What’s in the news?

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch the revamped National Manuscripts Mission, which was announced in the Union Budget.
• The ‘Gyan Bharatam Mission’, which is expected to cover more than one crore manuscripts, would be responsible for the survey, documentation and conservation of India’s manuscript heritage lying with academic institutions, museums, libraries and private collectors.
• To accommodate this new initiative, the Union Budget had hiked the budgetary allocation for the existing National Manuscripts Mission (NMM) from ₹3.5 crore to ₹60 crore.
• Presently, NMM is a part of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts. It was set up in 2003, but had not taken off as expected.
• Around 80% of manuscripts in India are with private parties.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pm-to-launch-revamped-manuscripts-mission-on-june-9/article69587353.ece