Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
The records officer shall have the following responsibilities, namely:-- (a) proper arrangement, maintenance and preservation of public records under his charge; (b) periodical review of all public records and weeding out public records of euphemeral value in such period as may be prescribed; (c) appraisal of public records of more than twenty-five years old, in consultation with the State Archives Department, for retaining public records of permanent value, in such manner as may be prescribed; (d) destruction of public records as provided in sub-section (1) of section 8; (e) preparation of a schedule of retention indicating period of retention of public records; (f) submitting recommendations after conducting periodical evaluation in such manner as may be prescribed, for declassifying the classified documents; (g) adoption of such standards, procedures and techniques as may be recommended from time to time by the State Archives Department for the improvement of records management system and security of public records; (h) compilation of annual indices of public records; (i) consolidation of organisational history and annual supplement thereto; (j) assisting the State Archives Department for public records management; (k) submission of annual report to the Director in such manner as may be prescribed; (l) transferring the records of any defunct institutions to the State Archives Department in accordance with the directions of the Director.