ks a dk oxhZdj.k] HkrhZ ds rjhd]s osru vkSj HkÙks rFkk vuq”kklukRed ,oa vkpj.k vkSj vU; lsok “krksaZ dk fofu;euA THE UTTARAKHAND PUBLIC LIBRARY ACT, 2005 [Uttarakhand Act No.19 of 2005] to make the law relating to the establishment and maintenance of Public Libraries in the Uttarakhand and matters connected therewith and incidental thereto AN ACT Be it enacted by the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly in the Fifty-sixth year of the Republic of India, as follow:- Chapter-I Preliminary Short title, 1. (1) This Act may be called the Uttarakhand Public Library Act, 2005. extent and (2) It extends to the whole of Uttarakhand State. commencement (3) It shall come into force at once. Definitions 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-- (a) “Recognized Library” means a library declared recognized by the Director in accordance with the rules made under this Act and open for common people; (b) “Committee” means the State Library Committee; (c) “Director” means the Director of Education; (d) “Government” means the Government of Uttarakhand; (e) “District” means the State Government of Uttarakhand; (f) “Library Fee” means the library fee levied, as prescribed by the Government; (g) “Notification” means a notification published in the Uttarakhand State Gazette; (h) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules and procedures made under this Act; (i) “Public Library’ means – (i) A library established or maintained by District Library Authority including the branches and delivery stations of such a library and declared open to use of the Public; (ii) A library established or maintained by the Government and declared as public library; (iii) A library established or maintained by any local body or cooperative and declared as public library; (iv) A library declared to be eligible for aid and receiving and kind of financial and books aid from the State Government or from the Library Fund and includes any other library notified by Government as a public library for the purposes of this Act; (j) “State” means in the State of Uttarakhand; (k) “State Central Library” means a library declared by the Government at the State Central Library: (l) “Year” means the financial year. Chapter –II State Library Committee Constitutions 3. (1) As soon as may be, after the commencement of this Act, the Government shall and by notification, constitute for purposes of this Act, a committee to be called Composition of the State Library Committee. the State (2) The Committee shall consist of— Library Committee and (a) the Minister Incharge of Education ex-officio - Chairman; its Functions (b) the Principal Secretary/Secretary to the Government in the Education Department - Vice Chairman; (c) the Secretary, Planning to the Government of Uttarakhand; (d) The Secretary, Co-operative and Panchayati Raj to the Government of Uttarakhand; (e) the Principal Secretary/ Secretary, Finance to the Government of Uttarakhand; (f) Director of Higher Education, Uttarakhand; (g) Director of Technical Education, Uttarakhand, (h) Head, State level Library; (i) One representative of the State Universities nominated by the Vice Chancellor or himself by rotation; (j) One of the first enrolled reader members of the State Level Library; (k) Two nominated members with special knowledge of matters relating to the libraries in the State; (l) two district library heads nominated by State Government in cyclic order; (m) Nominee of Raja Ram Mohan Rai Library Foundation; (n) Director, School Education - Member Secretary. (3) The Committee shall advise the Government on all matters arising under this Act and shall exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be prescribed under the Act. Terms of office 4. Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 3, every member of the of certain Committee other than an ex-officio member shall hold office for a period of members of the three years from the date of his election or nomination, as the case may be : Committee Provided that such term of a member nominated or elected, shall come to an end as soon as the member ceases to be a member of the body from which he was nominated or elected : Provided further that a member, who is holding office at the commencement of this Act, shall continue to hold office for a period of three years from the date on which he was nominated, elected or co-opted, as the case may be. Filling up of 5. Any vacancy occurring in the office of a nominated, elected member of the casual committee before the expiration of his term shall be filled by nomination or vacancies of election as the case may be of another person in the manner provided in certain section 3 and the person nominated, elected shall hold office for the residue of members of the the term of his predecessor. Committee Meeting of the 6. The Committee shall meet twice every year and can meet any tome if required Committee Act of State 7. No Act of a State Library Committee shall be deemed to be invalid by reason Library Com only of the existence of any vacancy in or any defect in the constitution of that mittee not to be Committee. invalidated by informality, etc. Chapter –III Cell/Department of Public Libraries with in Education Department Constitution of 8. For the purpose of this Act, the Government shall establish a cell of Public the Cell of Libraries in the Directorate of Education. A Joint/Deputy Director shall be Public appointed from the posts available in the directorate on the recommendation Libraries in the of the Director of School Education and will be called Officer on Special Education Duty for Libraries. Who will assist the Director of Education in execution of Department the following duties :- (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 District Library Authorities under this Act according to the manner prescribed; (e) Assisting Director of School Education in submitting reports on the working of the libraries under this Act to the Government or the State Library Committee; (f) Submit reports, on the working of Libraries, whenever necessary; (g) Publish annually a bibliography of all the books published in the State or on the State in any language; (h) Perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may be imposed or conferred on him by this Act; (i) Arrange for centralized classification, cataloguing, interlibrary loan and co- ordination of book selection and maintenance of copyright registry; (j) Assist the Director of School Education, to create and appoint, in accordance with the rules made under this Act, the posts required in the office of District Library Authority and in the public libraries established