Question : SANSKRIT VIDYALAYAS



(a) the number of Sanskrit Vidyalayas functioning in the country at present, State-wise;

(b) the amount of assistance provided to these Vidyalayas during each of the last three years and the current year; and

(c) the purposes for which the assistance was sanctioned?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI JAISINGH GAIKWAD PATIL)

(a) : The Government funds 8 Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeethas and 21 Adarash Sanskrit Mahavidyalayas in different parts of the Country. The Statewise breakup is provided in Annexure-I

(b) : The details of financial assistance in the last three years are as under:-

(Rs. In lakhs)
1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha 365.00 490.00 937.00 Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya 215.00 277.00 458.00
For the current year, the funds are in the process of being released.

(c) : The assistance was sanctioned for the development of Sanskrit. The schemes funded include degree and school level courses, research work etc.

ANNEXURE-I
Name of the State No. of Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha
Jammu & Kashmir 1 Himachal Pradesh 1 Uttar Pradesh 2 Kerala 1 Rajasthan 1 Orissa 1 Karnataka 1
Name of the State No. of Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya
Bihar 5 Uttar Pradesh 4 Haryana 2 Himachal Pradesh 2 Karnataka 1 Kerala 1 Maharashtra 2 Tamilnadu 1 West Bengal 3