Lok Sabha Question No. 351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Sanskrit Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARISH DWIVEDI, NEELAM SONKER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 351 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## Sanskrit Education

## †351. SHRI HARISH CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI:

## SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER :

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)     whether the Government proposes to  encourage  Sanskrit  Education in  the country and if so, the details thereof along with  the  steps  taken/being taken  by  the Government in this regard;
- (b)     the details of the funds allocated for the said purpose during each of the last three  years  along  with  the  details  of  the funds utilized so far;
- (c)     whether the Government proposes Sanskrit  as  a  mandatory  subject  in secondary/ middle schools in the country and whether Sanskrit teachers are available in all the Government Schools and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)     the number of Sanskrit colleges in the country, State/UT-wise; and
- (e)     the  total  number  of  Sanskrit teachers  available  in  the  country  and whether their strength is adequate for all Government  schools  and  colleges and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

(a) to (e):        The Ministry of Human Resource Development commissioned a study on  the  development  of  Sanskrit  in  various  educational  institutions  under  the Chairmanship of Shri N. Gopalaswami, former Chief Election Commissioner. The report inter alia suggested that a Sanskrit Cell may be created, to facilitate study of Science and T echnology in Sanskrit literature and inter disciplinary study of various modern  subjects  and  its  corresponding  subjects  in  Sanskrit  literature,  by  all institutions from school education to higher education and all top level institutions like  Indian  Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), Indian Council of Historical

Research  (ICHR),  Indian  Council  of  Social  Science  Research  (ICSSR),  Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institute of Technology (NITs), Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research  (IISERs),  Indian  Institute of  Information Technology (IIIT s), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Central Universities and All India Council for T echnical Education (AICTE) approved technical colleges. The report of the Committee is available at http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/ReportCVRM.pdf.  The  report  has  been  circulated  to  all  concerned  institutions for implementing  the  recommendations  of  the  committee  which  are  implementable within  the  existing  policy  framework.  There  is  no  such  proposal  making  Sanskrit compulsory in secondary/ middle schools in the country.

The  recruitment  and  service  conditions  of  teachers  are  primarily  in  the domain of State Governments/UT Administrations. The Central Government through Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  and  Rashtriya  Madyamik  Shiksha  Abhiyan  provides assistance to State Governments/UTs for additional teachers to maintain appropriate Pupil T eacher Ratio as per the requirements of the States/UT s. The Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  doesn't  maintain  record  of  number  of teachers engaged in Sanskrit T eaching in Schools and Colleges. The State-wise details of Sanskrit Universities/colleges and funds allocated to all the Universities/Colleges including Sanskrit Universities/colleges are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

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## Annexure-I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 351 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017 ASKED BY SHRI  HARISH  CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH  DWIVEDI  &  SHRIMATI  NEELAM SONKER REGARDING 'SANSKRIT EDUCATION'.

## LIST OF SANSKRIT UNIVERSITIES

|   Sl. No. | State/ UT      | Name of Sanskrit University                                      |
|-----------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh | Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (Deemed)                          |
|         2 | Assam          | Kumar Bhaskar Varma Sanskrit & Ancient Studies University        |
|         3 | Bihar          | Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University                    |
|         4 | Delhi          | Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (Deemed)                             |
|         5 | Delhi          | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (Deemed) |
|         6 | Gujarat        | Sree Somnath Sanskrit University                                 |
|         7 | Karnataka      | Karnataka Sanskrit University                                    |
|         8 | Kerala         | Sree Sankarcharya University of Sanskrit                         |
|         9 | Madhya Pradesh | Maharishi Panini Sanskrit Evam Vedic Vishwavidyalaya             |
|        10 | Maharashtra    | KaviKulguru Kalidas Sanskrit Vishwavidyalya                      |
|        11 | Odisha         | Shri Jagannath Sanskrit Vishwavidayalya                          |
|        12 | Rajasthan      | Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Rajasthan Sanskrit University          |
|        13 | Uttar Pradesh  | Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya                            |
|        14 | Uttarakhand    | Uttarakhand Sanskrit University                                  |
|        15 | West Bengal    | The Sanskrit College and University                              |

## Annexure-II

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 351 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017 ASKED BY SHRI  HARISH  CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH  DWIVEDI  &  SHRIMATI  NEELAM SONKER REGARDING 'SANSKRIT EDUCATION'.

