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Gyan Bharatam Mission: A proclamation of

India’s culture, literature and consciousness

Manuscripts are our repository of knowledge,
but there has been indifference towards
them for a long time. In the past, crores of
manuscripts were destroyed, but those that
remain show how dedicated our ancestors
were towards knowledge, science and
education. Now under the Gyan Bharatam
scheme, wherever there are handwritten texts,
manuscripts and centuries-old documents
across the country, they are being searched
and preserved. Modern technology is
being used for this, so that the richness
of that knowledge can be preserved for
future generations. India currently has the
world’s largest collection of about one crore to accelerate digitization, preservation and
manuscripts. Announced in the general public access of manuscripts. The world
budget this year, the Gyan Bharatam Mission currently has a cultural and creative industry
will reconnect the entire world with India’s of about 2.5 trillion dollars. Under the Gyan
unimaginable knowledge heritage through Bharatam Mission, efforts are being made
the survey, documentation and analysis to unite this shared heritage of humanity. Its
of manuscripts. Work is going on in a foundation is based on 4 main pillars. First-
mission mode costing about Rs 483 crore. Preservation, Second- Innovation, Third-
Recently, an international conference was Addition and Fourth- Adaptation. Today the
also organized on this subject from 11 to 13 country is moving forward with the spirit of
September in New Delhi. In this conference, Swadeshi and the resolve of self-reliant India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that This mission is an extension of that national
Gyan Bharatam Mission is going to become spirit. India today is turning its heritage into
the proclamation of India’s culture, literature a symbol of its strength and in this, Gyan
and consciousness. He also launched Gyan Bharatam Mission will start a new chapter for
Bharatam Portal, a dedicated digital platform the future.

Nationwide Digital Life Certificate

Campaign from 1st November

The central government will organise the biggest outreach programme ever in the
interest of pensioners. Under this, Digital Life Certificates (DLC) will be made by
setting up camps at 1600 places in district and subdivision headquarters across the
country from 1 to 30 November. The Department of Pension and Pensioners
Welfare has set a target of making 2 crore DLCs through these camps. Under
the programme, doorstep services will also be provided to every senior citizens
and differently abled pensioners of different categories. Banks and India
Post Payment Bank will also run awareness campaigns for this through SMS,
WhatsApp, social media and banners in October 2025. Let us tell you that
last time 1 crore 62 lakh DLCs were made under a similar campaign.