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Maintenance of grant - Subject to the availability of funds, a recognised public library may be paid by the Govemment from the library fund a maintenance grant at the rate specified below:- Sr. No. Class of librarT Rate of grant I 2 1 'A' Class Public Library Seventy-five per cent of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum of rupees, 70,000/- 2 'R' Class Public Librarv Seventy-five per cent of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum ofrupees, 30,000/- 3 'C' Class Public Library Seventy-five per cent of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum of rupees, 25,000/- 1 'D' Class Public Library Seventy-five per cent of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum olrupees,20,000l- 5 Circulating public Iibrary Seventy-five per cent of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum ofrupees, 10,000/- I Sr. No. Class of library Rate of grant I ) 6 Specified class public Iibrary Seventy-five per cent of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum ofrupees, 10,000/- r88-6 GUJARAT GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EX., 28-12-2012 IPART-TV.A Provided that out ofgrant so sanctioned, fifty per cent, amount of grant shall be spent for the purchases ofbooks. Explanation -L - Where the circulating library lorms paft of a library belonging to "A" or "B" Class Public Library, the grant payable to such circulating Iibrary shalt be in addition to the grant admissible to such 'A' or 'B' Class Public Library. Explanation 11, - For the purpose of 'admissible expenditure'for assessment of grants, the expenditure on the following items shall be taken into consideration, namely :- (i) purchase ofbooks excluding commission; (ii) subscription of magazine, periodicals and news papers; (iiD building and fumiture; and CHAPTER IV RECOGNITION OF PULBIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONS