November 06, 2024 05:25 (IST)
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PM Modi declassifies 100 secret Netaji files, meets his kins
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IBNS) The Union Government on Saturday declassified the first set of 100 files pertaining to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose with Prime Minister Narendra Modi visiting the National Archives for the launch of the digitized files, making it easier for Netaji researchers to know the truth about the events of a tumultuous time in the history of the world.
He also met family members of Netaji, including Prof. Chitra Ghosh, Chandra Bose, and Surya Kumar Bose during the day, when the 119th birth anniversary of the great freedom fighter is being celebrated across the nation.
The PM in his meeting with the members of Netaji’s family at his residence in New Delhi on 14 October 2015, had announced that the Government of India would declassify the files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in a phased manner, and make them accessible to the public.
Netaji's disappearance 70 years ago after a plane crash at Taihoku, still remains a mystery.
Accordingly, the first lot of 33 files were declassified by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) and handed over to the National Archives of India on Dec 4, 2015.
Subsequently, the Ministries of Home Affairs, and External Affairs too initiated the process of declassification of files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in their respective collection which were then transferred to the National Archives of India.
As a first step, the National Archives of India is placing 100 files relating to Netaji in public domain after preliminary conservation treatment and digitization. The remaining files too shall be placed in public domain after their conservation treatment and digitisation.
The Government of India has written to the concerned foreign Governments to declassify all files or papers related to Netaji. The Government is committed to pursue this matter with them.
The digitized files are being put on a website, specially designed by NIC –www.netajipapers.gov.in
In a tweet in the morning the Prime Minister had said: "Today is a special day for all Indians. Declassification of Netaji files starts today. Will go to National Archives myself for the same".
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