• To help in spreading a feeling of national pride in our documentary cultural heritage and ensuring its preservation for the posterity.

Mission

• To encourage the Scientific Management, Administration and Conservation of records all over the country.
• To foster close relations between archivists and archival institutions both at the national and international levels.
• To encourage greater liberalization of access to archival holdings.
• To help in developing greater professionalism and a scientific temper among creators, custodians and users of records for proper care and use of our documentary heritage.