Lok Sabha Question No. 31 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-19
Subject: Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.31 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2021

## Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya

## † 31.    SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state :

- a) the  State-wise  names  of  institutions  recognized  as  Adarash  Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya/Shodh  Sansthan  for  providing  financial  assistance  by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan;
- b) the  parameters  adopted  to  confer  recognition  to  these  institutes  for  this purpose; and
- c) the details of assistance provided to each institute out of them during the last three years till date?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF EDUCATION (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

- (a)  to  (c)  The  information  sought  by  the  member  in  this  regard  are  furnished  in Annexure-I to Annexure-III.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure  to  Lok  S abha  Unstarred  Question  No.  †31 regarding  Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya asked by SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE for answer on 19.07.2021

## LIST OF INSTITUTIONS RECOGNIZED AS ADARSH SANSKRIT MAHAVIDYALAYAS/ ADARSH SHODHA SANSTHANS

| STATE            | NAME OF INSTITUTION                                                                                                                       |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Telangana        | Sanskrit Academy, (Adarsh Shodha Sansthan), Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007.                                                         |
| Bihar            | Raj Kumari Ganesh Sharma Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Kolhanta Patori, Darbhanga, Bihar-846003                                                   |
| Bihar            | Jagdish Narayan Brahamchari Ashram Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, PO-Lagma, Via-Lohna Road, Rambhadrapur, Dist.- Darbhanga, Bihar- 847407 |
| Bihar            | Dr. Ramji Mehta Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya. Malighat, Muzaffarpur, Bihar-842001.                                                       |
| Bihar            | Swami Parangkushacharya Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Hulasganj, Gaya, (Bihar)-804407.                                                   |
| Bihar            | Shri Ram Sundar Sanskrit Vishwa Vidya Pratishtan Laxminath Nagar, Ramauli-Belona, Via-Beheda, Distt.- Darbhanga,Bihar-847201              |
| Haryana          | Haryana Sanskrit Vidyapeetha , PO- Bhagola , Distt-Palwal, Haryana-121102.                                                                |
| Haryana          | Shree Diwan Krishna Kishore S.D. Adarsh Sanskrit College, Ambala Cantt, Haryana-133001.                                                   |
| Himachal pradesh | Himachal Pradesh Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Jangla (Rohru), Dist. Shimala, Himachal Pradesh - 171214.                                 |
| Himachal pradesh | S.D. Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Doghi, Bangana, Dist. - Una, Himachal Pradesh - 174307.                                               |
| Jharkhand        | Lakshmi Devi Sharoff Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Harisharnam Kutir, Kalirakha , Distt-B. Deoghar-814112, Jharkhand                     |
| Karnataka        | Poornaprajna Samshodhana Mandiram (Adarsh Shdoha Sansthan) Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha, Katriguppa Main Road, Bangaluru-560028.              |

| Kerala        | Calicut Adarsh Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, PO-Balussery, Distt-Kozhikode, Kerala-673612.                                                    |
|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Kerala        | Chinmaya International Foundation (Adarsh Shodha Sansthan) Adi Shankara Nilayam Veliyanad-PO , Ernakulam-Dist., Kerala-682319.        |
| Maharashtra   | Vaidika Samshodhana Mandala (Adarsh Shodha Sansthans) T.M.V Colony, Mukundnagar, Pune-411037                                          |
| Maharashtra   | Mumba Devi Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya C/o Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, K.M. Munshi Marg-400007 , Mumbai.                                 |
| Manipur       | Shree Radha Madhava Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Nambol,Manipur-795134.                                                             |
| Tamil Nadu    | Madras Sanskrit College & S.S.V. Patasala, 84, Roypeetha High Court Mylapore-600004, Chennai.                                         |
| Tamil Nadu    | Ahobila Muth Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Sannidhi Street, Madurathakam, Chennai-603306.                                            |
| Uttarakhand   | Sh. Bhagwan Das Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, PO-Gurukul Kangri, Distt.-Haridwar, Uttarakhand                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh | Rani Padmavati Tara Yog Tantra Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Indrapur (Shivpur), Varanasi - 221003.                                  |
| Uttar Pradesh | Sri Ekarsanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Dist. - Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh - 205001.                                                      |
| Uttar Pradesh | Sh. Rangalaxmi Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Vrindavan, Mathura -281121.                                                             |
| West Bengal   | Kaliachak Bikram Kishore Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Vill-Kaliachak, PO-Haria , Distt-Purba Medinipur-721430.                      |
| West Bengal   | Sri Sitaram Vaidic Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, 7/2 P.W.D. Road, Calcutta-700035.                                                   |
| Rajasthan     | Smt. Lad Devi Sharma Pancholi Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Munikul Brahcharyashram Ved Sansthanam, Barunandni, Bhilawara, Rajasthan |

