Gyan Bharatam Mission 2026: Key Highlights, Benefits, and Government Vision

Context

During the Budget 2025-26, Gyan Bharatam Mission was announced as a flagship mission of the Ministry of Culture for unearthing, safeguarding and preserving India’s vast manuscript heritage.

About Gyan Bharatam Mission

• National initiative to preserve, digitise & disseminate India’s vast manuscript heritage, integrating tradition with technology for future generations.
• Ministry: Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
• Funding: Rs 491 crores from the period of 2025-31.
• Focus Verticals under Gyan Bharatam Mission:
• (i) Survey & Cataloging
• (ii) Conservation & Capacity Building
• (iii) Technology & Digitisation
• (iv) Linguistics & Translation
• (v) Research, Publication & Outreach.

Initiatives under Gyan Bharatam Mission

• Establish a nation-wide network of Cluster Centres (CC) & Independent Centres (ICs) across the country.
• Digitisation of manuscripts:
  • The scheme mandates the digitisation of manuscripts and their public availability on the Gyanbharatam website.
  • The scheme mandates strict imaging norms to ensure preservation & high-quality digital outputs.
  • Basic level metadata creation & its integration on National Digital Repository (NDR) to facilitate integration of manuscripts and its metadata for global accessibility.
  • Deployment of scanners & equipment across designated centers for the digitization of manuscripts.
  • Building a fully functional, AI-integrated digital platform and mobile application.
  • Providing continuous hot, cold, cloud-based storage hosting, backup, and security support.
  • Data storage using LTO-9 tape for long-term archival and disaster recovery management.

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