Department of Public Libraries, State Administration, Report for the Year 1979-80

Abstract

From Chpt. 1.: This is the nineteenth annual report of the Department of Public Libraries since it was constituted in. January, 1961 under Section 8 of the Andhra Pradesh Public Libraries Act, I960. The Department continued to function under the benign control of Smt, Roda Mistry, Minister for Libraries, Tourism, Child and Women Welfare. Sri C, Gopinatha Rao continued to be the Director of Public Libraries. In G.O.Ms. No. 53b, Edn., dated 24-5-1979, the post of Director of Public Libraries was upgraded to the upgraded to the grade of Jt. Director of School Education and in G.O.Ms. No. 539, Edn., dated 24-5-1979 Sri C. Gopinatha Rao, Joint Director of School Education, who was in full additional charge of the post from 22-2-1979 was appointed as Director of Public Libraries for a period of two years.