Question

what information do we get from official records of modern period?

Answer 1

administrative reports of the government , Internet databases etc

Answer 2

The official records of the modern period are the records of the British administration. The Britishers kept written accounts of every key instruction, investigation, plan, policy decision and agreement. These written documents or the official records serve as the primary sources of history. From these official records, we get to know about the provincial administrative system, and the formation and development of various policies and a detailed account about how the administration worked. Through little deep study we can know about the rates of revenue, about debts of Indian people and much more