Lok Sabha Question No. 121 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Research in Sanskrit and Urdu
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 121 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

## Research in Sanskrit and Urdu

## 121. SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  schemes/programmes  under  implementation  by  the  Government/ University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  to  promote  research  in  Sanskrit  and  Urdu  in Universities and Colleges in the country;
- (b) the funds allocated and released under these schemes during each of the last three years, scheme-wise and year-wise;
- (c)  the  number  of  students  enrolled  in  Sanskrit  and  Urdu  research  courses  in Universities and Colleges;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  intends  to  review  the  curriculum/syllabus  to  further  the scope for research in Sanskrit and Urdu; and
- (e) if so, the periodic intervals within which this review process shall be carried out in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a)  &  (b):  The  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  has  informed  that  it  provides financial  assistance  to  seven  Sanskrit  Universities  in  the  country.  The  UGC  provided grants amounting to Rs. 88.50 crores during 2013-14, Rs. 37.63 crores during 2014-15 and Rs. 83.70 crores during 2015-16 to these Universities.

The  UGC  also  provides  financial  assistance  to  Maulana  Azad  National  Urdu University, which is exclusively for promoting Urdu education in the country. The UGC

provided grants amounting to Rs. 45.00 crores during 2013-14, Rs. 30.88 crores during 2014-15 and Rs. 37.00 crores during 2015-16 to the University.

Under the scheme of Special Assistance Programme (SAP), UGC has provided grants  to  a  number  of  Sanskrit  and  Urdu  departments  in  Universities  to  carry  out research.  Under  the  scheme  of  Major  Research  Project  (MRP),  UGC  has  provided grants  to  teachers  in  Universities  &  Colleges  to  carry  out  research  in  these  subjects. The details of grants released during the last three years, under these two schemes, for the above purposes, are at annexure.

(c):  As  per  the  final  report  of  AISHE  for  the  year  2013-14,  the  number  of  students enrolled  in  Sanskrit  and  Urdu  research  courses  (M.Phil.  &  Ph.D)  in  Universities  and

Colleges are 2142 and 1141 respectively.

(d) & (e): Under the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), the UGC has formulated the curricula  for  undergraduate  programs  offered  in  Sanskrit  and  Urdu  and  asked  the universities to follow it along with the guidelines of CBCS.  The syllabi are available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/ugc\_notices.aspx?id=1077  .  In  the  'Instructional  Template  for Facilitating  Implementation  of  Choice  Based  Credit  System',  universities  have  been given the option to change the syllabi to the extent of 30% keeping in view the expertise of the universities in a subject domain. The template is available at http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/4426331\_Instructional-Template.pdf .

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 121 FOR ANSWER ON 25.04.2016 ASKED BY SHRI MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE,  HON'BLE  MEMEBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING RESEARCH IN SANSKRIT AND URDU FUNDS RELEASED UDER THE SCHEMES DURING LAST THREE YEARS, SCHEME-

## WISE AND YEAR-WISE

| Scheme                                                  | Year      | Teaching and research in Sanskrit (Rupees in lakhs )   | Teaching and research in Urdu (Rupees in lakhs )   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Special Assistance Programme                            | 2013-2014 | 5.62                                                   | Nil                                                |
| Special Assistance Programme                            | 2014-2015 | 24.07                                                  | 4.30                                               |
| Special Assistance Programme                            | 2015-16   | 22.35                                                  | 24.11                                              |
| Major Research Projects in Humanities & Social Sciences | 2013-2014 | 36.89                                                  | 62.17                                              |
| Major Research Projects in Humanities & Social Sciences | 2014-2015 | 30.00                                                  | ---                                                |
| Major Research Projects in Humanities & Social Sciences | 2015-16   | ----                                                   | ---                                                |