L. DAFTAR -i- MUNSHI KHANA 

             The Daftar of Munshi Khana (correspondence office) was established during the period of 1853. The functions of this daftar were official correspondence and issued the orders to Subedar and Taluqdars, regarding throughout the administrative matters relating to the provinces and districts. All the papers of this Daftar are in Persian and Urdu. The records of Daftar-i- Munshi Khana were  transferred to Daftar –i-Diwani in 1935. 

The detailed information of Daftar-i-Munshi Khana are given below:-

Sl. No.	Nature of the Documents	Periodicity	No. of Documents
1.	Ahkams (Orders)	1847 – 1889  A.D.	37,905
2.	Araiz (petitions) submitted to the Prime Minister by persons other than Government officials	1847 – 1887 A.D.	16,124
3.	Files and papers relating to the Accountant General Office	1864- 1886 A.D.	22,93,504
4.	Files of Debt Commission	1855 – 1918 A.D.	2,976
5.	Guzarishat (Letter to higher authorities)	1968 – 1884 A.D.	2,000
6.	Miscellaneous papers	-	11,000

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