## Annexure-II

Annexure  to  Lok  Sa bha  Unstarred  Question  No.  †31 regarding  Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya asked by SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE for answer on 19.07.2021

## Conditions of Recognition & Financial Assistance

5. A Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya recognized for financial assistance under the scheme  will  be  called  Adarsh  Sanskrit  Mahavidyalaya  (ASM)  and  a  Shodha Sansthan  (Research  Institute)  recognized  for  financial  assistance  under  this scheme  will  be  called  Adarsh  Shodha  Sansthan  (ASS).  However,  recognition will  not  automatically  entitle  any  institution  to  either  financial  assistance,  or the continuance of grant-in-aid as a matter of right.
6. Any voluntary organization either as under the Societies' Registration Act or  a  Trust  registered  under  Trust  Act    hereinafter  called  'the  Parent  Body', maintaining a Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya or Shodha Sansthan, will be eligible to apply  for  recognition.  Recognition as  ASM  or  ASS  will  be  considered  by  the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan only if the following conditions are satisfied:
3. (i) The  Mahavidyalaya  should  be  teaching  at  the  level  of  Shastri  and Acharya or equivalent Courses on traditional lines and at least three batches of students should have passed out Acharya or equivalent traditional degree of  a  recognized University / Examining Body. The Shodha Sansthan should be actively pursuing research in the various Traditional Sanskrit disciplines and should have produced at least 15 Ph.D.s/D.litts.
4. (ii) The  Mahavidyalaya /  Shodha  Sansthan  should  have  been  in  existence for  at  least  seven  years  at  a  level  mentioned  in  (i)  above.  However,  the Mahavidyalaya / Shodha Sansthan receiving financial assistance under the earlier  scheme  would  continue  to  be  entitled  to  receive  financial  assistance under this revised scheme.
5. (iii) The Parent Body operating the Mahavidyalaya/Shodh Sansthan should be the owner with possession of adequate area upon which the Mahavidyalaya/Shodh Sansthan is functioning. Lease of 99 years in favour of the  Parent  Body  operating  the  Mahavidyalaya/Shodh  Sansthan  will  also  be acceptable.
6. (iv) The Mahavidyalayas/Shodh Sansthans should have been paying salary to their teaching and non-teaching employees into their bank accounts.
7. (v) The  registered  Parents  Body  applying  for  recognition and  financial assistance  under  this scheme  in  future  would  have  to  deposit  a  sum  of Rs. 10.00  lakh  in  favour  of  the Mahavidyalaya/Shodha  Sansthan  in  a fixed    Deposit    Account.    The    institutions    already  receiving    assistance under  the  old  scheme  which  have  deposited  Rs.1 Lakh/2lakh  infavour of the    Mahavidyalaya/  Shodha    Sansthan    would    re-invest    the  matured amount  till  the  fixed deposit of Rs. 10 lakh is made. On grant of recognition under the scheme, the fixed deposit shall   be   jointly   in   the   name   of the   Principal/Director   of   the   Adarsh   Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya/Adarsh Shodha    Sansthan,    as    the    case    may,  and    the    Registrar,    Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, both ex-officio.
8. (vi) The  Mahavidyalaya  /  Shodha  Sansthan  should  be  affiliated to a University duly set up by an enactment of the Government of India or a State Government.
9. (vii) The Mahavidyalaya should have student strength of atleast 80, a Shodha Sansthan should have atleast 12 active researchers.
10. (viii) The  application  by  the  secretary  of  the  parent  body  (Regd.  Voluntary Organization or a Regd. Trust) should accompany the following documents: -
- a) Certificate of Registration under Societies Registration Act/ Trust Act.
- b) b) Resolution  of  the  Parent  Body  that  it  will  abide  by  all  norms of  this  scheme  in  case the     Mahavidyalaya/Shodha     Sansthan is  recognized  as    Adarsh  Sanskrit  Mahavidyalaya/Adarsh  Shodha Sansthan.
- c) An undertaking in the format placed at Annexure - I by all employees of the Mahavidyalaya/Shodha Sansthan.
14. (ix) On  receipt  of  application  for  recognition  from  the  Parent  Body,  the Rashtriya  Sanskrit  Sansthan  would  cause  an  on-the-spot  inspection  and assessment to be made through an Expert Committee and convey its decision to  the  applicant  (the  Parent  Body)  about  recognition.  The  composition  of  the Expert Committee will be as under :-
- a. Vice Chancellor, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Or his nominee not below the rank of a University Professor: Chairman
- b. One  Principal  of  a  recognized  P.G.  College  Or  one  Director  of  a recognized Research Institute.- Member
- c. One Sanskrit Scholar nominated by the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan  -Member
- d. One Representative of respective State's Education Department  : Member
- e. Registrar, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan :Convener
20. (x) On being satisfied with the report of the Expert Committee, the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan will issue a letter of recognition as ASM/ASS in favour of the applicant the Parent Body and will  form  the  Management  Committee. The  applicant  Parent  Body  will  transfer  all  the property  belonging  to  the Mahavidyalaya/Shodh    Sansthan    to    the    Management    Committee.  The Management    Committee    will    fill    all    the    sanctioned    teaching    posts following  the procedure as per rules.
21. (xi) The  recognized  Sanskrit  Mahavidyalaya  /  Shodha  Sansthan  which furnishes details about transfer of property and filling of posts as per the UGC regulation/guide-lines to the satisfaction of the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan. will be eligible for financial assistance under this scheme.

