Subject to the availability of funds a recog nised library may be paid by Government from the library fund a main tenance grant at the rate specified below :-- Class of the Library District Library in class " A " raluka Library in class" A " Other Library in class "A" Na 5007-3 (3,105-5-7t) Rate of grant 75 per cent. of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum of Rs. 15,000.
75 per cent. of ,the admiss'ible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum of Rs. 8,000, whichever is less.
50 per cent. of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum of Rs. 6,000.
Class of the Library District Library in class "B " Taluka Library in class" B " Other Library in class "B" Other Library in class" C " Other Library in clasi " C ..
Other Library in class "D" Circulating Library Village Library 8 Rate of ~ant 75 per cent. of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum u1 Rs. 8,000.
75 per cent. of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum of Rs. 6,000.
50 per cent. of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum of Rs. 4,000.
75 per cent. of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum of Rs. 3,000.
50 per cent. of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum of Rs. 2,000.
50 per cent. of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum of Rs. 500.
50 per cent. of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum of Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 500 for each of its branch units.
75 per cent. of the admissible expenditure of the previous year subject to a maximum of Rs. 100 :
Provided that, where the additional functions of a Taluka Library are entrusted to the District Library of the District, the District Library may be paid a grant equaJ to the admissible expenditure on the additional functions subject to a maximum of RI. 2.000 :
Provided further that, where the circulating library foons part of a library belonging to class "A" or "B" the grant payable to such a circulating 9 library may be paid to the" A " or "B" Class library, as the case may be. which provides the service, in addition to the grant admissible to such library :
Provided further that, if a village library is classified as belonging to any of the classes referred to in rule 10, it may be paid grant admissible to that category of the library :
Provided further that, the expenditure on books should be included in the admissible item of expenditure for calculation of regular maintenance grant according to the rules and the excess amount spent on purchase of books should be considered admissible either for the regular maintenance grant or for the incentive grant :
Provided further that, the existing libraries should be paid grant-in-aid not less than the amount earned by them under the old rules subject to the condition that this protection of the amount of grant-in-aid would be avail able for a period of three years.