▁give ▁to ▁the ▁local ▁bodies ▁ 3 % ▁of ▁all ▁reven ues ▁received ▁from ▁land ▁tax es ▁in ▁their ▁area . ▁The ▁finan cing ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Library ▁Author ity ▁is ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁lower ▁authorities ▁and ▁private ▁libraries ▁can ▁request ▁gr ants ▁but ▁are ▁not ▁automatically ▁entitled ▁to ▁them . ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁situation ▁nation ally ▁By ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁public ▁library ▁acts ▁in ▁place , ▁although ▁two ▁of ▁those ▁- ▁for ▁Hy der abad ▁and ▁Kol h ap ur ▁- ▁had ▁been ▁su pers eded ▁due ▁to ▁changes ▁in ▁the ▁administrative ▁structure ▁of ▁those ▁areas , ▁and ▁two ▁others ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁enfor ced . ▁Nar as im ha ▁Raj u ▁considered ▁that ▁these ▁Act s ▁had ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁" by ▁and ▁large ▁in effect ive ", ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁poor ▁finan cing , ▁poor ▁administrative ▁structure ▁and , ▁in ▁some ▁States , ▁the ▁" le th arg y ▁and ▁negative ▁attitude " ▁of ▁their ▁govern ments . ▁Raj u ▁also ▁identified ▁problems ▁with ▁the ▁rapidly ▁changing ▁face ▁of ▁technology ▁and ▁noted ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁libraries ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁adapt ▁to ▁develop ments ▁in ▁television , ▁radio ▁and ▁video ▁recording . ▁The ▁Indian ▁Library ▁Association ▁had ▁taken ▁on ▁the ▁campaign ▁to ▁improve ▁matters , ▁princip ally ▁by ▁prom oting ▁new ▁legisl ation ▁to ▁replace ▁that ▁which ▁already ▁existed ▁and ▁Raj u ▁noted ▁that ▁many ▁believed ▁legisl ation ▁should ▁exist ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁country ▁rather ▁than ▁being