## Annexure-III

Annexure  to  Lok  Sa bha  Unstarred  Question  No.  †31 regarding  Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya asked by SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE for answer on 19.07.2021

(Rs. in Lakhs)

| Details of Grant Released During Last Three years and till date   | Details of Grant Released During Last Three years and till date                                                                           | Details of Grant Released During Last Three years and till date   | Details of Grant Released During Last Three years and till date   | Details of Grant Released During Last Three years and till date   | Details of Grant Released During Last Three years and till date   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| STATE                                                             | NAME OF INSTITUTION                                                                                                                       | 2018-19                                                           | 2019-20                                                           | 2020-21                                                           | 2021-22 (Up to May)                                               |
| Telangana                                                         | Sanskrit Academy (Adarsh Shodha Sansthan), Osmania University, Hyderabad-500007.                                                          | 5922745                                                           | 8346181                                                           | 9539822                                                           | 1456737                                                           |
| Bihar                                                             | Raj Kumari Ganesh Sharma Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Kolhanta Patori, Darbhanga, Bihar-846003                                                   | 11658963                                                          | 13654486                                                          | 13869931                                                          | 1881942                                                           |
|                                                                   | Jagdish Narayan Brahamchari Ashram Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, PO-Lagma, Via-Lohna Road, Rambhadrapur, Dist.- Darbhanga, Bihar- 847407 | 12828445                                                          | 16587077                                                          | 13365589                                                          | 2149939                                                           |
|                                                                   | Dr. Ramji Mehta Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Malighat, Muzaffarpur, Bihar- 842001.                                                      | 15798714                                                          | 20468883                                                          | 19381966                                                          | 3170486                                                           |
|                                                                   | Swami Parangkushacharya Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Hulasganj, Gaya, (Bihar)- 804407.                                                  | 18027047                                                          | 56229072                                                          | 23688991                                                          | 3774880                                                           |
|                                                                   | Shri Ram Sundar Sanskrit Vishwa Vidya Pratishtan, Laxminath Nagar, Ramauli- Belona, Via-Beheda, Distt.- Darbhanga,Bihar-847201            | 12560748                                                          | 15806886                                                          | 12693596                                                          | 2082538                                                           |
| Haryana                                                           | Haryana Sanskrit Vidyapeetha PO- Bhagola , Distt-Palwal, Haryana-121102.                                                                  | 12981365                                                          | 15194881                                                          | 14012246                                                          | 2374160                                                           |
|                                                                   | Shree Diwan Krishna Kishore S.D. Adarsh Sanskrit College, Ambala Cantt, Haryana- 133001.                                                  | 10805663                                                          | 14973678                                                          | 17909317                                                          | 2243423                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                  | Himachal Pradesh Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Jangla (Rohru), Dist. Shimala, Himachal Pradesh - 171214.                                 | 16113214                                                          | 18386298                                                          | 15504607                                                          | 26669925                                                          |
|                                                                   | S.D. Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Doghi, Bangana, Dist. - Una, Himachal Pradesh - 174307.                                               | 20399741                                                          | 23553735                                                          | 21051070                                                          | 3049881                                                           |

