Uttarakhand Govt to Develop ‘Sanskrit Grams’ Across State

admin September 9, 2020 Daily Current Affairs

After noting significant progress in a pilot programme to teach Sanskrit to residents of two villages in Uttarakhand, the state government gave it a go-ahead to authorities to develop ‘Sanskrit grams’ across the state.
Sanskrit is the second official language in Uttarakhand.
A list of villages was selected for the programme — to be run first at the district level and then at the block level for promotion of the language.
It was also decided to rename the academy as Uttaranchal Sanskrit Sansthanam Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
The Uttarakhand government has chosen villages from the districts of Haridwar, Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, Dehradun, Pauri Garhwal, Nainital, Almora, Pithoragarh, Champawat and Udham Singh Nagar.
According to officials, 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.