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ಕකბಟಕ ೦ౢನ෢റರ ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗำ ಮൡ౨ ല೧ഔೕಕರಣ เඒಯಕ, 2026

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ಕකბಟಕ

ฃಜ౲ದย౵ฆವ

ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳ

ಸ෦ೕಃ౹,

ർಖยೕಕರಣ,

๸ರౘൕ,

ല೧ഔೕಕರಣ,

๸๗ೕಧච,

ಪ౳ಕಟൕ

ಮൡ౨

๬ವბಜඛಕคಡ

ಲಭ౲ತั๯โದඝ౬

ಉಪීඌ๯โದ౽ౙಜ

ಕකბಟಕ

ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳ

ඩ౳ඌ౽ರವඝ౬

๬౩ඪಸฤ

ಒಂൿ

เඒಯಕ.

ಕකბಟಕ

ฃಜ౲ದย౵ฆವ

ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳ

ಸ෦ೕಃ౹,

ർಖยೕಕರಣ,

๸ರౘൕ,

ല೧ഔೕಕರಣ, ๸๗ೕಧච, ಪ౳ಕಟൕ

ಮൡ౨ ๬ವბಜඛಕคಡ ಲಭ౲ತั๯โದ౽ౙಜ,

ಕකბಟಕ ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳ ඩ౳ඌ౽ರವඝ౬ ๬౩ඪಸฤ ๻ಟ ಅದಃౙ ๸ීಧಪಟౣ ಮൡ౨

ඩ౳๸ಜಕ เಷಯಗಳඝ౬ ಉಪීඌ๯โದ౽ౙಜ ෷ಕ౨฿ಜฆโದคಂದ;

ಇൿ, ූರತ ಗಣฃಜ౲ದ ಎಪ౭൤౨ೕಳඡ ವಷბದย౵ ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ เඋನ

෱ಡಲൽಂದ ಈ ෨ಂൽඦ൤ ಅඌඛಯ෦ತ฿ಗย:-

1. ๸౾౹ಪ౨ ກಸฆ ಮൡ౨ ඩ౳ฏಭ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮವඝ౬ ಕකბಟಕ

೦ౢನ෢റರ ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗำ ಮൡ౨ ല೧ഔೕಕರಣ ಅඌඛಯಮ, 2026 ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯತಕౙൿ౪.

(2) ಇൿ, ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ಸ౽ბค ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದย౵ ಅඌ๰ಚචಯ ෩ಲಕ

ತൡ౨ಪലಸಬ๾ർඈಥ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ೦คಡ ಬರತಕౙൿ౪.

2. ಪคූ๣ಗำ.- ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದย౵ ๸ದಭბโ ಅನ౲൭ ಅಗತ౲ಪല๭ದ

ຄರൡ,-

¨sÁUÀ – 4ಎ

Part – IVA

, 10

, 2026

, 19

)

BENGALURU, TUESDAY, 10, MARCH, 2026 (PHALGUNA, 19, SHAKAVARSHA, 1947)

. 201

No. 201

(ಎ) ``ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟ'' ಎಂದฉ เಶದಪല๭ದ ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗำ (Illustrated manuscripts),

൞ึಗคಯ ෬ยನ ౾ฆงಪದ ವಣბ೉ತ౳ಗำ ಮൡ౨ ඬฃತನ ೦ౢನವඝ౬ ๸ರ౾౹๯ವ

෰಍ಕ ๸ಪ౳ർಯಗಳ ඁಶ౲-ಶ౳ವಣ ർಖวಗಳඝ౬ ಒಳತಂಡ ๻ಟ ෨ದ౳ಣ ಅಥ฿

๏ม෨ದ౳ಣ ෥ಡൽฆವ, ๸ಸౙೃತ, ಕನ౬ಡ, ඩ౳ಂತ, ඩย, ತ෦ำ, ൤ฤಞ, ಅರ෈౯ೕ,

ඩ๭ბ, ෮ೕല, ๎ರದ ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ಇತರ ූರൟೕಯ ಅಥ฿ เඃ๏ ยඪ෷ಳ౶

෴โඃ ಅಬರಹ ಅಥ฿ ൞ึಗค ർಖว, ෟೕಜ-൧ಗങ (Birch-bark), ๻ึ, ಬങౣ,

൞ಮ౳ ಪತ౳, ๏ม ๎ಸನ ಅಥ฿ ෴โඃ ಇತರ ಪർಥბൽಂದ ෥ലฆವ ยඪಪತ౳

(Script);

