National Archives of India

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The National Archives of India is the central repository of the Government of India’s historical records and documents, preserving and providing access to the nation’s documentary heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
national archive
archivesPeriodCoverage British colonial period
post-independence period
pre-colonial period
archivesType national archives
public archives
collectionType gazettes
government records
manuscripts
maps
microfilms
photographs
private papers
country India
establishedBy British Government in India
formerName Imperial Record Department
founded 1891
function conservation of archival materials
publication of archival guides and finding aids
records management for central government
reference services to researchers
training in archival science
hasBranch National Archives of India, Bhopal Record Centre
National Archives of India, Bhubaneswar Record Centre
National Archives of India, Jaipur Record Centre
National Archives of India, Pondicherry Record Centre
hasWebsite https://nationalarchives.nic.in/
headquartersLocation New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
jurisdiction Government of India
languageOfWorkOrName English
Hindi
locatedIn Delhi
India
New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
mainBuildingLocation Central Secretariat
Janpath
mandate access provision to historical records
preservation of Government of India records
offers digitization services
online catalog access
research room facilities
operatedBy Government of India
parentOrganization Ministry of Culture
regionServed India
sector culture
heritage preservation
significance central repository of Government of India records
custodian of India’s documentary heritage

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Hunter Commission archivesAt National Archives of India
National Archives of India hasBranch National Archives of India, Jaipur Record Centre
linked to: National Archives of India
National Archives of India hasBranch National Archives of India, Bhopal Record Centre
linked to: National Archives of India
National Archives of India hasBranch National Archives of India, Bhubaneswar Record Centre
linked to: National Archives of India
National Archives of India hasBranch National Archives of India, Pondicherry Record Centre
linked to: National Archives of India
Chamber of Princes archivesAt National Archives of India
Lutyens' Delhi contains National Archives of India
Ministry of Culture, Government of India hasPart National Archives of India
Ministry of Culture, Government of India oversees National Archives of India
New Delhi district contains National Archives of India
Radcliffe Award archivedIn National Archives of India
Ministry of Culture (India) oversees National Archives of India
subject linked to: Ministry of Culture
Imperial Record Department successor National Archives of India
Imperial Record Department predecessorOf National Archives of India
Imperial Record Department dissolvedInto National Archives of India
Merger Agreement recordedIn archives of the Government of India
linked to: National Archives of India