Public Records
Records at National Archives of India, New Delhi:
a. Public Records:
The Public Records holdings in the National Archives throw light on the activities of the later Mughals, the East India Company and British Rule and the emergence and growth of the freedom struggle in India. They also shed valuable light on our social, political, economic and cultural life.
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Non- current public record | All India Radio (News Pool Bulletin), (1949-1967) | Conditioned access - as per PR Rules 1997 | Director General, National Archives of India |
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----- do ----- | Archaeological Survey of India, Delhi Circle (1886-1976) | ------ do ------ | --- do --- |
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----- do ----- | Bills Assented to by the President of India (1952-1999) | ------ do ------ | --- do --- |
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----- do ----- | Cabinet Secretariat (1935 –64) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ---- |
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----- do ----- | Central Board of Revenue (1924-46) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Central Excise Collectorate (1860-1949) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Collector of Customs (1860-1954) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Comptroller and Auditor General (1862-1980) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Commissioner of Custom, Salt, Opium and Abkari, Bombay Correspondence (1862-1915) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Commodities Price Board, 1947 | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Commonwealth Relations Department (1944-46) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Council at Fort William (1748-1763) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Department of Agriculture (1945-46) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Department of Civil Aviation (1919 – 1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Department of Commerce(1905-1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Department of Education (1945-1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Department of Food (1942 – 1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Department of Information and Broadcasting (1926 – 1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Department of Labour (1937 – 1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Department of Parliamentary Affairs (1923-1947) |
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----- do ----- | Department of Personnel and Training (1953 – 1979) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- ----- do ----- | Department of Post and Telegraph (1920 – 1947) Department of Post, 1947-1976 | ----- do ----- ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Department of Publication (1965- 1976) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Department of Shipping and Transport (1925 – 1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Department of Supply (1922 – 1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Department of Works, Mines and Power (1946 – 1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Director-General of Indian Medical Services/ Director-General of Health Services (1896 – 1948) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Education Department (1910 – 1921) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Education and Health, Department (1921-23) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Education, Health and Land Department (1923 – 45) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Election Commission (1968 – 1969) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Electric Telegraph (1856 – 1859) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | External Affairs Department (1937- 1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Finance Department (1905-1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Finance and Commerce Department (1879-1905) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Financial Advisor, Military Finance (1913-1923) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Financial Department (1860-1878) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Foreign Department (1756 – 1913) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Foreign and Political Department (1914-1937) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Foreign Miscellaneous Records (1630-1953) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Gilgit Manuscripts (6 Century AD) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Government of Bengal, Financial department, Separate Revenue (Salt Customs) (1874-1905) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Government of Bengal, Revenue Department ‘OPIUM’ (1891-1912) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Government of Bombay, Revenue Department (1899-1925) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Government of Madras, Revenue Department Miscellaneous (Salt) (1890-1925) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Government of United Provinces, Separate Revenue, (Opium) Department (1911-26) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Governor General’s Secretariat/ President Secretariat (1890-1949) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Health Department (1945-1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Home Department Miscellaneous (1680-1932) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Home, Revenue and Agriculture (1879-1881) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Imperial Council of Agriculture Research (1929-1945) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Inlands Customs Department (1870-82) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Indian Overseas Dept (1941-44) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Inland Revenue Board (1923) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Legislative Department (1777-1859) and (1869-1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Military Department (1756-1969) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Agriculture (1947-51) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Chemical and Fertilizer (1953-1972) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry Of Civil Aviation and Tourism (1919-1974) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Commerce (1905-1974) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Communication (1920-1976) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (1953-1978) |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (1944-76) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Education (1947-1971) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Environment and Forest (1954-1980) | ----- do ------ | ----- do ------ |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of External Affairs (1947-1971) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Finance (1947-76) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Food and Agriculture (1951-1982) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Health (1947-1960) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises (1964-1974) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- ----- do ----- ----- do ----- | Ministry of Home Affairs (1947- 1981) Ministry of Home Legislative Department (1972-1975) Ministry of Home GPA Section (1970-1980) | ----- do ----- ----- do ----- ----- do ----- | ----- do ------ ----- do ----- ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Home Affairs, Department Of Official Language (1958-74) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Human Resource Development (1956-1971) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Industry and Supply (1922-1968) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ( 1936 – 1980 ) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Labour (1947-1979) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- ----- do ----- | Ministry of Law (1947-1952) Ministry of Law & Justice – Leg. Department (1946-1970) | ----- do ----- ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Mines (1948-1980) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (1947-1974) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Personnel, P.G. and Pensions (1953-1979) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Railways (1947-1977) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Rehabilitation (1948-1965) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (1947-1979) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Surface Transport (1947-1979) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Textiles (1959-1979) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Urban Development (1958-1977) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Water Resources (1956-1978) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Works, Housing and Supply (1947-1962) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Works, Mines and Power (1946-1951) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Ministry of Works, Production and Supply (1951-1952) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Mint Committee Proceedings (1861-62) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Mint Master General Orders (1870-1872) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Northern India Salt Revenue (1882-1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Planning Commission (1952-1978) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Political Department (1937-1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Prime Minister’s Office (1948-1973) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Private Secretary to the Viceroy (1910-1958) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Provincial Governments Records: 1. Bengal Political and Foreign Consultation /Proceedings (1860-1905). 2. Bhutan, Sikkim and Tibet Papers (1860-1905) |
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----- do ----- | Public/ General/ Home Department (1764-1879) (1881-1946) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Public Works Department (1850-1923) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Railway Board (1905-1947) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Residency/ Political Agencies (1801-1954) Bhagelkhand, Bhopal, Bhopawar, Bundelkhand Political Agency, Central India Agency, Gwalior Residency, Malwa Agency, Chhatisgarh, Eastern States, Orissa State Agency, Hyderabad Residency, Kalat Political Agency, Kashmir Residency, Kolhapur Residency, and the Deccan State Agency, Madras State Agency/Residency, Travancore and Cochin Agency, Mysore Residency, Nepal Residency, Punjab Hill State Agency, Punjab State Agency/ Residency, Eastern Rajputana State Agency, Haroati and Tonk Agency, Jaipur Residency, Mewar and Southern Rajputana State Agency, Rajputana State Agency, Western Rajputana State Agency, Sikkim Political Agency, Baroda Residency, Banaskantha Agency, Kathiawad Agency, Rewakantha Agency, Western India State Agency, Western India Agency, Gujarat State Agency and Baghdad Residency. | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Regional Commissioner in other Offices Records (1947-1960): 1. Madhya Bharat Union (1947-54), Pepsu Union (1947-55), Rajasthan Union (1947-54), Saurashtra Union (1948- 54) 2. Central Treasury Hyderabad (1948-54) 3. Office of the Officer on Special Duty [Kashmir (1948-50), Mysore (1948)] 4. Papers of Consulate/Legation, etc. [Cape Town Papers (1949-50), Goa Consulate General of India (1937-50), Kabul British Legation (1927-37), Lahore Deputy High Commission (1947-58), Lisbon Legation of India (1949-53), Shanghai Consulate General of India (1948-60), South Africa Papers (1924-53)]. |
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----- do ----- | Revenue, Agriculture and Commerce (1871-1879) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | RIN Mutiny (1946) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Sanskrit Manuscripts | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | States Department/ Ministry of States (1947 -1955) | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Travancore, Cochin Banking Enquiry, 1956 | ----- do ----- | ----- do ----- |
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----- do ----- | Treaties of East India Company And Government of India With Rulers (1765 – 1951 ) | ---- do ---- | ---- do ---- |
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