(෈) ``ඩ౳ඌ౽ರ'’ ಎಂದฉ, 3ඡ ಪ౳ಕರಣದല ๬౩ඪಸมದ ಕකბಟಕ ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳ

ඩ౳ඌ౽ರ;

3. ඩ౳ඌ౽ರದ ๬౩ಪච.- (1) ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ಅඌ๰ಚචಯ ෩ಲಕ ಕකბಟಕ

ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳ ඩ౳ඌ౽ರ ಎಂൿ ಕฉಯมಞವ ಒಂൿ ඛ౽ಯವඝ౬ ๬౩ඪಸತಕౙൿ౪.

(2) ඩ౳ඌ౽ರโ, ๎ಶ౷ತ ಉತ౨ฃඌ౽ರ ಮൡ౨ ๬෥ನ౲ ෮ಹರඝ౬ ຄಂൽฆವ

ಒಂൿ ඛಗ෦ತ ඛ౽ಯ฿ಜರತಕౙൿ౪.

ඩ౳ඌ౽ರದ

๸ರಚච.-

ඩ౳ඌ౽ರโ

ಈ

෨ಂൽನ

ಸದಸ౲ರඝ౬

ಒಳತಂലರತಕౙൿ౪,-

(ಎ) ඬฃತತ౷ ಇมಒಯ ಪ౳ූರದย౵ฆವ ෱ൟ౳ - ಪದඛ෦ತ౨ ಅಧ౲ౘฆ.

(෈) ಸ౽ბರದ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ, ಪ౳฿๵ೕದ౲ಮ ಇมಒ - ಪದඛ෦ತ౨ ಸದಸ౲

౽ಯბದ๏ბ.

(๭) ಸ౽ბರದ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ, ಆ൮ბಕ ಇมಒ - ಪದඛ෦ತ౨ ಸದಸ౲.

(ല) ಸ౽ბರದ ౽ಯბದ๏ბ, ಉನ౬ತ ๏ౘಣ ಇมಒ - ಪದඛ෦ತ౨ ಸದಸ౲.

(ಇ) ಀಲಪൟ, ງඪ ಕನ౬ಡ เಶ౷เർ౲ඛಲಯ - ಪದඛ෦ತ౨ ಸದಸ౲.

(ಎෆ) ඛඃბಶಕฆ, ඩ౳ಚ౲เർ౲ ๸๗ೕಧකಲಯ, ෭๰ฆ - ಪದඛ෦ತ౨

ಸದಸ౲.

(೧) ಆ෷ಕ౨ฆ, ඬฃತತ౷, ವ๯౨ ๸ಗ౳๻ಲಯಗಳ ಮൡ౨ ಪฏಪฉ ಇมಒ -

ಪದඛ෦ತ౨ ಸದಸ౲.

(ಎೖ) ූರ൞ಧ౲ಯನ ๎ಸ౨ი (Indology), ಕನ౬ಡ ๬๼ತ౲ ಅಥ฿ ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟ

๎ಸ౨იದย౵ ಪ౳ಌ౲ತฃದ ෩ವฆ เർ౷ಂಸฆ – ಸದಸ౲ฆ.

(ಐ) ಌಸಜ ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟ උರಕฆ ಅಥ฿ ಮಠಗಳ ಇಬ౯ฆ ಪ౳ൟඛඌಗำ – ಸದಸ౲ฆ.

(೬) ല೧ಟฯ ෥ನเಕಗಳย౵ನ ಒಬ౯ ತቿ – ಸದಸ౲.

5. ඩ౳ඌ౽ರದ ಪ౳౽ಯბಗำ ಮൡ౨ ಅඌ౽ರಗำ.- ඩ౳ඌ౽ರโ,-

(ಎ) ಕකბಟಕ ෩ಲದ ಅಥ฿ ಕකბಟಕಃౙ ๸ීಧಪಟౣ ಕකბಟಕඅಳಜನ

ಮൡ౨ ຄರಜನ ๬ವბಜඛಕ ಮൡ౨ ಌಸಜ ಅ෗ರಃ౹ಯย౵ฆವ ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳ ಸಮಗ౳

ಸ෦ೕಃ౹ಯඝ౬ ನഷ๯โൿ;

(෈) ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳ ฃಜ౲ ವ๼ಯඝ౬ ๭ದ౪ಪല๯โൿ ಮൡ౨ ඛವბ๼๯โൿ.

