The Karnataka archaeology department's initiative to preserve manuscripts has gained significant momentum following the passage of the Jnana Bhandar Bill 2026. As of now, 213,730 manuscripts have been mapped, with Bengaluru urban district leading at 55,999 manuscripts, followed by Bagalkot with 48,700. The project, which is set to conclude by the end of May, employs enumerators from Karnataka Sanskrit University and other institutions to survey various districts. They visit locations such as museums and religious sites to gather information on manuscripts, which includes palm-leaf and paper documents. The details are uploaded onto an application called Jnana Bharatam. Despite the progress, challenges persist, particularly due to the summer heat affecting enumerators in northern Karnataka and custodians' emotional attachment to their manuscripts, which sometimes hinders information sharing. Future plans may involve alternative preservation methods if current strategies prove ineffective.