Section 17 of The West Bengal Public Libraries Act, 1979 — Library Fund

(1) Every Local Library Authority shall maintain a library fund out of which payments under this Act shall be met. (2) There shall be credited to the library fund the following sums— (a) contributions, gifts and income from endowments made to the Local Library Authority for the benefit of public libraries; (b) grants which the Government may make for the general maintenance or for any specific purpose connected with libraries or social education; (c) any amount collected by the Local Library Authority under any rules or regulations made under this Act.