(๭) ๸ರౘൕ, ಪ౳ൟීಧಕ ಮൡ౨ ඛ฿ರಕ ಕ౳ಮಗำ, ല೧ഔೕಕರಣ, เಮ๎ბತ౱ಕ

๸ඩದච, ූ๝ಂತರ ಮൡ౨ ಪ౳ಕಟൕಯඝ౬ ඲౳ೕ൞౺๼๯โൿ.

(ല) ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟ ๸ರౘ൏ ಄ಂದ౳ಗำ ಮൡ౨ ๸ಪඞ౱ಲ ಄ಂದ౳ಗಳඝ౬ ๬౩ඪ๯โൿ

ಅಥ฿ ෥ನ౲൤ ඛೕഴโൿ.

(ಇ) ๬ಂಪ౳ർ෵ಕ ಅ෗ರౘಕರ ිൽ౫ಕ ಆ๭౨ ಹಀౙಗಳඝ౬ ರ౾౹๯฿ಗ ಪ౳ๆ๎ವ౽ಶ,

ಪ౳ൟಂൟತั๯เಃ ಮൡ౨ ฿൐ಜ౲ ಬಳಃಛಜ ෥ಗბ๰೉ಗಳඝ౬ งඪ๯โൿ.

(ಎෆ) ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳ ౽ඞඝ ෇๼ರ ๬ಛ൐ಃಯඝ౬ ತഷಗഖౣโൿ ๻ಟ

ಅโಗಳඝ౬

ಕකბಟಕದ

ຄರಜඛಂದ

൞෴౬ലಡ

ಮರั

ತฆโದඝ౬

๯ಗಮತั๯โൿ.

(೧)

๎ม

ಮൡ౨

เಶ౷เർ౲ಲಯದ

ಪಠ౲ಕ౳ಮದย౵

ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟ

೦ౢನವඝ౬

๸෽ೕ೧๯โൿ.

6. ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳ ฃಜ౲ ವ๼.- ඩ౳ඌ౽ರโ, ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಯ ಸ౩ಳ෥๼ൟ,

෥ยೕಕತ౷, ෡ൟಕ ๭౩ൟ, ยඪ, ූ๣, เಷಯ ಮൡ౨ ಲಭ౲൤ಯ ๭౩ൟಗൟಗಳ เವರಗಳඝ౬

ಒಳತಂಡ ല೧ಟฯ ಮൡ౨ ෡ൟಕ ฃಜ౲ ವ๼ಯඝ౬ ඛವბ๼ಸತಕౙൿ౪.

7. ෥ยೕಕฆ ಮൡ౨ ๬౷ඌೕನർರคಂದ ಕറ౥ಯ ವರൽ.- ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳඝ౬

ຄಂൽฆವ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಬ౯ ವ౲౾౨ ಅಥ฿ ๸๲౩෷ ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ඩ౳ฏಭದ

ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ಒಂൿ ವಷბඅಳಛಜ ඛಯ෦ಸมದ ನ෩චಯย౵ ඩ౳ඌ౽ರಃౙ

เವರಗಳඝ౬ ಒದಜಸತಕౙൿ౪.

8. ಸ෦ೕಃ౹ ಮൡ౨ ല೧ഔೕಕರಣ౽ౙಜ ಪ౳ๆ๎ವ౽ಶ.- ඩ౳ඌ౽ರ ಅಥ฿ ಅದರ

෩ಲಕ ಅඌಂತತั๭ದ ෴ช ಅඌ౽ค෷, ಭದ౳൤ ಮൡ౨ ದಪ౲൤ಛಜ ෥ยೕಕඝ

เඌ๭ದ ෷ಕ౨ ಷರൡ౨ಗัಡ ಒಳಪഖౣ ෷ಕ౨ ඣೕഔೕ๭ඣಂൽಡ ಮൡ౨ ಸಮಪბಕ

ಸಮಯದย౵

ಸ෦ೕಃ౹

ನഷಸฤ,

೗෴೉ತ౳

൤ಡಯฤ

ಅಥ฿

ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳඝ౬

ല೧ഔೕಕคಸฤ ෴โๆ ಆವರಣಗಳඝ౬ ಪ౳ๆ๏ಸಬ๾ൿ.

