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For the purposes of this Act, the Government shall constitute a separate Department of Public Libraries and Transfer of properties and staff. Power of the Government to give directions. Constitution of the Department of Public Libraries and appointment of the Director thereof and his duties. [Act No. VIII of 1960] 11 16[appoint a Director for that Department]. The Director so appointed shall, subject to the control of the Government— (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 Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas under this Act in the manner prescribed; 17[(e) [XXX]] (f) submit reports to the Committee on the working of libraries, whenever necessary; (g) publish annually a bibliography of all the books published in the State in any language other than English or Sanskrit; (h) perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as are imposed or conferred on him by this Act or the rules made thereunder; (i) arrange for centralised classification, cataloguing, inter-library loan, co-ordination of book selection and maintenance of copyright registry;