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| STATEMENT SHOWING THEGRANTS PAIDBY THEUNIVER SITY GRANTS COMMISSIONTO VARIOUS STATES ONHIGH EREDUCATIONFORTHELASTTHREEYEARS i.e. 2014-15 TO 2016-17 UNDERNON-PLANSCHEMES   | STATEMENT SHOWING THEGRANTS PAIDBY THEUNIVER SITY GRANTS COMMISSIONTO VARIOUS STATES ONHIGH EREDUCATIONFORTHELASTTHREEYEARS i.e. 2014-15 TO 2016-17 UNDERNON-PLANSCHEMES   | STATEMENT SHOWING THEGRANTS PAIDBY THEUNIVER SITY GRANTS COMMISSIONTO VARIOUS STATES ONHIGH EREDUCATIONFORTHELASTTHREEYEARS i.e. 2014-15 TO 2016-17 UNDERNON-PLANSCHEMES   | STATEMENT SHOWING THEGRANTS PAIDBY THEUNIVER SITY GRANTS COMMISSIONTO VARIOUS STATES ONHIGH EREDUCATIONFORTHELASTTHREEYEARS i.e. 2014-15 TO 2016-17 UNDERNON-PLANSCHEMES   | STATEMENT SHOWING THEGRANTS PAIDBY THEUNIVER SITY GRANTS COMMISSIONTO VARIOUS STATES ONHIGH EREDUCATIONFORTHELASTTHREEYEARS i.e. 2014-15 TO 2016-17 UNDERNON-PLANSCHEMES   | STATEMENT SHOWING THEGRANTS PAID BY THEU NIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION TO VARIOUS STA TES ONHIGHEREDUCATIONFORTHELASTTHREEY EARS i.e. 2014-15 TO 2016-17AND CURRENT FINAN CIAL YEAR 2017-18 (as on 13-12-2017) UNDER PLA NSCHEMES   | STATEMENT SHOWING THEGRANTS PAID BY THEU NIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION TO VARIOUS STA TES ONHIGHEREDUCATIONFORTHELASTTHREEY EARS i.e. 2014-15 TO 2016-17AND CURRENT FINAN CIAL YEAR 2017-18 (as on 13-12-2017) UNDER PLA NSCHEMES   | STATEMENT SHOWING THEGRANTS PAID BY THEU NIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION TO VARIOUS STA TES ONHIGHEREDUCATIONFORTHELASTTHREEY EARS i.e. 2014-15 TO 2016-17AND CURRENT FINAN CIAL YEAR 2017-18 (as on 13-12-2017) UNDER PLA NSCHEMES   | STATEMENT SHOWING THEGRANTS PAID BY THEU NIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION TO VARIOUS STA TES ONHIGHEREDUCATIONFORTHELASTTHREEY EARS i.e. 2014-15 TO 2016-17AND CURRENT FINAN CIAL YEAR 2017-18 (as on 13-12-2017) UNDER PLA NSCHEMES   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                            | (Rs. in lakh)                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | (Rs. in lakh)                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | (Rs. in lakh)                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | (Rs. in lakh)                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| S.No.                                                                                                                                                                      | States/ UTs                                                                                                                                                                | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                    | 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2017-18 (as on 13-12-20 17) PROVISINOAL                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                          | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                             | 1944.19                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 1661.16                                                                                                                                                                    | 4537.04                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 5147.05                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 4917.66                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2871.63                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                          | ARUNACHAL PRADE SH                                                                                                                                                         | 3092.69                                                                                                                                                                    | 3564.30                                                                                                                                                                    | 4460.42                                                                                                                                                                    | 964.40                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 3544.36                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 3292.76                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1296.70                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                          | ASSAM                                                                                                                                                                      | 7872.05                                                                                                                                                                    | 11321.17                                                                                                                                                                   | 12584.38                                                                                                                                                                   | 7014.85                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 11683.79                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 6007.70                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 9028.98                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                          | BIHAR                                                                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 8275.05                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 10178.19                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 7991.22                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 6825.59                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                          | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                                               | 1716.56                                                                                                                                                                    | 2654.19                                                                                                                                                                    | 4749.22                                                                                                                                                                    | 3289.80                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 3414.97                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 4037.13                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 3108.29                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                          | DELHI                                                                                                                                                                      | 239398.5 0                                                                                                                                                                 | 252159.2 5                                                                                                                                                                 | 236047.6 6                                                                                                                                                                 | 28109.60                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 22399.45                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 19559.92                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 158686.17                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                          | GOA                                                                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 202.22                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 597.36                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 597.02                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 113.52                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                          | GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                                    | 3005.59                                                                                                                                                                    | 3185.18                                                                                                                                                                    | 3808.55                                                                                                                                                                    | 7579.49                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 5142.02                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 5293.58                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 4580.90                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                          | HARYANA                                                                                                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 8031.23                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 11315.20                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 10338.98                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 5164.72                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                         | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 1661.92                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 6606.99                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 471.94                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 1453.54                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                         | JAMMU& KASHMIR                                                                                                                                                             | 121.00                                                                                                                                                                     | 206.34                                                                                                                                                                     | 43.45                                                                                                                                                                      | 24438.07                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 23857.52                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 6049.82                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 9150.50                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                         | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 3083.73                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 4559.45                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1575.98                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 3148.28                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                         | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                                  | 97.00                                                                                                                                                                      | 170.00                                                                                                                                                                     | 113.46                                                                                                                                                                     | 16631.58                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 12385.80                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 8704.16                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 5879.33                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                         | KERALA                                                                                                                                                                     | 36.84                                                                                                                                                                      | 119.30                                                                                                                                                                     | 78.45                                                                                                                                                                      | 21508.76                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 8788.04                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 10553.93                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 6974.43                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                         | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                             | 11107.15                                                                                                                                                                   | 11780.33                                                                                                                                                                   | 11541.74                                                                                                                                                                   | 23992.66                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 12946.06                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 19046.56                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 11419.96                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                         | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                                | 6936.10                                                                                                                                                                    | 6866.91                                                                                                                                                                    | 8191.74                                                                                                                                                                    | 11495.80                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 16355.62                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 15380.01                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 13039.43                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                         | MANIPUR                                                                                                                                                                    | 6967.09                                                                                                                                                                    | 8090.41                                                                                                                                                                    | 9451.03                                                                                                                                                                    | 3684.40                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 4650.70                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 4673.30                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 6360.60                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                         | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                                                                                  | 14650.07                                                                                                                                                                   | 13374.28                                                                                                                                                                   | 15100.70                                                                                                                                                                   | 2171.29                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2778.97                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 5062.32                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 9093.91                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                         | MIZORAM                                                                                                                                                                    | 4506.38                                                                                                                                                                    | 7501.53                                                                                                                                                                    | 7852.17                                                                                                                                                                    | 4655.64                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 4659.43                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 4077.99                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 4797.58                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                         | NAGALAND                                                                                                                                                                   | 6070.16                                                                                                                                                                    | 5372.10                                                                                                                                                                    | 7862.94                                                                                                                                                                    | 2303.07                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2119.15                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 4114.87                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 4639.77                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                         | ODISHA                                                                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                                                                       | 8524.68                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 7244.39                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1387.70                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 1156.00                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

