PM Modi makes BIG announcement, launches mission for digitisation of…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the historical ‘Gyan Bharatam mission’ for digitalizing old Indian manuscripts on Sunday. Monthly radio show Mann Ki Ki Ki Baat’s 124th episode was released on Sunday, the Prime Minister spoke in detail about the mission. Continue reading to know more.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the historical ‘Gyan Bharatam mission’ for digitalizing old Indian manuscripts on Sunday. Monthly radio show Mann Ki Ki Ki Ki was released on Sunday, the Prime Minister, under the mission, said that a national digital warehouse will be created after the digitalization of old manuscripts that students and teachers in the world can connect with the information and tradition of the country. “Inspired by the idea of expanding our old knowledge, the Indian government has announced a historical initiative in this year’s budget, Gyan Bharatam mission.
What is Gyan Bharatam mission?
The mission aims to digitize, protect and access through a Crore manuscript scattered throughout the country, and earlier this year was announced on 9 June in its union budget. In order to make the most of the initiative, everyone objected to everyone and said that the manuscripts were “parts of India’s spirit”. “These are not only manuscripts, but these are the chapters of India’s spirit, which we need to teach future generations.” This mission is envisaged as a national effort to protect India’s intellectual heritage and to create a structured approach to the protection of knowledge. In the 2025 budget, the Union Government significantly increased its financial allocation for the article attempt from 3.5 Crore to 60 RS.
What is the importance of this task?
The Gyan Bharatam mission comes at a time when he actively invests in civilian narratives, language animation and inheritance infrastructure, focusing on India’s manuscripts; This task fills cultural pride with contemporary digital access. It also supports the vision of wider ‘Vikitis Bharat’ by reclaiming and redesigning India’s traditional information systems for future generations. The Prime Minister also greeted the movement of the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to recognize the 12 Maratha castle as world heritage areas in the episode and stressed that each castle is a part of a historical activity.
PM Modi greets Maratha Forts
“UNESCO recognized 12 Maratha Castle as World Heritage Areas. Eleven castle Maharashtra and a castle Tamil Nadu. Each castle has a history page attached to it and every stone witnessed a historical event,” PM Modi, Monthly Radio show, Mann Ki Baat’s 124th episode. “Salher Fort, which Mughals faced with the defeat. Shivaji Maharaj, made impossible.”
(With the inputs of the news agency Ani).