or maintained by the District Library Authorities. DISTRICT LIBRARY AUTHORITIES Constitution 9. (1) For the purposes of organizing and administering public libraries in the State, and incorpora- there shall be constituted District Library Authority, one for each of the tion of District districts by the name of the district concerned. Authority (2) Every District Library Authority shall, by the name of the area for which it is constituted, be a body corporate having perpetual succession and a common seal with power to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to enter into contracts and may be the said name sue and be sued. (3) It shall be the duty of every District Library Authority to provide library service in the area of its jurisdiction in such a way that after enactment of this Act to formulate a plan in a phase wise manner to establish a block library as far as possible in every development block, a city/town library in every municipality/town area and a village library in every Gram Panchaayt area as earlier as possible. Composition of 10. The District Library Authority for each district shall consist of the following District Library members :- Authority (a) District Magistrate - Chairperson; (b) Treasury Officer - Member; (c) District Education Officer - Member Secretary; (d) One from Government Degree College or Post Graduate College shall be nominated by the State Library Committee and one Principal among the Government Polytechnic and Government Secondary School shall be nominated by the concerning Department; (e) Two persons who have rendered eminent service to the cause of Education/Public Libraries to be nominated by the State Government; (f) One Member elected from amongst themselves by the Pradhans/ Municipal Commissioners of each Block/ Municipal Committee; (g) One reader member of the district Library; (h) The Librarian, District Central Library; (i) Librarians of the University/Deemed University Library in the District, if any; (j) Member of each of the Department of information and Judiciary or a member nominated by Bar Association. Term of office 11. (1) Every member of District Library Authority, not being the Librarian of the of members of District Library shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of a District his nomination or election, as the case may be. Library (2) Nominated or elected member shall be member of the District Library Authority Authority : Provided that any such member who is holding office at the commencement of this Act, shall continue to hold office for a period of three years from the date on which he was nominated or elected, as the case may be. Disqualifica- 12. (1) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as and for being a member of tion for being the District Library Authority, if he/she – chosen as and (a) is or has been sentenced by a criminal court to imprisonment for any for being a offence involving moral turpitude, such sentence not having been member of the District Library reversed or the offence pardoned and a period of five years has not Authority clasped from the date of the expiration of such sentence : Provided that the Government may direct that such sentence shall not operate as a disqualification if he/she— (b) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court Authority; (c) applies to be adjudicated as an insolvent or is an undercharged insolvent; (d) absents himself from three consecutive meetings without excuse sufficient in the opinion of the District Library Authority to exonerate the absence. (2) Where a person ceases to be member under clause (d) of sub-section (1), the Secretary shall at once intimate the fact in writing to such person and report the same to the District Library Authority at its next meeting. Where such person applies for restoration of membership to the District Library Authority on or before the date of its next meeting or within fifteen days of the receipt by him of such intimation, the District Library Authority may at the next meeting after the receipt of the application or suo-moto, restore him as member thereof : Provided that a member shall not be so restored more than twice during his term of office. Filling up of 13. A vacancy occurring in the office of a nominated or elected member of a casual vacan- District Library Authority before the expiration of his term shall be filled by cies of the nomination or election, as the case may be o another person in the manner members of the provided in section 10 and the person so nominated or elected shall hold District Library office for the residue of the term of his predecessor. Authority Powers and 14. A District Library Authority may – Functions of (a) prepare proposals to provide suitable lands and buildings for public libraries District Library and also the furniture, fittings, materials and conveniences requisite therefore; Authority (b) stock such libraries with books, periodicals, newspapers, manuscripts, maps, works and specimens of art and science lantern slides, films, cinema projectors, recorders, CD-ROS’s audio-visual material, digital documents and the like within available resources or forward proposals or demand to State Library Committee : Provided that the books that may be stocked in the libraries shall be selected from the list of books approved from time to time by the Government. A block selection committee shall be constituted for the purpose. The District Library Authority shall stock also books and periodicals as may be directed, from time to time, by the Government or by an officer authorized by the Government in this behalf, the aggregate value where of shall not be more than 25 percent of the provision made in the budget of that Authority for the purpose of this clause; (c) with the previous sanction of the Director, shift or close any public library mentioned in sub-clause (a) of sub-section (9) of section 3, or discontinue aid to any other public library, the payment of which is regulated by rules made under this Act; (d) accept any gift or endowment for any purpose connected with its activities : Provided that no gift or endowment of an immovable property shall be accepted without the previous sanction of the Government and shall be used for the same library; (e) provided for lectures connected with current affairs and matter of public interest; (f) with the consent of the management and the previous sanction of the Government or an officer authorized by the Government in this behalf, acquire any library on such conditions as may be approved by the Government or an officer authorized by the Government in this behalf; (g) assist public libraries and adult