| 22   | PUDUCHERRY                        | 7427.86    | 8551.68    | 11566.50   |   3373.68 |   3036.12 |   7091.47 | 6333.19   |
|------|-----------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 23   | PUNJAB                            | 13183.97   | 17327.36   | 19788.00   |  19727.3  |  11056.5  |  17903.3  | 16050.27  |
| 24   | RAJASTHAN                         | 67.50      | 163.52     | 177.30     |  11865.2  |  10439.3  |   9452.84 | 5786.33   |
| 25   | SIKKIM                            | 0.00       | 0.00       | 0.00       |   6607.04 |   3929.92 |   8908.09 | 1221.78   |
| 26   | TAMILNADU                         | 7643.68    | 8327.43    | 9412.31    |  18446.2  |  15178.3  |  17720.9  | 10108.39  |
| 27   | TELANGANA                         | 24150.79   | 27606.95   | 33354.18   |  16145.8  |  15943.4  |  18414.2  | 22295.63  |
| 28   | TRIPURA                           | 2819.80    | 3628.84    | 4394.64    |   2648.62 |   3726.86 |   2309.9  | 3081.04   |
| 29   | UTTARPRADESH                      | 152254.1 1 | 171895.7 8 | 195660.6 5 |  35137.1  |  36027.7  |  32554.1  | 131555.17 |
| 30   | UTTARAKHAND                       | 9677.43    | 11003.79   | 11547.25   |   3480.68 |   6619.35 |   6055.63 | 5793.28   |
| 31   | WESTBENGAL                        | 18776.47   | 19377.54   | 22389.16   |  10597.5  |  13900    |  13700.2  | 14960.26  |
|      | Total                             | 543522.9 8 | 594248.1 8 | 631837.0 6 | 320184    | 300232    | 277245    | 485975.17 |
|      | IUC's                             | 4788.22    | 8140.63    | 8885.80    |  12726.9  |  17055.6  |   5016.82 |           |
|      | Regional Centers/Ad min. Charges. | 7798.00    | 7758.35    | 0.00       |  56041.6  |  22738.8  |  26920.5  |           |
|      | Non-Univ./Instt.                  |            |            |            |  15561.6  |  11215.7  |   9056.77 |           |
|      | Online Payments                   |            |            |            |  13100.1  |  48325.1  |  81388.8  |           |
|      | AICTE, New Delhi                  |            |            |            |      0    |      0    |      0    |           |
|      | GRANDTOTAL :                      | 556109.2   | 610147.1 6 | 640722.8 6 | 417771    | 400331    | 399628    | 485975.17 |