NMM documents 43 lakh manuscripts

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New Delhi : The National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) has till date documented 43 lakh manuscripts including rare manuscripts and digitized 2.85 lakh manuscripts containing 2.95 crore pages which are stored in DVDs and hard discs.

National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) is engaged in documentation of Indian manuscripts. The documentation of manuscripts is done without any distinction between rare and common manuscripts. The manuscripts are possessed by the owners of the manuscripts.

The NMM obtains manuscripts data in soft copies from the Manuscripts Resource Centres (MRCs) established in State Archives, Universities  and Institutions having large deposits of manuscripts. The soft copy of metadata furnished by the MRCs is restored in NMM server and after verification of data it is uploaded on the website of NMM. The cases of stolen manuscripts are dealt with as per the provisions of Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972, administered by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI).

This information was given by Minister of State (IC) for Culture and Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Lok Sabha on March 5, 2018, according to a PIB release.