GYAN BHARATAM MISSION
GYAN BHARATAM MISSION
Gyan Bharatam, announced during Union Budget 2025-26, is a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Culture (MoC), Government of India aimed at unearthing, safeguarding and preserving India’s vast manuscript heritage. Aligned with the national vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, the initiative seeks to harmonize cultural preservation with human capital development, ensuring that India’s ancient wisdom continues to inspire generations to come. To support the initiative, the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) has sanctioned Rs.491.66 crore for the period 2025-2031. This initiative focuses on five verticals namely (i) Survey and Cataloguing (ii) Conservation and Capacity Building (iii) Technology and Digitization (iv) Linguistics and Translation (v) Research, Publication, and Outreach.
Gyan Bharatam has been mandated to establish a nation-wide network of Cluster Centers (CCs) and Independent Centers (ICs) across the country. A list of CCs and ICs onboarded so far is annexed.
More than 7.5 Lakh manuscripts have been digitized under Gyan Bharatam, out of which, 1.29 Lakh manuscripts are available on Gyan Bharatam Portal i.e. https://gyanbharatam.com.
(The Key technical and quality standards and metadata protocols for digitization and cataloguing of manuscripts are:
1. Strict imaging norms to ensure preservation and high-quality digital outputs.
Following measures have been taken in this regard:
(i) 45 Centers have been onboarded so far to carry out the activities outlined under Gyan Bhatamam initiative on aforesaid five verticals.
(ii) 20 States / UTs have also been onboarded so far to act as the Nodal Coordinating Authority for Gyan Bharatam implementation within the State / UT concerned.
(iii) A detailed manual on preservation and conservation has also been framed and shared with esteemed conservation experts for feedback.
(iv) Survey app has been developed and shared with stakeholders for feedback.
(v) Technical partners have been on boarded for:
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Lok Sabha today
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Annexure
Cluster Centres (28)
S. No
State
Organization Name
1
Assam
Dept. of Sanskrit, Assam University, Silchar
2
Bihar
Nava Nalanda Mahavihar, Nalanda
3
Patna Musuem, Patna
4
Delhi
University Library Jamia Hamdard
5
Central Sanskrit University
6
Gujarat
Shruta Ratnakara, Ahmedabad
7
Oriental Institute, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara
8
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal State Museum, Shimla
9
J & K
Dept. of Persian, University of Kashmir, Srinagar
10
Shasvat Art Gallery Jammu
11
Karnataka
Samskriti Foundation, Mysuru
12
Oriental Research Institute, Mysuru
13
Kerala
Oriental Research Institute & Manuscript Library, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
14
Ladakh
Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh
15
Manipur
Manipur State Archives
16
Madhya Pradesh
Department of Sanskrit, Dr. Hari Singh Gour University, Sagar
17
Maharashtra
Kavi Kulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Nagpur
18
Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune
19
Odisha
SARASVATI Bhadrak
20
Department of Sanskrit, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
21
Rajasthan
Rajasthan Sanskrit Academy, Jaipur
22
Vishwa Gurudeep Ashram Shodha Sansthan, Jaipur
23
Sikkim
Namgyal Institute of Tibetology, Gangtok
24
Telangana
Telangana State Archives & Research Institute, Hyderabad
25
Uttar Pradesh
Vrindavan Research Institute, Vrindavan
26
Uttarakhand
Shri Laxmidhar Acharya Chakradhar Joshi Vidyamandir Shodh Sansthan (SLACJVMSS), Nakshatra Vedhshala, Devprayag
27
University of Patanjali
28
West Bengal
The Asiatic Society, Kolkata
Independent Centres (17)
1
Andhra Pradesh
Sanatan Jeevan Trust, Tirupati
2
Bihar
Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library, Patna
3
Bodh Gaya Math, Gaya
4
Gujarat
Adhyatma Parivar Trust, Surat
5
Haryana
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
6
Karnataka
Tara Prakashan Vedic Library & Research Centre, Bangaluru
7
Kerala
Sevadhi Museum & Ideological Research Institute, Kottayam
8
Chinmaya International Foundation, Ernakulam
9
Maharashtra
Anandashram Samsthan, Pune
10
Bharat Itihas Sanshodhak Mandal Sadashiv Peth, Pune
11
Madhya Pradesh
Anekant Gyan Mandir Bina
12
Scindia Oriental Research Institute, Ujjain
13
Rajasthan
Abhay Jain Granthalaya, Bikaner
14
Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute, Jodhpur
15
Padmashri Narayan Das Pandulipi Shodh Sansthan, Jaipur
16
Uttar Pradesh
Nagari Pracharini Sabha, Varanasi
17
- Minimum 400 DPI, 24-bit colour scanning (600 DPI where required) using non-destructive face-up overhead scanners with cold light.
- Mandatory image post-processing includes de-skewing, cropping, light equalization, and the removal of digital “noise” like worm-marks or stain-marks while maintaining color integrity and 100% manual quality verification.
- Master files in TIFF v 6.0 (LZW compressed); access copies in JPEG; searchable copies in PDF/A with indelible watermark.
- Long-term storage through LTO-9 tapes with cloud-based backup and disaster recovery.
- Building a fully functional, AI-integrated digital platform and mobile application.
- Metadata Capture levels: Descriptive metadata (content), Structural metadata (navigation), Technical metadata, Administrative metadata-incorporating manuscript content details, details on original source, institutional details, locative region, language, script, conservation status, date of creation, version of digital object, file format used, compression technology used, object relationship, etc.
- Metadata supplied in CSV and XML formats with each digitization batch.