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(1) The Government may, by notification establish a District Library in the headquarters of every district and, for the purpose of this section, a District Library established by Government prior to the commencement of this Act, shall be deemed to be a District Library established under this Act. (2) Where the population of any- city, town or any other urban area is two lakhs or more, the Government may, by notification establish in that area a City Powers and functions of Chairperson and Working Chairperson of Library Authority Constitution of Directorate Powers and functions of Director State Library District and City Libraries 6 Library or declare an existing library, which is established by it, to be a City Library, notwithstanding that a District Library already exists in the concerned district. Q(1) The Government may, by notification, constitute in the prescribed manner, a Committee in each district to be called the District Library Committee to look after the management of library services in the district. (2) The term of office of, the procedure to be followed in discharge of its functions by, and the manner of filling casual vacancies among, members of the District Library Committee shall be such as may be prescribed.