Gyan Bharatam Mission

Source: The Print

Context: The Union Budget 2025-26 introduced the Gyan Bharatam Mission, a special initiative for the survey, documentation, and conservation of India’s manuscript heritage.

About Gyan Bharatam Mission:

• What is Gyan Bharatam Mission? A national initiative launched to survey, document, and conserve India’s rich manuscript heritage. Focuses on manuscripts held by academic institutions, museums, libraries, and private collectors.

• A national initiative launched to survey, document, and conserve India’s rich manuscript heritage.

• Focuses on manuscripts held by academic institutions, museums, libraries, and private collectors.

• Ministry: Ministry of Culture.

• Budget Allocation: National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM): Allocation increased from ₹3.5 crore to ₹60 crore.

• National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM): Allocation increased from ₹3.5 crore to ₹60 crore.

• Aim: To identify, document, and conserve India’s manuscript heritage. To make manuscripts accessible to researchers, scholars, and the public. To preserve the wisdom and knowledge contained in ancient texts for future generations.

• To identify, document, and conserve India’s manuscript heritage.

• To make manuscripts accessible to researchers, scholars, and the public.

• To preserve the wisdom and knowledge contained in ancient texts for future generations.

• Features: Survey and Documentation: Comprehensive survey of over one crore manuscripts across India. Conservation: Advanced techniques to preserve fragile and ancient manuscripts. Digitization: Digitizing manuscripts to ensure wider accessibility and prevent physical degradation. Autonomous Body: Plans to establish an autonomous body for better implementation and management of the mission. Collaboration: Partnerships with academic institutions, museums, and private collectors for effective execution.

• Survey and Documentation: Comprehensive survey of over one crore manuscripts across India.

• Conservation: Advanced techniques to preserve fragile and ancient manuscripts.

• Digitization: Digitizing manuscripts to ensure wider accessibility and prevent physical degradation.

• Autonomous Body: Plans to establish an autonomous body for better implementation and management of the mission.

• Collaboration: Partnerships with academic institutions, museums, and private collectors for effective execution.

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