education programmes; (h) in general do everything necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Schemes to be 15. (1) As soon as possible after a District Library Authority is constituted and submitted by thereafter as often as may be required by the Director, every District Library District Library Authority shall and whenever it considers it necessary to do so, at District Authority Library Authority may, prepare a scheme for establishing libraries and for spreading library service within its area in such form and manner as may be prescribed and submit it to the Director for sanction. The Director may sanction it with such alteration, if any, as he may think fit after giving the District Library Authority an opportunity to make its representations, if any, in respect of such alterations and the District Library Authority shall thereupon give effect to the scheme so sanctioned by him. (2) The Director, School Education may on application by the District Library Authority concerned, modify any scheme sanctioned under sub-section (1) or replace it by a new scheme. Executive 16. (1) A District Library Authority may appoint an Executive Committee under the Committees Chairmanship of Member-Secretary consisting of such of its members as it and sub- may deem fit and delegate to such Committee any of its powers or functions committees of under this Act to dispose of immovable property and to pass the budget, District Library accounts and the audit and annual report, except the power to levy library Authority cess. (2) A District Library Authority may also, from time to time appoint sub- committees to inquire into and report or advise on any matters, which it may refer to them. Act of District 17. No act of a District Library Authority shall be deemed to be invalid by reason Library Autho- only of the existence of any vacancy in or any defect in the constitution of that rity not to be authority. invalidated by informality etc. Vesting of 18. All property acquired or held in any area by the District Library Authority for properties in the purpose of any pubic library defined in sub-clause (a) of sub-section (9) of District Library section 2 shall vest in the District Library Authority of that area. Authority Powers of State 19. (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act and the Rules made thereunder, State Government to Government may make bye-laws, generally to carry out the purpose of his make bye-laws Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such bye-law may provide for all or any of the following matters; namely – (a) the admission of the public to the public libraries in its area on such conditions as it may specify; (b) the guarantee or security to be furnished by persons desiring to use such libraries, against injury to or misuse, destruction or loss of the property of such libraries; (c) the manner in which the property of such libraries may be protected from the destruction, injury , misuse, or loss; (d) the authority to be exercised by its officers and servants in the matter of exclusion or removal from any such library of any person who contravenes or does not comply with the provisions of this Act or the rules or bye-laws made thereunder; (e) the conduct of meeting of an District Library Authority and the procedure to be followed in regard to the transaction of business at such meetings and the quorum for the transaction of such business at a meeting. (3) The Director may modify or cancel any bye-law made by a District Library Authority under sub-section (2) : Provided that before modifying or cancelling any bye-law, the Director shall give the District Library Authority concerned a reasonable opportunity to make its representations in the matter. Chapter – IV Finance and Accounts Library Fee 20. (1) The Stat Government shall impose fee for the purposes of libraries. and Library (2) Funds collected as grant from Raja Ram Mohan Rai Library Foundation, Fund Central Government and similar bodies will be used for the development of Public Libraries in the State. (3) Every District Library Authority shall maintain a fund called the “Library Funds” from which all its expenditure under this Act shall be met. (4) There shall be credited to the Library Fund the following sums; namely – (a) contributions, gifts and income from endowments made to the District Library Authority for the benefit of public libraries; (b) special grants which the Government may make for any specified purpose connected with libraries and adult education; (c) funds and other amounts collected by District Library Authority under any rules or bye-laws made under this Act. Maintenance of 21. (1) An account shall be kept of the receipts and expenses of each District Library Accounts Authority by the Member-Secretary. The Secretary may engage his subordinates of finance and accounts section for this purpose by prior permission of the Chairperson. (2) The accounts shall be open to inspections, shall be subject to audit, disallowance and surcharge and shall be dealt with in all other respects in such manner, as may be prescribed. Chapter-V Miscellaneous Reports and 22. Every District Library Authority and every person incharge of a Public Returns Library shall submit such reports and returns and furnish such information to the Director or any person authorized by him in this behalf, as the Director or the person authorized may from time to time requires. Inspection of 23. The Director or any person authorized by him in this behalf, may inspect any Libraries Public Library or any institution attached thereto for the purpose of satisfying himself that the provisions of this Act and the rules and bye-laws made thereunder are carried out. Power to make 24. (1) The Government may, by notification, make rules or carry out the purposes of Rules this Act. (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such rules may provide for – (a) the method of appointment, nomination or election of members to the State Library Committee and District Library Authority; (b) the publication of audited statements of the accounts of District Library Authority and of the reports of the auditors; (c) the publication of a Library Grant-in-aid Code, regulating the grant of aid to aided Libraries and the standards to be maintained by such Libraries; (d) the maintenance of the State Registers of Libraries and Librarians; (e) the employment of necessary staff for the Public Libraries maintained by a District Library Authority and for regulating the classification, methods of recruitment, pay and allowances, discipline and conduct and other conditions of service of the staff employed in such libraries.