The Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library has been part of the Mission's MCC network since September 2003. It has so far taken preventive care of 8,468 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 247 manuscripts.
The MOU was signed with Sri Dev Kumar Jain Oriental Research Institute, Arrah in April 2006. It has so far taken preventive care of 4,643 manuscripts.
Manuscript Library at University of Calcutta joined hands with Mission as an MCC since May 2005. The Manuscript Library MCC has evolved a good system of storage of their collection. . It has so far taken preventive care of 6,865 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 100 manuscripts.
The INTACH ICI Orissa Art Conservation Centre started functioning in September 2003. It is developing as a specialized centre for palm leaf manuscript conservation. It has so far taken preventive care of 9,710 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 275 manuscripts, and given training on conservation to 2145 persons.
The MOU was signed on September 2005.This MCC has a 4 member team to look after conservation activities. They have taken up the work of preventive conservation in 4 institutions. It has so far taken preventive care of 902 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 252 manuscripts.
Sambalpur University started functioning as an MCC from August 2004. A conservation laboratory has been set up with basic infrastructure and basic chemicals. It has so far taken preventive care of 3,907 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 2,891 manuscripts.
The MCC signed an MOU with the Mission on November 2003. A conservation laboratory has been set up with basic infrastructure and chemicals. It has so far taken preventive care of 8179 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 504 manuscripts.
Manipur State Archives, Imphal stated functioning as a MCC from April 2006. It has so far taken preventive care of 27 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 9 manuscripts.
Tawang Monastery, Tawang MCCbegan working with the Mission from August 2006. It has so far taken preventive care of 200 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 31 manuscripts.
RORI, MCC began working with the Mission in October 2003. The MCC is primarily involved in preventive conservation. It has so far taken preventive care of1,71,950 folios of manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 77,764 folios. It has so far taken preventive care of 24,052 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 542 manuscripts.
The Mahaveer Digambar Jain Pandulipi Samrakshan Kendra has been working with the Mission as an MCC since November 2004. This MCC has got a very good collection of Jain manuscripts which are in good condition and are stored properly. It has so far taken preventive care of 15,348 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 206 manuscripts.
This center signed MOU with Mission in March 2004. This MCC has established a conservation laboratory with basic infrastructure. It has so far taken preventive care of 4,925 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 60 manuscripts on paper, 56 on copper alloy and 4 on textiles.
The Bhandrakar Oriential Research Institute (BORI) MCC has been working with the mission as MCC since September 2003. It has so far taken preventive care of 1217 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 29 manuscripts.
The manuscripts in Ladakh are usually on hand made paper or leather with beautiful calligraphy in black, gold and silver. To conserve these manuscripts an MCC was established at CIBS. A conservation laboratory with basic infrastructure and equipment was set up by the Central Team for conservation at the Mission which visited CIBS, Leh in 2005. It has already given curative conservation treatment to 1,838 manuscripts. It has also been nominated as a Conservation Field laboratory for that area.
An MCC was created in early 2005 at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, t which has been working in the area of conservation unit of art conservation for more than a decade. It has established a well-equipped laboratory, which is being developed by the Centre as a model laboratory for conservation through indigenous technology. It has so far taken preventive conservation care of 3, 23417 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 11,890 manuscripts.
Among the newest MCC-s, this Centre signed the MOU with Mission in May 2005. It has established a well-equipped laboratory. The Centre has been taking up preventive conservation work in the remote regions of Himachal Pradesh. It has so far taken preventive care of 2, 58,769 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 42,009 manuscripts and 35 scrolls.
The MCC has signed MOU with the Mission in July 2005.A conservation laboratory with basic facilities has been established. The Centre is being developed as a training institute for conservation. It has so far taken preventive care of 941 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 144 manuscripts.
VRI has been associated with the Mission as an MCC since September 2003. It has so far taken preventive care of 25007 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 45 manuscripts.
The MCC at Rampur Raza has been functioning since September 2003.Rampur Raza Library, housed in the Rampur Fort was established by Nawab Faizu'llah Khan, a remarkably gifted and far-sighted ruler conversant in a number of languages. The library is a rich storehouse of 50,000 books and 15,000 manuscripts in Arabic, Urdu, Persian and Turkish. It also houses Mughal miniature paintings from the sixteenth to eighteenth century. The Library has the status of a National Institution and now functions under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
Rampur Raza Library has a collection of 150 illustrated manuscripts and 11 Descriptive Catalogues of manuscripts in various languages and subjects. The library has published 12 manuscripts dealing with history and is preparing a critical edition of Tarikh-e-Baburi , a manuscript of immense historical value. The book is a contemporary Persian translation by the courtier Zain-e-Khanafi. Tarikh-e-Mohammadi , another important text, is being transcribed from the original for publication. It has so far taken preventive care of 13,081 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 3933 manuscripts.
Nagarjuna Buddhist Foundation is associated with the Mission as an MCC since May 2005. It has so far taken preventive care of 4,915 manuscripts.
The Indian Conservation Institute was established in 1985 as INTACH's first conservation laboratory. It has been associated with the Mission as an MCC since September 2003. It has so far taken preventive care of 24,052 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 542 manuscripts.
The MOU with Visweshvarananda Biswabandhu Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies,Hoshiarpur was signed in April 2006.
The Central Library, Banaras Hindu University , Vanarasi MCC began functioning from November 2006. It has so far taken preventive care of 4,446 manuscripts.
The MOU with Oriental Research Institute, Sri Venkateswara University was signed in May 2005.
The famous Salar Jung Museum houses one of the finest collections of art objects anywhere in the world. The Museum began its association with the Mission as an MCC in October 2003 for the conservation of manuscripts in Andhra Pradesh. It has a well equiped conservation labrotary. It has so far taken preventive care of 11,883 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 2085 manuscripts.
The INTACH Chitrakala Parishath Art Conservation Centre began functioning as MCC from September 2003. The MCC has completed preventive conservation of palm leaves in 9 Institutes and provided emergency treatment for manuscripts in 2 Institutes. It has a well-equipped laboratory with well-trained conservators in preventive and curative conservation. One workshop-cum-outreach campaign was also conducted during the year 2005. It has so far taken preventive care of 6,506 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 1,537 manuscripts.
The Government Museum began its collaboration with the Mission as an MCC, in August 2004. It has a well equiped conservation labrotary. It has so far taken preventive care of19,007 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 7,402 manuscripts.
The MOU was signed with Karnataka State Archives in August 2004. They have a full-fledged conservation laboratory. It has so far taken preventive care of 144 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 315 manuscripts.
An MCC was established at the world famous medieval library, the Maharaja Serfoji's Saraswati Mahal Library in Thanjavur in October 2003. Renowned for its own outstanding collection of manuscripts, particularly on palm leaf, the Library's collection belonged to the Thanjavur princely family. The Library employs indigenous methods of conservation and manuscript storage. It has so far taken preventive care of 494 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 427 manuscripts.
The Mural Painting Conservation Research and Training Centre, Trippunithura, Cochin Palace is a repository of art objects, paintings and historical data. The Centre began collaborating with the Mission in July 2004. It has so far taken preventive care of 2104 manuscripts and given curative conservation treatment to 481 manuscripts.