• The National Archives of India is the custodian of the records of enduring value of the Government of India.
  • K. R. Narayanan, then President of India, declared the "Museum of the National Archives" open to the general public on 6 July 1998.
  • Users can access information about the whole record management process, preservation and reprography and the services of National Archives of India.
  • As a part of Azadi Ka AmritMahotsav, the National Archives of India has launched a monthly lecture series entitled, 'Amrit Vyakhan'.
  • National Archives of India has one Regional Office at Bhopal and three Records Centres at Bhubaneswar, Jaipur and Puducherry.
  • The National Archives of India functions as an Attached Office of the Department of Culture under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
  • Abhilekh Patal contains the reference media of more than 3.7 million files held by the National Archives of India.
  • I found the two months I spent researching at the National Archives of India to be immensely rewarding, on a personal and academic level.
  • The National Archives of India is located at the intersection of Rajpath and Janpath (please see the map below).
  • We look at the National Archives of India, its role and significance, and how it receives documents from various ministries and government departments.