New Delhi: In a move aimed at ensuring a
paperless administration in the MCD, the civic body has
undertaken a massive exercise to microfilm the records of its
meetings for the last 50 years.
The measure will help in better record-keeping and more
space saving as the MCD prepares to shift to its new
headquarters at the Civic Centre by the beginning of the next
financial year.
"In the office of the municipal secretary, the records of
the meetings of the MCD Standing Committee and House for the
last 50 years are there. The microfilming will help in better
maintenance of the records while also saving space," an MCD
official said.
Some 1200 volumes of records, consisting of over six lakh
folios are being kept at the office.
Leader of MCD House Subhash Arya, in his speech on the
civic body's 2010-11 budget, also talked about the project
last week. "This will be a key step to ensure a paperless
administration when the MCD shifts to the Civic Centre," the
leader of the ruling BJP had said.
The Civic Centre is nearing completion and the MCD plans
to move its various offices there by April.
The microfilming project will cost the MCD around Rs 3.5
crore, the provision for which has already been made.
Microfilming, or compression of images to such a small
size that they cannot be read without optical assistance, is a
popular method of document preservation.
PTI
First Published: Sunday, February 14, 2010, 18:31