History
It was set up in 11 March 1891 in Calcutta (Kolkata) as the 'Imperial Record Department' and was subsequently transferred to the new Capital New Delhi, in 1911 and it was shifted to its present building in 1926. Built in late neo-classical style, it was in fact one of four museums and archives building planned by Edwin Lutyens at the interaction of King's way and Queen's way, known as 'Point B', however only the present was built eventually.
Shri K.R. Narayanan, then President of India, declared open the "Museum of the National Archives" to the general public on 6 July 1998. This Museum is a representative overview of the multifarious holdings of the National Archives, promotes a common man's interest in archival holdings.
It has a Regional Office at Bhopal and three Record Centres at Bhubaneswar, Jaipur and Pondicherry.
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