India, Nov. 30 -- The Prime Ministers' Museum and Library (PMML) is undertaking a "comprehensive digitisation project" of its rare archival collection, to ensure preservation of fragile documents and to facilitate "remote access for genuine research scholars," the Culture Ministry said on Saturday.

The PMML houses one of the world's largest collections of rare archival material, comprising over 25 million documents belonging to more than 1,300 individuals and organisations, it said.

"In a landmark initiative, PMML is undertaking a comprehensive digitisation project of its rare archival collection, which includes personal papers, correspondence, speeches, diaries, and newspaper articles," the ministry said in a statement.

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