{"id":46754,"date":"2025-05-18T23:56:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T18:26:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=46754"},"modified":"2025-05-31T13:44:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T08:14:00","slug":"pm-modi-to-launch-gyan-bharatam-mission-reviving-indias-manuscript-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/pm-modi-to-launch-gyan-bharatam-mission-reviving-indias-manuscript-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Modi to Launch Gyan Bharatam Mission: Reviving India\u2019s Manuscript Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Gyan Bharatam Mission Latest News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the revamped National Manuscripts Mission, which was announced in the Union Budget earlier this year, on June 9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>India\u2019s rich heritage of ancient knowledge is on the verge of a transformative revival with the launch of the revamped National Manuscripts Mission.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 9, 2025, the initiative, now named <strong>Gyan Bharatam Mission<\/strong>, seeks to digitise, conserve, and make accessible over one crore manuscripts scattered across the country.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>This mission is envisioned as a national endeavour to safeguard India\u2019s intellectual legacy and create a centralised, structured approach to knowledge preservation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About the National Manuscripts Mission (NMM)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The National Manuscripts Mission (NMM) was initially launched in 2003 as a programme under the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA).\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Despite the scale of its mandate, it did not scale up as expected due to institutional and operational constraints.\n<ul>\n<li>The NMM has so far prepared metadata for 52 lakh manuscripts.<\/li>\n<li>About 3 lakh manuscripts have been digitised.<\/li>\n<li>Only 1.3 lakh manuscripts have been uploaded online, and just 70,000 are currently accessible to the public.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>A key reason behind the limited public access is the lack of a clear access policy, particularly with private manuscript owners who control nearly 80% of India\u2019s manuscript collection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Revamp into Gyan Bharatam Mission<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Union Government, in its 2025 Budget, significantly increased the financial allocation for the manuscripts initiative, from \u20b93.5 crore to \u20b960 crore.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>This move aims to address the scale of the challenge and integrate modern technology into the preservation ecosystem.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Gyan Bharatam Mission<\/strong> will take a comprehensive approach by:\n<ul>\n<li>Surveying and documenting manuscripts lying with institutions, private collectors, museums, and libraries.<\/li>\n<li>Digitising and conserving rare and fragile folios.<\/li>\n<li>Setting up an autonomous institution to oversee the programme.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The revamped mission will no longer be a subset of IGNCA but will have a standalone structure, allowing for greater efficiency and agility.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Addressing the Challenges<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Despite NMM\u2019s two-decade-long journey, several gaps remain:\n<ul>\n<li>A large number of manuscripts remain with private owners unwilling to share due to unclear policies.<\/li>\n<li>Digitisation efforts have lagged behind, with only a fraction of manuscripts made available online.<\/li>\n<li>There is also limited awareness of India\u2019s manuscript wealth among younger generations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The new mission aims to address these by creating:\n<ul>\n<li>Incentive frameworks for private collectors.<\/li>\n<li>A robust access and copyright policy.<\/li>\n<li>Centralised and open digital repositories.<\/li>\n<li>Preventive conservation of fragile folios across repositories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Over the past 21 years, preventive and curative conservation has been conducted for over 9 crore folios.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Strategic and Cultural Significance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Gyan Bharatam Mission comes at a time when India is actively investing in civilisational narratives, language revitalisation, and heritage infrastructure.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>By focusing on manuscripts, this mission bridges cultural pride with contemporary digital access.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It also supports the broader \u2018Viksit Bharat\u2019 vision by reclaiming and repurposing India\u2019s traditional knowledge systems for future generations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Gyan Bharatam Mission FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.<\/strong> What is the Gyan Bharatam Mission?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> It is a revamped initiative to conserve, digitise, and make accessible over one crore Indian manuscripts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2. <\/strong>When will the Gyan Bharatam Mission be launched?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> The mission will be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3. <\/strong>How much budget has been allocated for the revamped mission?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> The allocation has been increased from \u20b93.5 crore to \u20b960 crore in the Union Budget 2025.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q4. <\/strong>Why are many manuscripts not accessible to the public?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> Due to the lack of a clear access policy and limited participation from private owners, most manuscripts are not publicly available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q5. <\/strong>What is the long-term vision of the mission?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> The mission aims to establish a national digital repository and promote access to India&#8217;s traditional knowledge for scholars and citizens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source : <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/pm-to-launch-revamped-manuscripts-mission-on-june-9\/article69587353.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PM Modi to launch Gyan Bharatam Mission on June 9, 2025, to preserve over 1 crore manuscripts and revamp India\u2019s archival heritage 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