State Administration Report for the Year 1982-83 Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

From General: This is the twenty-second annual report of the Department of Public Libraries since it was constituted in January, 1961. The portfolio of Public Libraries was held by Sri K. Kesava Rao, Hon’ble Minister for Public Libraries, and Secondary Collegeate Education from 28-2-1982 to 20-9-1982, Dr. Y.S. Raja Sekhara Reddy, Hon’ble Minister for Education and Public Libraries from 21-9-1982 to 8-1-1983 and Sri P.V. Gajapathi Raju, Hon’ble Minister for Education and Public Libraries from 9-1-1983. The post of the Director of Public Libraries was held by Sri R, Krishna Murthy from 7-11-1981 to 7-5-1982, Sri C. Gopinatha Rao from 8-5-1982 to 28-2-1983 and Sri G. Manohara Rao, Additional Director of School Education (in full additional charge) from 1-3-1983. [In G.O.Ms. No. 938, Education (A) dated 7-5-1982 the post of Director of Public Libraries was upgraded making it equal in rank to the Directors of School Education/Higher Education in Education Department as was recommended in the Ekbote Committee Report, 1977. The names of the officers who held the other Gazetted posts in the Department are furnished in Annexure I-D.]