Sanskrit Grams Programme: Uttarakhand

Sanskrit Grams Programme: Uttarakhand

Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – Education; Policies and Intetventions

In news

• The Uttarakhand Government has decided to develop ‘Sanskrit Grams’ across the state.

• Aim: To teach people to use Sanskrit regularly.

Key takeaways

• Several villages were selected according to the availability of Sanskrit schools so that teachers may visit the villages often and motivate residents to learn and use Sanskrit.
• Villages were selected at the meeting of the Uttarakhand Sanskrit Academy, chaired by the Uttarakhand Chief Minister.
• The Academy shall also be renamed as Uttaranchal Sanskrit Sansthanam Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
• Focus: School-going children so that they can learn the language from a young age.

Do you know?

• Sanskrit is the second official language in Uttarakhand after Hindi.
• Article 345 of the Constitution deals with the Official language or languages of a State.