9. ಕකბಟಕ ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟ ๸ರౘൕ ಮൡ౨ ല೧ഔೕಕರಣ ෦ಷඨ.- (1) ඩ౳ඌ౽ರโ

ಪ౳ൟವಷბ ಕඛಷౣ ಐൿ ಲౘ ඬಟಗಳ ๸ರౘൕಛಜ ๻ಟ ಉತౙೃಷౣ ಞಣಮಟౣದ (high-

resolution) ല೧ഔೕಕರಣ౽ౙಜ ౽ಲ෦ൟಯ ෦ಷඨ -ಅඝ౬ ඩ౳ฏ෗ಸತಕౙൿ౪.

10. ๬ವბಜඛಕ ഺ෭ඨ ಮൡ౨ ඛಬბಂඌತ ಪ౳ๆ๎ವ౽ಶ.- ല೧ഔೕಂತ

ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳඝ౬ ๬ವბಜඛಕ ഺ෭ඛನย౵, ෥ยೕಕඝ ಸಮಥბඛೕಯ උ෦ბಕ ಅಥ฿

ಌಸಜ ౽ರಣಗಳඝ౬ เඌ๭ದ ຄರൡ ಅದ౽ౙಜ ෨ലඩಜಡมದ ಕකბಟಕ ೦ౢನ

෢റರ ඲ೕಟბฯ -ನย౵ ಅභ สೕി ෥ಡತಕౙൿ౪.

11. ಕකბಟಕ ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳ ඛඌ.- ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರൽಂದ ಅඝർನಗำ, ಄ಂದ౳

ಸ౽ბರದ ๭ౙೕ෨ಗำ, ౽඲ೕბชഡ ๬෥೧ಕ ຄൕಛคಃ (CSR) ಆഴಡಗำ ಮൡ౨

ඃ൐ಡಗูಂൽಡ สೕಪ-෨ಕ౨ ඛඌಯඝ౬ (non-lapsable fund) ๬౩ඪಸತಕౙൿ౪.

12. ಅඝಮൟಯ ຄರ൞ದ ๻ඛ ಅಥ฿ ರඹ౨ನ ෬ยನ ඛ๤ಧ.- ෴ช

ವ౲౾౨෷, ඩ౳ඌ౽ರದ ย಍ತ ත฿ბඝಮൟ ಇಲ౵ං ಕකბಟಕ ඩฏಪคಕ ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟ

ಎಂ්ർಜ

ಳೕ๞ಸมದ

෴โඃ

ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಯඝ౬

ಉං౪ೕಶතವბಕ฿ಜ

๻ඛತั๯โൿ, කಶಪല๯โൿ ಅಥ฿ ರಫ౨ඝ౬ ෥ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

13.

ඈಡචಗำ.-

ಮൡ౨

12ඡ

ಪ౳ಕರಣಗಳ

ಉಲ౵ಂಘච෷,

෩ฆ

ವಷბಗಳವฉಜನ ౽ฃ฿ಸ ಅಥ฿ 5 ಲౘ งඩ෵ಗಳವฉಜನ ೩ม౱ච ಅಥ฿

ಅๅರಡคಂದล ඈಡඛೕಯ฿ಗತಕౙൿ౪.

14.

ඛಯಮಗಳ

ರಚකඌ౽ರ.-

(1)

ಈ

ಅඌඛಯಮದ

ಉං౪ೕಶಗಳඝ౬

౽ಯბಗತತั๯โದ౽ౙಜ ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ಸ౽ბค ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದย౵ තವბಪ౳ಕಟൕಯ

ತฆ฿ಯ ಅඌ๰ಚචಯ ෩ಲಕ ඛಯಮಗಳඝ౬ ರ೉ಸಬ๾ൿ.

