Parliament Approves Three Central Sanskrit Universities

On 16th March, Parliament passed a bill to upgrade three deemed Sanskrit universities into central universities. The Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2019 was passed by voice vote in Rajya Sabha. Earlier the bill was passed by Lok Sabha.

Central Sanskrit Universities Bill 2019

  • It seeks to upgrade three deemed to be universities in Sanskrit -- Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, and Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth Tirupati -- into central universities.
  • The Universities will:

(i) disseminate and advance knowledge for the promotion of Sanskrit,
(ii)make special provisions for integrated courses in humanities, social sciences, and science, and
(iii) ....

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