Ministry of Culture
National Archives of India
Government of India

Financial assistance for preservation of manuscripts, rare books, year 2009-2010.

Applications are invited from Voluntary Organization, Educational Institutes including Private Colleges, Private Libraries, Museums and Universities etc. including Deemed Universities; Freedom Fighters, Religious Institutions, erstwhile Princely States, Big Zamindars and Individuals for Financial Assistance under the above scheme for purchase, listing, cataloguing, evaluation, translation and publication of manuscripts and rare books, historical documents and photographs, charts, maps, technical advice for scientific preservation, repair and microfilming of manuscripts/rare books.

The maximum limit of financial assistance extended under the Scheme is upto Rs. 2.00 lakhs per year per project.

Application(s) for financial assistance should be submitted in the proforma given below duly completed in all respects along with requisite documents through State Level Screening Committee / State Archives on or before 30 June 2009.

For complete details please visit National Archives of India website: www.nationalarchives.nic.in

Application form for Financial Assistance under the scheme of Preservation of Manuscripts, Rare Books.

1. Name and complete postal address of the Institution/Organisation/Individual etc.

2. Date of establishment / registration as a Society or Trust under Indian Societies Registration Act, 1860. Details of Board of Management.

3. Nature and number of Manuscripts/Holdings, their languages, subject and period to which they belong.

4. Audited accounts for the last three years alongwith copies of last year balance sheet, latest annual report.

5. A statement giving details of financial assistance received during the last five years from the Central/State Government or any other source.

6. Details of the project for which assistance is sought alongwith details of experts to be engaged.

7. Estimated cost of the project with item-wise details of Financial Assistance sought.

8. Source from where 25% cost of the project would be met.

9. Financial Assistance expected from any other source for the project.

10. Recommendation of the State Level Screening Committee/State Archives. (in the prescribed form)*.

           Place:                                                  Signature:
           Date:                                                   Name:
                                                                       Designation:
                                                                       Office Stamp:

N.B.: Incomplete application will not be entertained.

* Not to be filled by the applicant.