National Archives of India
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The National Archives of India (NAI) is a repository of the non-current records of the Government of India and holds them in trust for the use of administrators and scholars. Originally established as the Imperial Record Department in 1891, in Calcutta, the capital of British India, the NAI is situated at the intersection of the Janpath and Kartavya Path, in Delhi. It functions as an Attached Office of the Department of Culture under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.[2]
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Rāṣṭrīya Abhilēkhāgāra | |
Interiors of the National Archives of India, New Delhi | |
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Formed | 11 March 1891; 133 years ago (11 March 1891) |
Jurisdiction | Government of India |
Headquarters | 28.6157812041274°N 77.21759342513518°E / 28.6157812041274; 77.21759342513518 |
Annual budget | ₹376 crore (US$47 million) (2021–2022)[1] |
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Parent department | Ministry of Culture |
Website | http://nationalarchives.nic.in/ |
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