(2) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ෬ฉಡ ರ೉ಸมದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ඛಯಮವඝ౬ ರ೉๭ದ

ತฆ฿ಯ, ಆದ๠ౣ ෎ಗච, ฃಜ౲ เඋನ෱ಡಲದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ಸದನದ ෨ಂං, ಅൿ

ಅඌๆಶನದย౵ฆ฿ಗ, ಒಂൿ ಅඌๆಶನದย౵ ಅಥ฿ ಎರഴ ಅಥ฿ ກ೉౞ನ ඛฏತರ

ಅඌๆಶನಗಳย౵

ಅಡಕ฿ಗಬ๾ർದ

ಒഖౣ

ಹൽකฤౙ

ൽನಗಳ

ಅವඌಯವฉಡ

෱ലಸತಕౙൿ౪ ಮൡ౨ ෬ว ຂัದ ಅඌๆಶನಗಳ ಅಥ฿ ඛฏತರ ಅඌๆಶನಗಳ ඛಕಟ

ತฆ฿ಯದ

ಅඌๆಶನದ

෨౽౨ಯಃౙ

෮ದฤ

ಆ

ඛಯಮದย౵

෴โඃ

෥ඩბಟඝ౬ ෥ಡ෎ಃಂൿ ಎರവ ಸದನಗิ ಒඪ౭ದฉ ಅಥ฿ ಆ ඛಯಮವඝ౬

෥ಡಁಡංಂൿ ಎರവ ಸದನಗิ ಒඪ౭ದฉ ಆ ඛಯಮโ ಆ ෥ඩბಟඝ౬ ಅಥ฿

ರದ౪ൟಯඝ౬ ಅඌ๰೉๭ದ ൽකಂಕൽಂದ ಅಂಥ ෥ඩბഓದ งಪದย౵ ෥ತ౳

ಪค൏ಮ౽ค෴ಜರತಕౙൿ౪ ಅಥ฿ ๸ದූბඝ๬ರ, ಪค൏ಮ౽ค෴ಜರತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵;

ಆർಟ౲ ಅಂಥ ෴โඃ ෥ඩბഖ ಅಥ฿ ರದ౫ൟ෷ ಆ ඛಯಮದ ෬ฉಡ ๼ಂං

෥ലದ ෴โඃ ౽ಯბದ ෥ನ౲൤ಡ ෇ಧಕ฿ಗತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

15. ಅඋ౲ฌೕ๼ ಪค൏ಮ.- ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಉಪීಧಗำ ತ൞ౙಲದย౵

೦คಯย౵ฆವ ෴โඃ ಇತರ ౽ඞඛಡ ಅ๸ಗತ฿ಜฆโඃඡ ಒಳತಂലದ౪ง

ಪค൏ಮ౽ค෴ಜರತಕౙൿ౪.

16. ൧ಂದฉಗಳ ඛ฿ರൕ.- (1) ಈ ಅඌඛಯಮದ ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ೦คಡ

ತฆವย౵, ෴โඃ ൧ಂದฉ ಉದ౰เ๭ದฉ, ฃಜ౲ ಸ౽ბರโ ಸ౽ბค ฃಜ౲ಪತ౳ದย౵

ಪ౳ಕഔ๭ದ

ಆඃಶದ

෩ಲಕ,

ಆ

൧ಂದฉಯ

ඛ฿ರൕಛಜ

ಈ

ಅඌඛಯಮದ

ಉಪීಧಗัಡ

ಅ๸ಗತ฿ಜರದ,

ಅವಶ౲ಕ

ಮൡ౨

෷ಕ౨ๅಂൿ

ಉഴಬฆ๋ಥ

ಉಪීಧಗಳඝ౬ ರ೉ಸಬ๾ൿ:

ಪฏൡ,

ಈ

ಅඌඛಯಮದ

ඩ౳ฏಭದ

ൽකಂಕൽಂದ

ಎರഴ

ವಷბಗำ

෨౽౨ಯ฿ದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಅಂಥ ಆඃಶವඝ౬ ෥ಡತಕౙದ౪ಲ౵.

(2) ಈ ಪ౳ಕರಣದ ಅലಯย౵ ຄರലಸมದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ ಆඃಶವඝ౬,

ಅದඝ౬ ರ೉๭ದ ತฆ฿ಯ ಆದ๠ౣ ෎ಗඡ ฃಜ౲ เඋನ ෱ಡಲದ ಪ౳ൟ෽ಂൿ

ಸದನದ ෨ಂං ෱ലಸತಕౙൿ౪.

