Libraries in India

Official name of the federated state/autonomous territory: Pondicherry
Union Territory
Official languages: Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, French,
English

Official name of Parliament: Pudhuvai Chattaparavai / Legislative Assembly
- Unicameral -

Address
Pudhuvai Chattaparavai Noolnilayam
Legislative Library
Legislative Assembly Department
Pondicherry - 605001
Tel. 26371, telex TLX.PY.BSN. 71242

Details on the Library
Year of foundation: 1972
Person in charge: S. Chinnathambi,
Position or official title: Junior Assistant
Number of library staff: 8,
      Number of professional librarians: 1,
      Number of other staff in the Library: 7
Size of collection: 43.000
Annual acquisitions budget: 200.000 RS
Number of current periodicals: 280
Library uses a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing: Classification system
Restricted to members of parliament: No, staff of Legislative Assembly Department, staff of the Office of the Council of Ministers and higher officials of the Pondicherry administration
Any other information: The Library has books on various subjects, in particular on politics, international affairs, law, public administration. The collection includes official publications of both union and State governments as well as fiction in English and Tamil for recreational purposes of the Members
IFLA membership: No

Publications published by the Library
Library Committee report
Legislative Library bulletin

Parliamentary Papers
NO BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA SUPPLIED