32.  INTERIM REPOSITORY

            The Interim Repositories preserved the records coming from the period 1880-1956 and renders Archival consultancy and reference services to all departments of secretariat. It was established in 1964, with a separate cadre strength of one Assistant Director, one Archivist, two Assistant Archivists, six Junior Assistants, four Menders and eight Record Assistants. 

            The Archives Interim Repository was intended to receive all the permanent semi-current and current records of the Secretariat Departments from the Central Records Branch of the Secretariat and to attend to the requirements of the Secretariat Departments on requisition and to watch their return for restoration. 

            The main series of records preserved here are G.O. MS. Series of the Secretariat Departments commencing from the year 1960 onwards. Some categories of erstwhile Hyderabad Government Records are also available which are mostly in Urdu it covers the period from 1886-1956. After completion of ten years period the semi-current records will become non-current and transferred to the main Archives at Tarnaka to join the permanent record holdings. The Bonafide Research Scholars can consult these records after obtaining the required permission from the Commissionerate.

The detailed information of Interim Repository of Andhra Pradesh State Archives are given below:

Sl. No	Category Name of the Department		Periodicity	No. of Records
I. Records of the Nizam’s Dominions & Records of the Hyderabad State
1.	Home Department		1279 H to 1358 F-1862 to 1956	1,40,000 (files)
2.	Health, Medical & Municipal Department		1301  to 1358 F1891 to 1956	3,525 (Files)
3.	Revenue Department		1282 H to 1358 F1865 to 1956	2,15,090 (files)
II.    Board of Revenue Department Records
1.	Subedhari Records : i.e., Medak Warangal Records		1294 to 1358 F1884 to 1949	20,530(files) 95,051 (fly leaves)
	2.Paigah Records i.e.,
	a	Asman jahi Records  (Prime Minister )	1292  to 1358 F1882 to 1949	16,271(Files) 7,050 Pay bills
	b	Kurshid Jahi Records (Noble)	1292 to 1358 F 1882 to 1949	15,392 (files)
	3.Estate Records i.e.,
	a	Fakhrul Mulk Bahadur Records	1292 to 1358 F1882 to 1949	9,697 (files) 16,688 fly leaves
	b	Kamal Yar Jung Records	1292 to 1358 F1882 to 1949	11,922 (files)
	c	Maha Raja Kishan Pershad Records (Prime Minister)	1292 to 1358 F	15,307 (files)
	d	Mahdi Yar Jung Records	1292 to 1358 F1882 to 1949	2,089 (files)
	e	Raja Shiv Raj Bahadur Records	1292 to 1358 F 1882 to 1949	15,521 (files)
	f	Salar Jang Bahadur Records (Prime Minister)	1292 to 1358 F 1882 to 1949	17,001 (files)
	g	Surfekhass Mubarak Records	1294 to 1358 F1884 to 1949	626 (files)  13,852 fly leaves
III.	Gazettes Volumes of Nizam’s Dominions & Ex-Hyderabad Government.		1287 to 1358 F1877 to 1956	1,350 Volumes
IV.	Andhra Pradesh Government Records
	1.	General Administration Department	1960-1970	108 Bundles
	2.	Revenue Department	1960-1970	43,426 (Files)  (518 Bundles)
	3.	Law Department	1960-1962	45 (Files)      (One Bundles)
	4.	Finance Department	1960-1970	4,682 (Files)     (64 Bundles)
	5.	Home Department	1960-1970	19,931 (Files)    (232 Bundles)
	6.	Home (Passport)	1960-1968	18,219(Files)   (118 Bundles)
	7.	Panchayatraj  Department	1960-1977	14,045(Files)  (164 Bundles)
	8	Education Department	1960-1980	41,250 (Files) (465 Bundles)
	9	Public Works Department	1960-1975	35,177 (Files) (383 Bundles)
	10	Health Department	1960-1975	43,983(Files) (386 Bundles)
	11	H. H. & M.A. Department	1960-1970	16,209 (Files) (162 Bundles)
	12	Food & Agriculture	1960-1971	24,166 (Files) (256 Bundles)
	13	Industries & Commerce	1960-1972	18,243 (Files) (193 Bundles)
	14	Transport Road & Building	1976-1984	5,969 (Files)   (52 Bundles)
	15	Irrigation & C.A.D	1975-1986	629 (Files)    (14 Bundles)
	16	Public Works Department	1961-1981	8,065 (Files)   89 Bundles)

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