ಉං౪ೕಶಗำ ಮൡ౨ ౽ರಣಗಳ ຂัಃ

ಈ ෨ಂൽನโಗัಛಜ,-

(i) ಕකბಟಕ ฃಜ౲ದย౵ฆವ ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳ ಸ෦ೕಃ౹, ർಖยೕಕರಣ, ๸ರౘൕ,

ല೧ഔೕಕರಣ,

๸๗ೕಧච,

ಪ౳ಕಟൕ

ಮൡ౨

๬ವბಜඛಕคಡ

ಲಭ౲ತั๯โದඝ౬ ಉಪීඌ๯โൿ; ಮൡ౨

(ii)

෬ยನ

ಉං౪ೕಶಗಳඝ౬

ಈസคಸฤ

ಕකბಟಕ

ಹಸ౨ಪ౳ൟಗಳ

ඩ౳ඌ౽ರವඝ౬ ๬౩ඪ๯โൿ,

- ಅವಶ౲ಕๅಂൿ ಪคಗ൐๭ං.

ಆದ౪คಂದ ಈ เඒಯಕ.

ಆ൮ბಕ ೦ౢಪನ ಪತ౳

ಪ౳๬౨เತ ๎ಸකತ౱ಕ ಕ౳ಮൽಂದ ෴โඃ ກ೉౞ನ ๅಚ౞โ ಉಂഓಞโൽಲ౵.

ಪ౳൞౲෽ೕ೧ತ ๎ಸನ ರಚකඌ౽ರದ ಀคൡ ೦ౢಪನ ಪತ౳

ಘಡ- 14

(1)ඡ

ಉಪಘಡโ

ಅඌඛಯಮದ

ಉං౪ೕಶಗಳඝ౬

౽ಯბಗತತั๯โದ౽ౙಜ

ඛಯಮಗಳඝ౬

ರ೉ಸฤ

ฃಜ౲ಸ౽ბರಃౙ

ಅඌ౽ರವඝ౬ ඛೕഴತ౨ං.

ಪ౳๬౨เತ ๎ಸನ ರಚචಯ ಪ౳൞౲෽ೕಜච෷ ฿ലಃಯ ಸ౷งಪർ౪ಜฆತ౨ං.

ಎೖ . ಃ. ඩഔೕฯ

౽ඞඝ, ක౲ಯ, ෥ನವ ಹಀౙಗำ,

๸ಸൽೕಯ ವ౲ವ๻ರಗำ ಮൡ౨ ๎ಸನ

ರಚච ๻ಟ ಪ౳฿๵ೕದ౲ಮ ෱ൟ౳

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KARNATAKA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

SIXTEENTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY

NINTH SESSION

(Adjourned Meetings)

THE KARNATAKA JNANA BHANDAR MANUSCRIPTS AND DIGITISATION

BILL, 2026

(LA Bill No. 02 of 2026)

A Bill to provide for the survey, documentation, conservation, digitisation,

research, publication and public access of manuscripts in the State of Karnataka,

to establish the Karnataka Manuscripts Authority.

Whereas it is expedient to provide for the survey, documentation,

conservation, digitisation, research, publication and public access of manuscripts

in the State of Karnataka, to establish the Karnataka Manuscripts Authority and

for matters connected there with or incidental thereto.

Be it enacted by the Karnataka State Legislature in the seventy seven year

of the Republic of India as follows:

1. Short title, and commencement.- (1) This Act may be called the

Karnataka Jnana Bhandar Manuscripts and Digitisation Act, 2026.

(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by

notification, appoint

2. Definitions.- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) "Manuscript" means any handwritten or palm-leaf document, birch-bark,

paper, cloth, copper-plate, stone inscription or any other material bearing

script in Sanskrit, Kannada, Prakrit, Pali, Tamil, Telugu, Arabic, Persian,

Modi, Sharada or any other Indian or foreign script, not printed or

lithographed, and includes illustrated manuscripts, miniature paintings

on palm-leaf or paper, and audio-visual recordings of oral traditions that

preserve ancient knowledge,

(b) "Authority" means the Karnataka Manuscripts Authority established

under section 3.

3. Establishment of the Authority.- (1) The State Government shall, by

notification, establish a body to be called the Karnataka Manuscripts Authority.

(2) The Authority shall be a body corporate having perpetual succession and

a common seal.

4. Composition of the Authority.- The Authority shall consist of following

members namely:-

(a) the Minister in-charge of Archeology - ex-officio-Chairperson.

