MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND FINANCE

NATIONAL ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT

(Nay Pyi Taw)

Records and Archives

Record means a documents, inscription, parabaik and palmleaf script which is written and compiled or received by any Government department or any other organization, or any individual. This expression also includes alphabet, sound and image recording record by mechanical or electrical or any other process. Archives means – records containing, supporting evidence and particulars pertaining to history, cultural heritage, state administration etc. of Myanmar.

OBJECTIVES

1. To safe-keep and conserve the national records and archives in entirety for perpetuity
2. To collect or receive the accumulated records and archives, which may certain organizations, for safe-keeping in the department as a national cause
3. To collaborate with International Archives Institution in enhancing the knowledge of Records Management and Archives Administration
4. To extract important facts from the Archives and disseminate them among the Myanmar people, arousing their awareness and response which are conductive to realizing the political, economic and social objectives of the nation

FUNCTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT

• To acquire, accumulate and preserve public records of the nation that have administrative, evidential, informational, cultural and historical value
• To provide aids for reference and research by government agencies and members of the public, as well as to carry out research into history of nation
• To provide advisory services to government departments on the orderly and systematic management of public records
• To preserve and conserve national records and archives as a national heritage
• To modernize the management and administration of the archives through computerization programs