Lok Sabha Question No. 1503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Recognition to Gurukuls/Ashrams
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1503**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2015**

**Recognition to Gurukuls/Ashrams**

1503. 	SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR HANSDAK:

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

(a) 	whether the Government proposes to recognise education being given to students in gurukuls, ashrams, etc. in the country and if so, the details in this regard;

(b) 	whether the Government has made any survey to find out the number of gurukuls, ashrams, etc. and activities being undertaken by them;

(c) 	if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(d) 	whether any assistance has been provided by the Government to various such educational institutions; and

(e)	 if so, the details of assistance provided during each of the last three years to such institutes, State-wise?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

(a), (b) & (c)	No, Madam.

(d) & (e)	No, Madam. However, Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Ved Vidya Pratishthan(MSRVVP), Ujjain an autonomous organisation under this Ministry extends financial assistance under Pathashala Scheme to NGOs/Trust and under Guru Shishya Parampara Scheme to Guru Shishya Parampara Units to preserve, conserve and develop the oral tradition of Vedic education. State-wise details of financial assistance provided under these schemes  by MSRVVP, Ujjain are annexed at Annexure-I and Annexure-II.

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**ANNEXURE-I**

**State wise details of the financial assistance provided under Veda Pathashala Scheme by MSRVVP, Ujjain**

(Rs. in Lakh)

| **State**        | **2012-13**   | **2013-14**   | **2014-15**   |
|------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Assam            | 36.58         | 33.69         | 34.13         |
| Sikkim           | 05.03         | 04.44         | 05.60         |
| Tripura          | 07.80         | 07.08         | 11.16         |
| Andhra Pradesh   | 42.13         | 44.42         | 45.14         |
| Bihar            | 44.80         | 39.66         | 19.20         |
| Delhi            | 19.92         | 19.11         | 17.50         |
| Gujarat          | 38.75         | 34.58         | 34.66         |
| Himachal Pradesh | 33.15         | 35.36         | 29.76         |
| Karnataka        | 60.30         | 57.10         | 48.39         |
| Kerala           | 61.55         | 55.31         | 48.71         |
| Maharashtra      | 154.37        | 136.08        | 134.84        |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 84.82         | 69.50         | 46.94         |
| Odisha           | 107.14        | 109.31        | 79.50         |
| Rajasthan        | 292.64        | 247.90        | 200.12        |
| Tamil Nadu       | 118.54        | 102.21        | 102.50        |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 282.77        | 303.76        | 344.20        |
| West Bengal      | 57.54         | 58.46         | 54.36         |
| **Total**        | **1447.83**   | **1357.97**   | **1256.71**   |

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**ANNEXURE-II**

**State wise details of financial assistance provided under  Guru Shishya Parampara Units by MSRVVP, Ujjain**

**Rs.in Lakhs**

| **State**      | **2012-13**   | **2013-14**   | **2014-15**   |
|----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
| Assam          | 6.24          | 52.14         | 40.50         |
| Sikkim         | 0.00          | 0.00          | 0.48          |
| Manipur        | -             | 01.86         | 09.82         |
| Andhra Pradesh | 29.32         | 52.14         | 38.02         |
| Bihar          | 12.22         | 23.86         | 17.44         |
| Chhattisgarh   | 54.00         | 06.16         | -             |
| Delhi          | 13.16         | 17.40         | 12.86         |
| Goa            | 0.00          | 6.34          | 06.94         |
| Gujarat        | 10.80         | 16.60         | 14.64         |
| Haryana        | 85.00         | 8.52          | 07.80         |
| Jharkhand      | 03.88         | 9.00          | 07.42         |
| Jammu          | -             | -             | 04.08         |
| Karnataka      | 94.00         | 13.30         | 12.20         |
| Kerala         | 0.00          | 2.40          | 2.28          |
| Maharashtra    | 87.25         | 104.20        | 92.04         |
| Madhya Pradesh | 118.36        | 160.45        | 114.03        |
| Odisha         | 96.00         | 144.16        | 100.57        |
| Punjab         | -             | -             | 05.28         |
| Rajasthan      | 43.04         | 66.36         | 51.95         |
| Tamil Nadu     | 41.82         | 46.24         | 45.92         |
| Uttar Pradesh  | 285.80        | 347.47        | 328.03        |
| Uttarakhand    | 32.08         | 30.84         | 26.54         |
| West Bengal    | 9.40          | 11.04         | 10.08         |
| **Total**      | **1022.37**   | **1089.64**   | **898.13**    |

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