PM Narendra Modi releases
AMN /
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today released 100 declassified files relating to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on the occasion of Netaji’s 119th birth anniversary in New Delhi. Paying tribute to Netaji, Mr Modi released the digital copies of the files at National Archives of India. The National Archives is placing these files in public domain after preliminary conservation treatment and digitization. Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma was also present on the occasion. Mr Modi also met family members of Netaji on the occasion.
The declassification of files will meet the long-standing public demand to access these files and also facilitate scholars to carry out further research on Netaji. Prime Minister in his meeting with a delegation of members of Netaji’s family at his residence on 14th of October last year, had announced that the Centre would declassify the files relating to Netaji and make them accessible to public. The first lot of 33 files was declassified by the Prime Minister’s Office and handed over to the National Archives on 4th of last month. The National Archives has further plans to release digital copies of 25 declassified files on Netaji in public domain every month.
The Prime Minister of India, in his meeting with the members of Netaji’s family at his residence in New Delhi on 14 October 2015, had announced that the Government of India would declassify the files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in a phased manner, and make them accessible to the public.
Accordingly, the first lot of 33 files were declassified by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and handed over to the National Archives of India on 4thDecember 2015.
Subsequently, the Ministries of Home Affairs, and External Affairs too initiated the process of declassification of files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in their respective collection which were then transferred to the National Archives of India.
As a first step, the National Archives of India is placing 100 files relating to Netaji in public domain after preliminary conservation treatment and digitization. The remaining files too shall be placed in public domain after their conservation treatment and digitisation.
The Government of India has written to the concerned foreign Governments to declassify all files or papers related to Netaji. The Government is committed to pursue this matter with them.
The digitized files are being put on a website, specially designed by NIC –www.netajipapers.gov.in
www.netajipapers.gov.in