Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The records officer shall be responsible for :- (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; (c) appraisal of public records which are more than twenty five years old in consultation with the Head of Archives/Mizoram State Archives with a view to retaining public records of permanent value; (d) destruction of public records in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed under sub-section (1) of section 8; (e) compilation of a schedule of retention for public records in consultation with the Mizoram State Archives; (f) periodical review for downgrading of classified public records in such manner as may be prescribed; Prohibition against taking of Public Records out of Mizoram Records Officer Responsibilities of records officer Ex-317/2011 4 (g) adoption of such standards, procedures and techniques as may be recommended from time to time by the Mizoram State Archives/National Archives of India for improvement of record management system and maintenance of security of public records; (h) compilation of annual indices of public records; (i) compilation of organisational history and annual supplement thereto; (j) assisting Mizoram State Archives for public records management; (k) submission of annual report to the Head of Archives in such manner as may be prescribed; (l) transfering of records of any defunct body to the Head of Archives for preservation. (2) The records officer shall act under the direction of the Head of Archives while discharging the responsibilities specified in sub-section (1).