Published: 20 September 2025PIBGeneral
Ministry of Culture Launches Gyan Bharatam Mission for Preserving India's Manuscript Heritage
The Ministry of Culture launched the Gyan Bharatam Mission (GBM) to preserve, digitize, and disseminate India's vast manuscript heritage, estimated at over five million works. The first-ever Gyan Bharatam International Conference on 'Reclaiming India's Knowledge Legacy through Manuscript Heritage' was held from September 11-13, 2025, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, with over 1,100 scholars from India and abroad.
GBM was announced in the Union Budget 2025-26, reviving and expanding the National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) launched by PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2003. It has been approved as a Central Sector Scheme for 2024-31 with a total outlay of ₹482.85 crore, including ₹60 crore for 2025-26. A Gyan Portal has been launched for digital access to knowledge resources, integrating modern technology with ancient Indian texts.
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Announced in Union Budget 2025-26 as a Central Sector Scheme for 2024-31 with ₹482.85 crore outlay, Gyan Bharatam Mission aims to digitise over five million manuscripts. It revives the 2003 National Mission for Manuscripts, integrates modern technology with ancient texts, and launches a Gyan Portal for global scholarly access.
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The National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM), which Gyan Bharatam Mission revives, was originally launched by which PM?
Explanation · Correct answer CNMM was launched by PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2003; GBM revives and expands it with ₹482.85 crore for 2024-31.
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What is the Gyan Bharatam Mission launched by the Ministry of Culture?
**Ministry of Culture launched the Gyan Bharatam Mission (GBM) to preserve, digitize, and disseminate India's manuscript heritage estimated at over 5 million work**. Gyan Bharatam Mission aims to preserve, digitise, and make accessible India's vast manuscript heritage.
What is the significance of India's manuscript heritage?
**First-ever Gyan Bharatam International Conference held September 11-13, 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan with over 1,100 scholars**. India has the world's largest collection of manuscripts estimated at over 5 million, covering science, medicine, philosophy and literature.
How will Gyan Bharatam Mission digitise India's manuscripts?
**GBM announced in Union Budget 2025-26, reviving and expanding the National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) launched by PM Vajpayee in 2003**. Advanced scanning, AI-based cataloguing, and online portals will make manuscripts accessible to researchers globally.
What languages are covered in India's manuscript collections being preserved under Gyan Bharatam?
**Approved as Central Sector Scheme for 2024-31 with total outlay of ₹482.85 crore, including ₹60 crore for 2025-26**. Sanskrit, Pali, Arabic, Persian, Tamil, Malayalam, and dozens of other Indian languages are covered.
How does Gyan Bharatam Mission support India's Vishwaguru vision?
**A Gyan Portal launched for digital access to knowledge resources, integrating modern technology with ancient Indian texts**. By preserving ancient knowledge systems, the mission supports India's aspiration to be recognised globally as Vishwaguru (world teacher).