(b) the Secretary to Government, Department of Tourism-ex-officio Member-

Secretary.

(d) the Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department - ex-officio

Member.

(e) Vice-Chancellor, Hampi Kannada University- ex-officio Member.

(f) the Director, Oriental Research Institute, Mysuru- ex-officio Member.

(g) the Commissioner, Department of Archaeology Museums and Heritage-

ex-officio Member.

(h) three eminent scholars in Indology, Kannada literature or manuscriptology

nominated by the State Government- Members.

(i) two representatives of private manuscript holders or mathas-Members.

(j) one expert in digital humanities – Member.

5. Functions and powers of the Authority.- The Authority shall,-

(a) cause a comprehensive survey of manuscripts in public and private custody

within Karnataka and abroad that originated in or relate to Karnataka.

(b) prepare and maintain a State Register of Manuscripts.

translation and publication.

(d) establish or recognise Manuscript Conservation Centres and Resource

Centres.

(e) frame guidelines for access, reproduction and commercial use while

protecting intellectual property rights of traditional custodians.

(f) prevent illicit trafficking and facilitate repatriation of Karnataka manuscripts

from abroad.

(g) integrate manuscript knowledge into school and university curricula.

6. State Register of Manuscripts.- The Authority shall maintain a digital

and physical State Register containing details of location, ownership, physical

condition, script, language, subject and access conditions of every manuscript.

7. Mandatory reporting by owner or possessor.- Every person or

institution possessing manuscripts shall, within one year of the commencement of

this Act, furnish particulars to the Authority in the prescribed form.

8. Access for survey and digitisation.- The Authority or any officer

authorised by it may, with due notice and during reasonable hours, enter any

premises to survey, photograph or digitise manuscripts, subject to reasonable

conditions imposed by the owner for security and privacy.

9. Karnataka Manuscript Conservation and Digitisation Mission.- The

Authority shall launch a time-bound Mission for conservation and high-resolution

digitisation, of at least 5 lakh folios every year.

10. Public domain and restricted access.- Digitised manuscripts in public

domain shall be uploaded on a dedicated portal Karnataka Jnana Bhandara with

free public access, except where the owner has imposed justified restrictions for

religious or privacy reasons.

11. Karnataka Manuscripts Fund.- A non-lapsable Fund shall be created

with grants from the State Government, Central Government schemes, CSR

contributions, and donations.

12. Prohibition on damage or export without permission.- No person

shall wilfully damage, destroy or export any manuscript declared as Karnataka

Heritage Manuscript without prior written permission of the Authority.

13. Penalties.- Contravention of section 7 and 12 shall be punishable with

imprisonment up to three years or fine up to 5 lakh or both.

14. Power to make rules.- The State Government may by notification in the

official Gazette make rules after previous publication for carrying out the purposes

of this Act.

(2) Every rule made under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after they

are so made, before the House of the State Legislature, while it is in session, for a

period of not less than fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in

two successive sessions and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid

or of the sessions immediately following, the House of the State Legislature makes

any modification in the rule or resolves that the rule should not be made, the rule

shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case

may be, so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without

prejudice to the validity of anything previously done there under.

15. Overriding effect.- The provisions of this Act shall have effect

notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the

time being in force.

16. Removal of difficulties.- (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the

provisions of this Act, the State Government may, by an order published in the

Official Gazette, do anything, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, which

appears to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:

Provided that, no order under this section shall be madeafter the expiry of

two years from the commencement of this Act.

(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be,

after it is so made, before the House of the State Legislature.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS

It is considered necessary to,-

(i) provide for the survey, documentation, conservation, digitisation,

research, publication and public access of manuscripts in the State of

Karnataka; and

(ii) establish the Karnataka Manuscripts Authority to achieve the above said

objects.

Hence, the Bill.

FINANCIAL MEMORANDUM

There is no extra expenditure involved in the proposed legislative measure.

MEMORANDUM REGARDING DELEGATED LEGISLATION

Clause-14

Sub-clause (1), Empowers the State Government to make

rules carrying out the purposes of the Act.

The proposed delegation of legislative power is normal in character.

H. K. PATIL

Minister for Law, Human Rights, Parliamentary

Affairs and Legislation and Tourism

M.K. VISHALAKSHI

Secretary

Karnataka Legislative Assembly

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