Lok Sabha Question No. 3538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-11
Subject: Promotion of various Languages
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

## DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3538

## ANSWERED ON 11.08.2025

## Promotion of various Languages

†3538. Shri Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  autonomous  bodies  under  the  Ministry  responsible  for  development  and promotion of various languages;
- (b)  the  year-wise  and  autonomous  body-wise  number  of  meetings  held  by  these  autonomous bodies for the promotion of various languages during the last five years and the current year;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  a  high-level  committee  to  review  their functioning; and
- (d) if so, their details thereof along with other steps taken to strengthen their functioning?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR)

- (a)  &  (b)  The  autonomous  bodies  under  the  Department  of  Higher  Education,  Ministry  of Education, responsible for development and promotion of various languages are as follows: -
- i. Central Sanskrit University (CSU), Delhi
- ii. National Sanskrit University (NSU), Tirupati
- iii. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri National Sanskrit University (SLBNSU), Delhi
- iv. Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha
- v. Kendriya Hindi Sansthan (KHS), Agra
- vi. English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad
- vii. Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT), Chennai
- viii. Maharishi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan (MSRVVP), Ujjain
- ix. National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language (NCPSL), Delhi
- x. National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language (NCPUL), Delhi

The Government of India has established three Central Universities namely Central Sanskrit University,  Delhi,  National  Sanskrit  University,  Tirupati  and  Shri  Lal  Bahadur  Shastri National Sanskrit University, New Delhi to achieve the object of promotion and propagation of Sanskrit language in the Country. Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya and  Kendriya  Hindi  Sansthan  (KHS)  have  been  established  for  the  promotion  of  Hindi. English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad is dedicated to the study of English and foreign languages. Development and promotion of Classical Tamil is done by Central Institute of Classical Tamil (CICT), Chennai. Maharishi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan (MSRVVP)  works  to  preserve,  promote,  propagate  and  develop  Oral  Tradition  of  Vedic Studies/Shruti Parampara. National Council for Promotion of Sindhi (NCPSL) and National Council  for  Promotion  of  Urdu  Language  (NCPUL)  work  for  the  promotion,  development and propagation of Sindhi language and Urdu  language respectively. Three Sanskrit Universities have been established under the Central Sanskrit University Act, 2020; The English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Hyderabad, was established under the English and Foreign  Languages  University  Act,  2006,  and  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  Antarrashtriya  Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha, under the Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha Act, 1997; these Central Universities are governed by their respective Acts and statutes, ordinances made thereunder. The remaining autonomous bodies are registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 and are governed by their Memorandum of Association (MoA). The Meetings of these bodies are held periodically as per the requirements.

(c) & (d) The Government of India has constituted a High-Powered Committee to explore and recommend pathways for  the  holistic  and  multidisciplinary  growth  of  Indian  Languages  as envisaged in the National Education Policy, 2020. The Committee's mandate is, inter-alia, to advise the  Ministry on  all  matters  pertaining  to  revitalization  of  existing  language  teaching and research and its extension in various Institutions in the country.

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