National Archives of India
| Rāṣṭrīya Abhilēkhāgāra | |
Emblem of the National Archives of India | |
Interiors of the National Archives of India, New Delhi | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 11 March 1891 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of India |
| Headquarters | 28°36′57″N 77°13′03″E / 28.6157812041274°N 77.21759342513518°E |
| Annual budget | ₹376 crore (US$44 million) (2021–2022) |
| Minister responsible | |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Culture |
| Website | nationalarchives |
The National Archives of India (NAI) is a repository of the non-current records of the Government of India and holds them in trust for the use of administrators and scholars. Originally established as the Imperial Record Department in 1891, in Calcutta, the capital of British India, the NAI is situated at the intersection of the Janpath and Kartavya Path, in Delhi. It functions as an Attached Office of the Department of Culture under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.