Lok Sabha Question No. 4303 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-27
Subject: Promotion of Sanskrit Language
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No-4303

ANSWERED ON- 27/03/2023

## PROMOTION OF SANSKRIT LANGUAGE

†4303. Shri Gajanan Kirtikar:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  committed  to  promote  Sanskrit  as  an important language in all the universities in various States of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the financial and other assistance provided by the Government in this regard, State-wise, including Maharashtra; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

- (a)  to  (c):  The  Government  is  promoting  Sanskrit  through  three  Central Universities  viz.  i)  Central  Sanskrit  University,  Delhi,  ii)  Shri  Lal  Bahadur Shastri  National  Sanskrit  University,  New  Delhi  and  iii)  National  Sanskrit University, Tirupati and 17 other Central Universities where separate Sanskrit Departments are established. Besides these, Central Sanskrit University, Delhi promote Sanskrit at all levels through its 12 campuses, 26 Adarsh Sanskrit

Mahavidyalaya/Adarsh Shodha Sansthan (ASM/ASS) and 62 grantee affiliated institutions. Central Sanskrit University is the nodal agency for implementing several  programmes  of  the  Government  of  India  for  promoting  Sanskrit language. A list of Government of India schemes being implemented through Central Sanskrit University towards promotion of Sanskrit language is placed at Annexure-I. As far as financial and other assistance are concerned for the promotion  of  Sanskrit  language,  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has been providing the same under General Development Assistance Scheme to a few Universities located in various states including Maharashtra, the details of which are furnished in Annexure-II attached to this reply .

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4303 FOR REPLY ON 27.03.2023 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR REGARDING PROMOTION OF SANSKRIT LANGUAGE

## List of Government of India Schemes towards promotion of Sanskrit Language and being implemented through Central Sanskrit University.

- 1) Scheme  of  the  Presidential  Award  of  Certificate  of  Honour  and Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman to Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit, Arabic, Persian,  Classical  Oriya,  Classical  Kannada,  Classical  Telugu  and Classical Malayalam Scholars.
- 2) All India Merit Sanskrit Scholarship Scheme (Award of Scholarships to Students of Sanskrit Pathshalas / Mahavidyalayas / High / Higher Secondary Schools / Colleges).
- 3) Financial assistance to the institutions recognized as Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya/Shodha Sansthan.
- 4) Financial  Assistance  for  Sanskrit  Teachin-  Teachers  for  Modern Subjects in Traditional Sanskrit Pathasalas/Mahavidyalayas.
- 5) Financial  Assistance  for  Sanskrit  Teachers  in  State  Government Schools.
- 6) Financial Assistance to NGOs/Deemed Sanskrit Universities/Universities for various Research Projects and Programmes/Activities for promotion of Sanskrit.
- 7) Financial Assistance for Vocational Training Scheme.
- 8) Financial  Assistance  for  Utilization  of  services  of  retired/eminent literary Sanskrit Scholars (Shastra Chudamani).
- 9) Financial Assistance for Publication, Re-print of Rare Sanskrit Books and Bulk Purchase of Sanskrit Books.
- 10) Samman Rashi to Eminent Sanskrit Pandits in indigent circumstances.
- 11) All India Sanskrit Elocution Contest.
- 12) Ashtaadashi (18 Projects) for sustaining the growth of Sanskrit.
- 13) Sanskrit Dictionary Project, Deccan College, Pune. In addition to the above Central schemes, University has also taken up the following activity for development of Sanskrit.
- 14) Non-Formal Sanskrit Education (NFSE) Programme.

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4303 FOR REPLY ON 27.03.2023 ASKED BY HON'BLE MP SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR REGARDING PROMOTION OF SANSKRIT LANGUAGE.

## Financial Assistance provided to the Universities by the UGC loacated in various states for the promotion of Sanskrit Language.

(Rs. In lakhs)

| State          | Name of Central University                            |   2021-22 |   2022-23 (as on date) |
|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-----------|------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | National Sanskrit University                          |   5461.26 |                   7694 |
| Delhi          | Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University |   6366.64 |                   7064 |
| Delhi          | Central Sanskrit University                           |  20725.9  |                  32443 |

(Rs. In lakhs)

|   S.No. | Name of the Universities                                     |   Grant Released |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
|       1 | K.S.D. Sanskrit University, Darbhanga, Bihar                 |           391.6  |
|       2 | Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala    |           320    |
|       3 | KaviKulguru Kalidas Sanskrit University, Nagpur, Maharashtra |           547.34 |
|       4 | Shri Jagannath Sanskrit University, Puri, Odisha             |           339.2  |
|       5 | Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh    |           341.2  |