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India’s Archives Department Launches Nationwide Survey to Catalogue Heritage Collections
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 29 Oct 2026, 02:56 AM
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The Archives Department announced a comprehensive survey aimed at mapping and cataloguing heritage collections across the country.
The Archives Department of India has launched a nationwide survey to systematically map and catalogue heritage collections held across the country.
The initiative, unveiled on Tuesday, seeks to create a unified database that will document the location, condition and significance of archival materials in public and private institutions.
Officials say the survey will involve collaboration with state archives, universities, museums and cultural organisations, and is expected to be completed within 18 months.
The resulting inventory aims to aid preservation efforts, facilitate research and support policy planning for heritage conservation.
The Department will publish interim findings and a final report in 2025, providing a comprehensive overview of India’s archival wealth.
The initiative, unveiled on Tuesday, seeks to create a unified database that will document the location, condition and significance of archival materials in public and private institutions.
Officials say the survey will involve collaboration with state archives, universities, museums and cultural organisations, and is expected to be completed within 18 months.
The resulting inventory aims to aid preservation efforts, facilitate research and support policy planning for heritage conservation.
The Department will publish interim findings and a final report in 2025, providing a comprehensive overview of India’s archival wealth.