NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF INDIA

CURRENT CONTEXT : The National Archives of India (NAI) hosted the 50th Golden Jubilee Meeting of the National Committee of Archivists (NCA) in New Delhi.

ABOUT NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF INDIA

• Established: 11 March 1891 as Imperial Record Department in Kolkata.
• Shifted to New Delhi: 1911.
• Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Culture.
• Headed by: Director General of Archives.
• Mandate
  • Custodian of records of enduring value of the Government of India.
  • Implements Public Records Act, 1993 and Public Records Rules, 1997.
  • Conserves records in multiple languages (Sanskrit, Persian, Odia, etc.).
  • Does not receive classified documents.