Lok Sabha Question No. 2103 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Preservation of Dying Languages
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2103 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## Preservation of Dying Languages

## 2103.    SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

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

- (a) the steps being taken by the Government to preserve the dying languages across India;
- (b) the details of the dying languages across India; and
- (c) the funds allocated to preserve these languages in various States, Statewise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) to (c) :  There is no official record of any dying language in India as there has not been any study towards this.  However, the Government of India has initiated  a  Scheme  known  as  'Scheme  for  Protection  and  Preservation  of Endangered  Languages  of  India'  (SPPEL).    Under  this  Scheme,  the  Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore works on protection, preservation and documentation of all the mother tongues/languages of India spoken by less than 10,000 people which are called endangered languages. In the first phase of the scheme, 117 endangered languages/mother tongues have been chosen from all  over  India  for  study  and  documentation  on  a  priority  basis.    Out  of  these, research work is on for more than 60 languages.  Details of these 117 languages are given in Annexure.

The  University  Grants  Commission  has  also  initiated  two  schemes  for protection  of  endangered  languages,  namely  'Funding  Support  to  the  State Universities  for  Study  and  Research  in  Indigenous  and  Endangered  languages  in India' and  'Establishment of Centres for Endangered  Languages  in  Central Universities'.  Under  these  schemes,  seven  State  Universities  and  nine  Central Universities, are being funded by UGC.

State-wise  allocation  of  Funds  is  not  being  done  under  the  scheme.  Fund allocated to Central Universities from 2014 onwards is as under :-

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of University                        |   Amount allocated |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1.        | Tezpur University                         |                600 |
| 2.        | Sikkim University                         |                180 |
| 3.        | Rajiv Gandhi University                   |                180 |
| 4.        | Indira Gandhi National Tribal University  |                530 |
| 5.        | Central University of Jharkhand           |                360 |
| 6.        | Guru GhasidasViswavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh |                360 |
| 7.        | Central University of Karnataka           |                360 |
| 8.        | Central University of Kerala              |                360 |
| 9.        | Visva Bharati                             |                800 |
|           | Grant Total                               |               3730 |

Funds allocated to State Universities during XII Plan (2012-17) is as under:-

(Rs. in Lakh)

| S. No       | Name of the University                  |   Amount allocated |
|-------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1.          | Jadavpur University, West Bengal        |                134 |
| 2.          | Bharathiar University, Tamil Nadu       |                 96 |
| 3.          | Dravadian University, Andhra University |                161 |
| 4.          | National Law University, Delhi          |                193 |
| 5.          | Kerala University, Kerala               |                193 |
| 6.          | Berhampur University, Odisha            |                193 |
| 7.          | M.S University of Baroda, Vadodara      |               1768 |
| Grant Total | Grant Total                             |               2738 |

CIIL made an expenditure of Rs. 11 Crore under the Scheme SPPEL since 2013.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2103 ASKED BY SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL FOR 02.12.2019 REGARDING PRESERVATION OF DYING LANGUAGES

|   S. No. | Name of Language/Mother Tongue   |   S. No. | Name of Language/Mother Tongue   |   S. No. | Name of Language/Mother Tongue   |
|----------|----------------------------------|----------|----------------------------------|----------|----------------------------------|
|        1 | LAMONGSE                         |       40 | MARA                             |       79 | KHANA                            |
|        2 | LURO                             |       41 | AIMOL                            |       80 | BHADRALIAM                       |
|        3 | MUOT                             |       42 | ATONG                            |       81 | KHASHA                           |
|        4 | ONGE                             |       43 | GURUNG                           |       82 | MESHABI                          |
|        5 | PU                               |       44 | KHAMBA                           |       83 | PADDARI                          |
|        6 | SANENYO                          |       45 | DIRANG MONPA                     |       84 | TEHGUL                           |
|        7 | SENTILESE                        |       46 | KHAMPTI                          |       85 | GOJAPURI                         |
|        8 | SHOMPEN                          |       47 | PURUM                            |       86 | HASSADI                          |
|        9 | TAKAHANYILANG                    |       48 | UCHAI                            |       87 | BALASTIN                         |
|       10 | THARUA                           |       49 | NEWARI                           |       88 | BATERI                           |
|       11 | BHUNJIA                          |       50 | BAWM                             |       89 | DARGARI                          |
|       12 | BODO GADABA/ GUTOB               |       51 | RALTE                            |       90 | KUSHWAHI                         |
|       13 | DHIMAL                           |       52 | THAPA                            |       91 | MASIDI                           |
|       14 | MRU                              |       53 | BAGI                             |       92 | SIAN                             |
|       15 | MANDA                            |       54 | CHINZ / ZYPHE                    |       93 | MANNAN                           |
|       16 | BIRHOR                           |       55 | CHOTHE                           |       94 | KANIKER GOTTI                    |
|       17 | HOLIYA                           |       56 | KAGATE                           |       95 | PULIYA                           |
|       18 | BINJHIA/BIRJIA/BRIJIA            |       57 | KAMI / KHAMI                     |       96 | SIDDI                            |
|       19 | TOTO                             |       58 | KOIRENG                          |       97 | KADAR                            |
|       20 | DIDAYI / GATA                    |       59 | KONGBO                           |       98 | MOOPAN                           |
|       21 | GORUM                            |       60 | LAMGANG                          |       99 | MUDUGA                           |
|       22 | THOTI                            |       61 | MOYON                            |      100 | SOLIGA                           |
|       23 | BONDO                            |       62 | MUKHIYA/ SUNUWAR                 |      101 | HAKKIPIKKI                       |
|       24 | PARENGA                          |       63 | NEWAR / PRADHAN                  |      102 | MALAIMALASAR                     |
|       25 | NAA                              |       64 | PUROIK / SULUNG                  |      103 | ARANDAN                          |
|       26 | TANGAM                           |       65 | TARAO                            |      104 | KUTIYA                           |
|       27 | KHAMIYANG                        |       66 | YOBIN/YOBIN LIJU                 |      105 | URALI                            |
|       28 | SINGPHO                          |       67 | ZAKHRING                         |      106 | MUDUVAN                          |
|       29 | SHERDUKPEN                       |       68 | JANGSHUNG                        |      107 | PALIYA                           |
|       30 | MEYOR /ZAKHRING                  |       69 | GAHRI                            |      108 | MALAYAN                          |
|       31 | RANGLONG                         |       70 | SPITI                            |      109 | MALASAR                          |
|       32 | BAITE/ BIATE                     |       71 | CHINALI                          |      110 | JENU KURUMBA                     |
|       33 | BANGRO                           |       72 | DARMIYA                          |      111 | TODA                             |
|       34 | CHIRU                            |       73 | JAD                              |      112 | ERAVALLAN                        |
|       35 | DARLONG                          |       74 | KANASHI / MALANI                 |      113 | BHARWAD/BHARWADI                 |
|       36 | LIJU                             |       75 | JANGALI/ RAJI                    |      114 | BARADI                           |
|       37 | PHAKIAL                          |       76 | RONGPO                           |      115 | NIHALI                           |
|       38 | KOMKAR                           |       77 | SIRAM                            |      116 | BHALA                            |
|       39 | SIMONG                           |       78 | BEDA                             |      117 | Divehi                           |