The Ministry of Culture, through its Gyan Bharatam Portal, maintains comprehensive records of manuscript preservation efforts across India. In a written reply to Lok Sabha presented by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on July 20, 2026, the ministry disclosed detailed material-wise inventory statistics. The data reveals that the portal contains 83,045 manuscripts on paper, representing the vast majority of the collection. Additionally, there are 5,772 manuscripts on palm leaf, 3 manuscripts on birch bark, and zero manuscripts on parchment material. The ministry emphasized that each manuscript belongs to a different historical period, and the ascertainment of its specific time period remains subject to ongoing research and decodification processes, which continue as part of the preservation efforts.