22. Technical Service.-A number of institutions and individuals from abroad as well as within the country availed themselves of technical advice of the Archives; notable among them are the Central Archives of Fiji, Public Record Office, Federation of Malaya and the Office of the Chief Election Commissioner, India. Several important papers of Mahatma Gandhi in private custody were repaired. 15,180 books in the Chinese collection of the National Library, Calcutta, were fumigated. Microfilming of the `Reports on Native Papers' and rare manuscripts in the Raza Library, Rampur, was continued. The mobile microfilming unit of the Archives visited Kathmandu (Nepal) for, microfilming manuscripts at the Bir Library.
23. Training in Archives-Keeping.-Six candidates successfully completed the one-year diploma course in Archives-Keeping offered by the National Archives. Thereafter they went on a study-cum- observation tour of the State Archives of Rajasthan, Bombay and Madras. Four Colombo Plan scholars from Nepal completed their training in preservation and photo-duplication of records.
24. Publications.-Among the publications issued during the year, mention may be made of Volume XV of Fort William-India House Corres- pondence, Volume II of Selections from Educational Records and Volume II of Descriptive List of Mutiny Papers. Printing of Volume VII of Fort William-India House Correspondence and Volume XI of Calendar of Persian Correspondence was continued.
25. Grants to State Governments.-Grants were given to the State Governments of Uttar Pradesh, Mysore, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab, Madras, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar for the compilation of material for the National Register of Records in private custody.
26. Advisory Bodies and Committees.-The National Committee of Archivists met at Poona in December, 1963 and discussed matters of concern to State Archives.
27. Programme for 1964-65.-In addition to completing its present accession work on hand, the National Archives proposes to accelerate its programme of locating and acquiring documents bearing on modern Indian history and private papers in manuscript or microfilm form of the former governors-general, viceroys, secretaries of state for India, and of eminent Indian national leaders. Emphasis will be laid on the appraisal and weeding of records of ephemeral value in the custody of the Archives as well as in the record rooms of other Government agencies.
27.2 As regards publication work, Volume VII of Fort William- India House Correspondence, Volume XI of Calendar of Persian Correspondence, Volume XIV of The Indian Archives and the Annual Report for 1962 are proposed to be published. It is also proposed to send another two volumes of Fort William-India House Correspondence, a volume each of the Selections from Educational Records and The Indian Archives to the press. Besides, it is expected that indexing of the Foreign and Political Department records (1781-83), Volume III of the Press List (1781-85) and the press-listing of the Persian Correspondence (1804-07) will also be completed. Efforts will be continued to use, with a view to conserving foreign exchange, suitable indigenous substitutes for `repair materials' which are now being imported from abroad.
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D.FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 28. The following table gives the financial provisions for the schemes and institutions described in this :
Sl. Provision for 1963-64 Provision
No. Scheme for 1964-65
Original Revised
1 2 3 4 5
Rs. Rs. Rs.
1 Re-organisation and
Development of Museums 10,42,000 10,42,000 11,00,000
2 National Museum, New Delhi 19,83,600 19,53,100 21,41,200
3 Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad 5,73,000 10,12,500 17,45,000
4 Indian War Memorial Museum,
Delhi 20,000 20,300 20,800
5 Indian Museum, Calcutta 4,49,500 4,41,200 5,77,500
6 Victoria Memorial Hall,
Calcutta 2,29,000 2,16,700 3,96,900
7 National Gallery of Modern
Art, New Delhi 3,43,800 3,48,800 4,02,000
8 Development of Nava Nalanda
Mahavihara, Nalanda - - 50,000
9 Archaeological Survey
of India 1,10,90,000 1,09,57,100 1,27,77,100
10 National Archives of India 14,19,000 13,47,000 15,49,000