DAFTAR – I – MUNSHI KHANA

The Daftar-i-Munshi Khana (Official Correspondence) 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 district. 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 is given below:

S.No	Nature of the Document	Periodicity	No.of Documents approximately
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 is Submit to higher authorities)	1968-1884 A.D.	2,000
6	Miscellaneous papers	Different dates	11,000