institutions, religious establishments, and individual custodians. He added that a special household survey titled ‘Har Ghar Dastak’ is being planned to trace and digitize manuscripts with the consent of their owners, following the goal of ‘Har Din–Ek Gin’, targeting coverage of at least one panchayat per day.
The Head, Department of Persian, University of Kashmir, Jehangir Ahmad, whose department has been designated as a Cluster Centre for digitization, informed the meeting that around 5,000 manuscript pages have already been scanned at the lab established at the University, primarily from government institutions and bodies. He also announced that a separate digitization laboratory will be set up at the Archives in Jammu, ensuring smooth and timely execution of the Mission in the Jammu region as well.
The Chief Secretary concluded by reiterating that the Mission is not merely a technological exercise but a collective cultural responsibility, requiring cooperation between government, institutions, and the people to preserve invaluable knowledge for future generations.