Lok Sabha Question No. 819 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Digitisation of Records by National Archives of India
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, SATYA PAL SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.819 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  NOVEMBER, 2016

## DIGITISATION OF RECORDS BY NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF INDIA

## 819.    SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: DR. SATYAPAL SINGH:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  National  Archives  of  India  (NAI)  has completed the digitisation of  its records and its uploading on its website;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by which digitisation of records and its uploading on website are likely to be completed by NAI;
- (c) whether  the  NAI  has  digitised  records  of  Netaji Subhash  Chandra  Bose  and  uploaded  it  on  its  website  which  have  been declassified by the Government in the recent past;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor  along  with  the  time  by    which  it  is  likely  to  be  digitised  and available in public domain; and
- (e) the details of the expenditure incurred by the Government  on  digitisation  of  its  records  including  records  pertaining  to Netaji  Subhash  Chandra  Bose  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM

## (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)    No, Madam. The digitisation of entire records holdings in National Archives of India is in progress.
- (b)   1.  In the first phase, a project for preparation of digital images of 11 lakh pages  and  developing  a  web  based  retrieval  tool  for  private  papers  has been taken up which is in progress and likely to be finished by  March, 2017.
2. Preparation of Digital image of 19,80,000 pages and converting the same into analog images in microfilms has been taken up which is in progress and likely to be finished by January, 2017.
3. Digitisation  of  important  and  rare  publications  which  are  available  in Library of the National Archives of India in the form of Microfiche/Microfilm  along  with  web  based  retrieval  tool  has  been completed.

4. Besides this, the National Archives of India has prepared a catalogue of publication which is available on the department website.
5. Comprehensive proposal for digitisation of all records is under consideration.
3. (c)   Yes, Madam.
4. (d)      The  digitisation  of  total  303  declassified  files  relating  to  Netaji  Subhash Chandra Bose has been completed and is available on http://www.netajipapers.gov.in
5. (e)    No expenses have been incurred on digitisation in 2012-2013, 2013-14 and 2014-15.
- A. Expenditure incurred on Point (b), item No. 1 above -
- a. In 2015-16 - Rs. 17,92,542.00
- b. In 2016-17 - Rs. 6,46,639.00
- B. Expenditure incurred on Point (b), item No. 2 above -
- a. In 2015-16 - Nil
- b. In 2016-17 - Rs. 33, 91,222.00
- C. Expenditure incurred on Point (b), item No. 3 above -
- a. In 2016-17 - Rs. 5,25,304.00
- D. Expenditure  incurred  on  Digitisation/purchase  of  items  on  Netaji Subhash  Chandra  Bose  declassified  files  by  the  Government  -  Rs. 35.65 Lakh.

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