Composition of District Library Councils

Composition of District Library Councils.—(1) Every District Library Council shall consist of —

1. (a) the Presidents and Secretaries of the [Taluk Library Councils] in the district;
2. (b) seven persons to be elected by the General Body of each of the [Taluk Library Councils] in the district of whom one shall be a woman, and one shall be a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes;[*******]
3. (c) the President or any other office bearer of any affiliated library in the district headquarters nominated by the Government. “ Provided that where a woman or a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes could not be elected under clause (b), the Government shall nominate a woman or a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, as the case may be, to the said vacancy.”;] [(d) one member elected from among the District Panchayat members; and
4. (e) one member elected from among the councilors of the Municipalities in the district.”;] [(2) The members referred to in clause
5. (b) of sub-section

1. (1) of every District Library Council shall elect, from among themselves, a District Executive Committee consisting of eleven members including a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary and a Joint Secretary: Provided that one of the members so elected shall be a woman and one shall be a person belonging to the Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes.”.]
2. (3) The District Executive Committee shall exercise such powers as are determined by the State Library Council and perform such functions as may be prescribed from time to time.