Bare ActsThe UTTAR PRADESH PUBLIC RECORDS ACT, 2025

Section 6

(1) The Records Officer shall be responsible for :— Responsibilitics ; i

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(1) The Records Officer shall be responsible for :— Responsibilitics ; i . e (a) proper arrangement, maintenance and preservation of public records ‘(':r’l::::' % under his charge; (b) periodical review of all public records and weeding out public records of cuphemeral value; (c) appraisal of public records, which are more than twenty-five years old, in consultation with the Uttar Pradesh 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 Scction'8; (¢) compilation of a schedule of retention for public records in consultation with the Uttar Pradesh State Archives; (f) periodical review for downgrading of classified public records in such manner as may be prescribed; (g) adoption of such standards, ‘procedures and techniqueé'ns may be recommended. from time to time, by: the Uttar' Pradesh State Archives for improvement of record management system and maintenance of security of public records; (h) compilation of annual indices of public records; (i) compilation of organizational history and annual supplement thereto; () assisting the Uttar Pradesh State Archives for public records anagement; ! (k) submission of annual report to the Uttar Pradesh State Archives in such manner as may be prescribed; ;| ), transferring‘ of: rgco@s S?f any, defunct body 'q‘ the Uttar Pradesh State . Archives for preserv ‘vonA - N i - = (2) The Records Officer shall act |'1‘nder the d?reclion of the Ufigr Pradesh State Archives while discharging the responsibilities specified in sub-section (1).

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