ANANTNAG, MAY 13: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Anantnag, Dr. Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat, today chaired a comprehensive meeting to review the implementation of the Gyan Bharatam Mission, a national project aimed at the digital preservation of hand written texts, ancient manuscripts and centuries old historical documents.
The meeting was attended by ADC, CPO, ACD (Nodal Officer), DEPO, BDOs, EOs of MCs and other concerned officials.
At the outset, the ACD briefed the chair about the status of identification and uploading of manuscripts on the designated portal. He said that efforts including door to door survey are being made to identify, digitize and upload age old and valuable manuscripts across the district.
Reviewing the action taken on directions issued during previous meeting, the DDC impressed upon the officers to expedite the pace of survey and ensure that the targets under the mission are achieved within the stipulated timeframe. He emphasized the mission’s core objective of locating the centuries hand written texts and heritage records besides preserving this wealth of knowledge for future generations through appropriate use of modern technology.
To ensure the mission’s success, the DDC directed the officers to identify specific targets like scholars and institutions including shrines and temples that are custodians of ancient records. He asked them to conduct field visits to villages, panchayats, municipal wards besides cultural, educational and religious institutions to identify the rare texts. Focus on quality work and ensure all information collected and uploaded is reliable and authentic, he remarked.
The DDC stated it is the administration’s priority to preserve the ancient and historical documents and directed the Education Department to identify libraries possessing books and manuscripts of significant historical and educational value so that appropriate preservation measures can be initiated.
The meeting concluded with a resolve by all officers to locate and collect the rich historical texts and age old manuscripts and to preserve this wealth of knowledge for future generations.
