Lok Sabha Question No. 2572 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: National Mission for Documentation of Manuscripts
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2572 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## NATIONAL MISSION FOR DOCUMENTATION OF MANUSCRIPTS

## 2572. SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the National Mission for Documentation of Ancient Manuscripts has completed its tenure;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  been  able  to  document  valuable  ancient manuscripts  from  all  Indian  languages  including  Tamil,  Malayalam  and Sanskrit and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  the  valuable  manuscripts  containing  the  practice  of  Siddha  and Ayurvedic Medicines were documented and if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR CULTURE & TOURISM AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR CIVIL AVIATION (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

## ANSWER

- (a) The present tenure of the National Mission for Manuscripts will expire on 31 st  March, 2017.
- (b)  Yes,  Madam.  A  detailed  language  wise  list  is  attached  herewith  at Annexure.
- (c) Yes, Madam. 55436 valuable manuscripts containing the practice of Siddha and  Ayurvedic  Medicines  have  been  documented  by  National  Mission  for Manuscripts.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2572 FOR 14.03 2016)

Language wise documentation list of different ancient manuscripts

| Sl. No.                      | Name of the Language         | No. of Manuscripts Documented   |
|------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1                            | Sanskrit                     | 11,66,743                       |
| 2                            | Odia                         | 2,13,088                        |
| 3                            | Hindi                        | 1,99,883                        |
| 4                            | Tibetan                      | 1,63,367                        |
| 5                            | Tamil                        | 1,08,606                        |
| 6                            | Malayalam                    | 96,093                          |
| 7                            | Kannada                      | 67,763                          |
| 8                            | Persian                      | 50,137                          |
| 9                            | Arabic                       | 28,469                          |
| 10                           | Assamese                     | 24,059                          |
| 11                           | Telugu                       | 16,691                          |
| 12                           | Urdu                         | 16,678                          |
| 13                           | Bengali                      | 15,412                          |
| 14                           | Others                       | 19,15,374                       |
| Total manuscripts documented | Total manuscripts documented | 40,82,363                       |