Govt to establish 'Archives Bhavan,' cultural center, and museum: Shelar

The Maharashtra government will establish a dedicated Archives Bhavan in Mumbai to preserve historical documents said Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar in the Legislative Council on Monday reported PTIThe Maharashtra Archives Bhavan will come up on a 6691 square metre plot in Bandra East Shelar addedThe state holds approximately 17 crore historical documents with 105 crore housed in Mumbai Globally archive buildings serve as key centers for tourists researchers and scholars The Maharashtra Archives Bhavan will fulfill the same role preserving the states identity through historical records he statedShelar further said For the first time a standalone archives building is being developed for Maharashtra The state has completed the process of acquiring a plot in Bandra East and took possession of the land within three months Construction work will begin soon The building will house rare documents government gazettes and official records making them accessible for academic and research purposes PTI reportedIn a separate announcement the minister stated that the government will establish a state cultural center and museum in MumbaiThe proposed cultural centre will include an auditorium art gallery research centre and facilities for various cultural activities It will act as a platform for cultural exchange at the national and international level and will also attract tourists and artists he stated according to the PTIThe museum will exhibit artefacts that represent the history traditions and culture of Maharashtra he saidItems such as remains of historical monuments excavated antiquities weapons inscriptions copper plates medieval costumes sculptures paintings and other rare historical objects will be on display the minister noted in the CouncilThe cultural centre and museum will be built on a 14418 square metre plot in the BandraKurla Complex which will be transferred free of cost from the Revenue Department to the Cultural Affairs Department This will be the first such cultural complex in the state and will help preserve Maharashtras cultural legacy for future generations Shelar stated reported PTIMaharashtra to unveil AI policy by AprilThe information and technology minister was speaking in the legislative council during a discussion on AI initiated by BJP legislator Shrikant BharatiyaMaharashtra minister Ashish Shelar said on Thursday that the state would announce an Artificial Intelligence AI policy by April cautioning against overdependence on the technology reported news agency PTIThe information and technology minister was speaking in the legislative council during a discussion on AI initiated by BJP legislator Shrikant Bharatiya reported PTIHe stressed that AI should be viewed as a support system rather than a replacement for existing frameworksWith inputs from PTI