| Jharkhand     | Lakshmi Devi Sharoff Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Harisharnam Kutir, Kalirakha , Distt-B. Deoghar-814112, Jharkhand           |   8921138 |   11493791 |   9364320 |   1298772 |
|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|-----------|
| Karnataka     | Poornaprajna Samshodhana Mandiram (Adarsh Shdoha Sansthan) Poornaprajna Vidyapeetha, Katriguppa Main Road, Bangaluru-560028.    |  11242129 |   13174068 |  11765819 |   1837746 |
| Kerala        | Calicut Adarsh Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, PO-Balussery, Distt- Kozhikode, Kerala-673612.                                             |  20202760 |   19729441 |  17507112 |   2398467 |
| Kerala        | Chinmaya International Foundation (Adarsh Shodha Sansthan) Adi Shankara Nilayam Veliyanad-PO , Ernakulam- Dist., Kerala-682319. |   7937263 |    9931437 |   7905414 |   1003817 |
| Maharashtra   | Vaidika Samshodhana Mandala (Adarsh Shodha Sansthans) T.M.V Colony, Mukundnagar, Pune-411037                                    |   6026662 |    8101398 |   6218721 |    856413 |
| Maharashtra   | Mumba Devi Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, C/o Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, K.M. Munshi Marg-400007 , Mumbai.                          |   7201302 |    6821380 |   4040942 |    731623 |
| Manipur       | Shree Radha Madhava Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Nambol,Manipur-795134.                                                       |   4712403 |    5942383 |   4886740 |    708700 |
| Tamil Nadu    | Madras Sanskrit College & S.S.V. Patasala,84, Roypeetha High Court Mylapore-600004, Chennai.                                    |  12823734 |   17453880 |  17377382 |   2828103 |
| Tamil Nadu    | Ahobila Muth Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Sannidhi Street, Madurathakam, Chennai- 603306.                                     |   8880990 |   11839967 |  10392500 |   1672832 |
| Uttarakhand   | Sh. Bhagwan Das Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, PO-Gurukul Kangri, Distt.- Haridwar, Uttarakhand                                 |  11269484 |   13299393 |  10456359 |   1484703 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Rani Padmavati Tara Yog Tantra Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Indrapur (Shivpur), Varanasi - 221003.                            |  27106413 |   33637930 |  31596846 |   5146261 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Sri Ekarsanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Dist. - Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh - 205001.                                                |   5694571 |    9158339 |   8651412 |   1399179 |

|             | Sh. Rangalaxmi Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Vrindavan, Mathura -281121.                                                            |   9301239 |   12765993 |   10635731 |   1619063 |
|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|------------|------------|-----------|
| West Bengal | Kaliachak Bikram Kishore Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Vill-Kaliachak, PO-Haria , Distt-Purba Medinipur- 721430.                    |  16987289 |   19950237 |   19400758 |   2629555 |
| West Bengal | Sri Sitaram Vaidic Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, 7/2 P.W.D. Road,Calcutta-700035.                                                   |  20479687 |   30465661 |   27141892 |   4396212 |
| Rajasthan   | Smt. Lad Devi Sharma Pancholi Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Munikul Brahcharyashram Ved Sansthanam,Barunandni, Bhilawara, Rajasthan |         0 |    5470657 |    8797906 |   1685068 |