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The National Archives of India (NAI) has significantly enriched its repository of historical records with the acquisition of the private papers of former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
About National Archives of India
The NAI, which functions under theMinistry of Culture,is therepository of all non-current government records,holding themfor the use of administrators and scholars.
It is the custodian of therecords of enduring value of the Government of India.
It is thebiggest archival repository in South Asia
History:
It wasoriginally established astheImperial Record Departmenton 11 March1891 in Kolkata(Calcutta)
It wastransferred to New Delhi in 1911,and the present building, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens, was completed in 1926.
The complete transfer of records from Calcutta to New Delhi was finalized in 1937
The NAI also serves as thenodal agency for implementingthePublic Records Act, 1993,and thePublic Record Rules, 1997.
Currently, the National Archives of India holds over 34 crore pages of Public Records, includingfiles, volumes, maps, treaties, rare manuscripts, cartographic records,parliamentary debates, censuses, travel accounts, proscribed literature, andgovernment gazettes
A significant portion of its oriental records is in Sanskrit, Persian, Odia, and other languages.
Access to the recordsin the NAI isgoverned bythe provisions of thePublic Records Rules, 1997.
The NAI keeps and conserves records of the government of India and its organisations. Itdoes not receive classified documents.
It has oneregional office at Bhopaland three Records Centers at Bhubaneswar, Jaipur, and Puducherry.
Abhilekh PATAL:
ØTheAbhilekh PATAL(Portal for Access to Archives and Learning) is aninitiative of NAIto make its rich treasure ofIndian archival records available to all online.
ØIt is a full-featured web portalto access the NIA’s reference media and its digitized collections through the internet.
ØIt contains more than 2.7 million files held by the National Archives of India. The Digitized Collections contains over 71,792 digitized records for online access.
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