Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
( 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.