THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI JAYSINGRAO GAIKWAD PATIL)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. For promotion of Sanskrit, the
Government has taken various steps, details of which are
given in the statement enclosed (Annexure I).
(c) Mainly four Research Institutes has been given grant
for promotion of Sanskrit througb the State Governments of
Karnataka. The amount released to them during the last
three years institution-wise and year-wise is given in the
statement enclosed (Annexure II).
(d) & (e) Yes Sir. The proposed of Academy of Sanskrit
Research Melkote, Karnataka for grants for the activities
aimed at technology development for Sanskrit and computer
aided teaching package for Sanskrit is under consideration.
Annexure I
Statement referred to in reply to Lok SabhaUnstarred
Question No.4708 part (a) & (b) for 25.4.2000 about grants
for promotion of Sanskrit to be asked by Shri U.V.
Krishnamraju
For promotion of Sanskrit language, the Government has
a Central Plan Scheme of Development Sanskrit Education
consisting of six sub-schemes viz.I) Financial Assistance to
eminent Sanskrit Pandits,
(ii) Award of Scholarships to the
students of High/Higher Secondary Schools studying Sanskrit,
(iii) providing facilities for teaching of Sanskrit in
Secondary schools,
(iv) Modernisation of Sanskrit Pathshalas
(v) Promotion of Sanskrit through State Government’s own
Programmes and
(vi) Financial assistance to Rashtriya
Sanskrit Sansthan, Deemed Universities/CBSE/NCERT/SCERT etc.
for Schemes to improve the methodology of teaching Sanskrit
in schools, Sanskrit Colleges/Vidyapeethas and for
orientation of teachers towards this end. Government of
India also promotes Sanskrit through various institutions
namely Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi, Maharshi
Sandipnai Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan, Ujjain, Shri Lal
Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit ‘ Vidyapeetha, New Delhi
and Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati. These
institutions implement various schemes including providing
financial assistance to Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya/Shodh
Sansthan and to Voluntary Sanskrit Orgnisations.
Publications and purchase of Sanskrit Books, Implementation
of the scheme of Shastra Chudamani and Conduct of all India
Sanskrit Elocution Contest, Vedic conferences for promotion
of Sanskrit. Besides this the Ministry gives President’s
Award of Certificate for Honour to fifteen Sanskrit and one
Pali/Prakrit scholars every year for substantial
contribution in their respective fields.
Annexure II
Statement referred to in reply to Lok SabhaUnstarred
Question No.4708 part (c) for 25.4.2000 about grants for
promotion of Sanskrit to be asked by Shri U.V. Krishnamraju
(Rs. in lakhs)
Name of Research Institute Amount Released
1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000
1. Academy of Sanskrit 10.70 7.50 12.50
Research, Melkote,
Karnataka
2. Kalpatharu Research 7.45 8.23 5.54
Academy, Bangalore,
Karnataka
3. Dwaita Vedanta Studies - 6.85 9.29
and the Research
Foundation, No.33/163, 10-
B, Main Road, Jayanagar,
I Block
Bangalore 560 002.
4. Vedantha Bharathi - - 10.93
(Veda Vedanta )
Institute of Studies and
Research, Shri
Yoganandehswar Saraswati
Math, Mysore, Karnataka.
