No. B.13011/5/2012-AC

GOVERNMENT OF MIZORAM

ART & CULTURE DEPARTMENT

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ORDER

Dated the 27th October, 2022


In exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (2) of section 3 of The Mizoram Public Records Act, 2011 (Act No. 15 of 2011), the Competent Authority is pleased to authorize the Archivist/Head of the Archives, Mizoram State Archives, Art & Culture Department, Government of Mizoram to carry out the following functions. This order shall be effective from the date of issue and shall remain effective until further orders:

a) Supervision, Management and control of the Archives;

b) Acceptance foe deposit of public records permanent nature after such period as may be prescribed;

c) Custody, use and withdrawal of public records;

d) Arrangement, preservation and exhibition of public records;

e) Preparation of inventories, indices, catalogues and other reference media of public records;

f) Analyzing, developing, promoting and coordinating the standards, procedures and the techniques for improvement of the records management system;

g) Ensuring the maintenance, arrangement and security of public records in the Archives and in the offices of the records creating agency;

h) Promoting utilization of available space and maintenance of equipments for preserving public records;

i) Tendering advice to records creating agencies on the compilation, classification and disposal of records and application of standards, procedures and techniques of records management;

j) Survey and inspection of public records;

k) Organizing training programmes in various disciplines of Archives administration and records management

l) Accepting records from any private source;

m) Regulating access to public records;

n) Receiving records from defunct bodies and making arrangement for securing public records in the event of national emergency;

o) Receiving reports on records management and disposal practices from the records officer;

p) Providing authenticated copies of, or extracts from public records;

q) Destroying or disposal of public records;

r) Obtaining on lease or purchasing or accepting as gift any document of historical or national importance.


Sd/-LALTHANSANGA

Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram

Art & Culture Department

Memo No. B.13011/5/2017-AC                    :                                                Dated the 27th October, 2022

Copy to:-

  1. P.S. to Chief Minister, Mizoram.
  2. P.S. to Minister, Art & Culture Department.
  3. P.S. to All Secretaries, Govt. of Mizoram.
  4. All Heads of Department, Govt. of Mizoram.
  5. Director, Art & Culture Department.
  6. Archivist, Mizoram State Archives, Art & Culture Deptt.
  7. Guard File.

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