access ▁public ▁library ▁systems ▁are ▁a ▁necessary ▁adj unct ▁to ▁a ▁developing ▁society , ▁with ▁growing ▁industrial isation ▁and ▁impro ving ▁rates ▁of ▁liter acy , ▁and ▁arg ues ▁that ▁legisl ation ▁" is ▁an ▁essential ▁need ▁in ▁any ▁country ▁because ▁it ▁puts ▁the ▁structure , ▁management ▁and ▁fin ance ▁of ▁library ▁systems ▁on ▁proper ▁legal ▁foot ing ". ▁ ▁Rang an athan ▁recogn ised ▁this . ▁He ▁had ▁spent ▁time ▁training ▁as ▁a ▁li br arian ▁in ▁London ▁around ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁and ▁was ▁im pressed ▁by ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁public ▁library ▁legisl ation ▁which ▁existed ▁there . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁to ▁India ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁campaign ▁for ▁something ▁similar ▁to ▁exist ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁country . ▁The ▁situation ▁was ▁complicated ▁by ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁government , ▁including ▁provinces ▁which ▁were ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Raj ▁and ▁various ▁States ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁princes . ▁The ▁f ruits ▁of ▁his ▁research ▁and ▁consult ations ▁were ▁presented ▁at ▁the ▁First ▁All ▁India ▁Edu c ational ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁This ▁report ▁included ▁a ▁proposed ▁Model ▁Library ▁Act . ▁ ▁Although ▁some ▁areas , ▁such ▁as ▁Bar oda , ▁had ▁established ▁public ▁library ▁systems ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁then ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁Act ▁was ▁passed , ▁being ▁the ▁Kol h ap ur ▁Public ▁L ibr aries ▁Act . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁by ▁the ▁Mad ras ▁Public ▁L ibr aries ▁Act , ▁which