rti happenings: UP: Records in Urdu paper in poor shape, so unable to respond to RTI query: National Archives

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BAREILLY: An RTI activist who sought information on the freedom struggle in India from 1857 onwards received a letter from the National Archives, telling him the details could not be provided since the records needed were in Urdu and the papers were in poor shape!

 

 

The RTI activist said the answer was surprising, and raised questions about the ability of the National Archives to preserve records of freedom fighters.

 

 

Read more at: Records in Urdu paper in poor shape, so unable to respond to RTI query: National Archives - The Times of India