Lok Sabha Passes the Central Sanskrit University Bill 2019

A Bill to convert three Sanskrit deemed universities into Central Sanskrit Universities was passed in the Lok Sabha with a voice vote.

On the passage of the Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2019, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal “Nishank” stated that the purpose of the universities is to teach students Sanskrit so that they can gain .knowledge written in Sanskrit literature of our country and help in the development of the country.

Key Facts
Sanskrit language is taught in 250 universities across 100 countries including 14 universities in Germany.
The Bill seeks to convert three Sanskrit deemed universities presently functioning in the country into Central universities.
The three Sanskrit deemed universities that will be converted into central universities include the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, the Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth in New Delhi and Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth in Tirupati.