B. DEVELOPMENT OF SANSKRIT 34. Assistance to Voluntary Sanskrit Organisations.-Under this scheme financial assistance is given to voluntary Sanskrit Organisations/Institutions for promotion of Sanskrit. Grants amounting to Rs. 4.33 lakh have been so far sanctioned during the year.
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35. Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.-The Vidyapeetha has brought out several important Sanskrit publications, including a critical edition of the 'Samavidhana Brahmanans'. A sum of Rs. 1.80 lakh, has so far been released to the, Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha Tirupati Society as grant-in-aid for the maintenance of the Vidyapeetha.
36. Central Sanskrit Board.-This Board, set up in 1959, advises on various programmes relating to the propagation and development of Sanskrit,The Board was reconstituted with effect from the 15th September, 1965 under the chairmanship of Dr. Karan Singh, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
37. Production of Sanskrit Literature.-An appreciable number of copies of about 107 books relating to Sanskrit language and literature were purchased during the year for free distribution to various institutions. A number of important out-of-print Sanskrit books are being got reprinted through universities/research institutes and commercial publishers with suitable assistance from the Government.
38. Preparation of a Sanskrit Dictionary Based on Historical Principles.A further grant of Rs. 1.50 lakh was paid to the Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute, Poona to cover the expenditure on the protect of compiling a Sanskrit-English Dictionary based on historical principles.
39. Award of Research Scholarships to the Products of Sanskrit Pathasalas.-Details of this scheme are given under the Chapter on 'Scholarships'.
40. Financial Assistance to Sanskrit Pandits in Indigent Circumstances.Grants amounting to Rs. 1.93 lakh have so far been released to the State Governments concerned for payment to 158 eminent Sanskrit Pandits.
41. Award of Merit Scholarships to Students Studying Sanskrit in High/ Higher Secondary Schools.-Details of the scheme are given under the Chapters on 'Scholarships'.
42. Financial Assistance to Gurukulas.-During the current year, grants amounting to Rs. 1.61 lakh have so far been sanctioned to Gurukulas for their maintenance expenses and for award of stipends to students studying there.
43. All-India Sanskrit Elocution Contest.-Apart from gold and silver medals (eight each) and cash prizes and a running Silver Shield is awarded year's contest was held in the premises of the Kameshwara Singh Darabhanga Sanskrit University on February 19-20, 1996.
44. Short-Term Course in Methodology of Sanskrit Research.-On the advice of the Central Sanskrit Board, a scheme for the institution of a short-term course in Methodology of Sanskrit Research for Sanskrit scholars trained on traditional lines has been sanctioned. The first such course was held at the Deccan College Postgraduate and Research Institute in which ten selected Sanskrit scholars were admitted for training from January to April, 1965.
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45. Publication of Critical Edition of Rare Manuscripts and Compilation and Publication of Catalogues of Ancient Manuscripts.- Grants amounting so Rs. 50,000 have been paid so far under these schemes. Further grants of about one lakh are likely to be paid during the current year.
C. DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN INDIAN LANGUAGES 46. Under the scheme for the development of Modem Indian Languages grants are sanctioned, normally up to 50%, for bringing out encyclopaedias, bilingual dictionaries, and books of knowledge, holding of literary conferences, etc. to State Governments, as well as voluntary organisations engaged in literary activities. Out of a provision of Rs. 7 lakh in the current budget a sum of nearly Rs. 3.41 lakh has so far been sanctioned to voluntary organisations. The entire provision of Rs. 5 lakh for sanctioning grants to State Governments is likely to be utilised during the year.
47. Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti.-It has been decided to set up an Advisory body called the Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti to advise the Government on all matters relating to development of modem Indian languages.
48. Publications.-A list of publications brought out by the Central Hindi Directorate and the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology during the period is given in Annexure V.
D. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Provision for 1965-66 Provision
for
1966-67
Budget Revised Budget
Estimates Estimates Estimates
1 2 3 4 5
(A) PROPAGATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HINDI
(Rupees in Lakh)
Schemes of the Ministry
1. Appointment of Hindi Teachers (P) 100.00 95.00 15.00
2. Hindi Teachers Training Colleges (P) 20.00 10.00 10.00
3. Kendriya Hindi Shikshana Mandal,
Agra (P) 6.50 6.50 6.50
4. Hindi Medium Schools and Colleges
(P) 2.00
5. Grants to voluntary Hindi Organisa-
tions (P) 15.00 12.00 12.00
6. Free Gift of Hindi Books to Non-
Hindi Speaking States 4.30 3.80 2.00
7. Hindi Enclclopaedia (A) 3.00 1.25
2.00
8. prizes on Hindi Books (P) 0.20 0.20 0.20
9. T.A. and D.A. to non-Official mem-
bers of Shiksha Samiti (N.P.) 0.05 0.05 0.04
151.05 128.80 47.74
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1 2 3 4 5
Schemes of the Commission
10. Translation of Standard Works of
University level (P) 1.00 11.00
11. Preparation of Manuals on the basis
of Terminology evolved (P) 0.10 0.10
12. Publication of Journal of Scientific
and Technical Terminology (P) 0.10 0.10
13. Pay and Allowances of Staff of Com-
mission (P) 6.00 3.50 1.00
(N.P.) 13.00
14. Roorkee University Cell (N.P.) 1.18 0.60 1.20
15. T. A. and D. A. to Non-Official Mem-
bers (N.P.) 2.00 1.86 1.50
TOTAL 9.18 7.16 27.90
Schemes of the Directorate
16. Translation of Standard Works of
University Level (P) 22.88
17. Preparation of Terminological in-
dices (P) 0.05 0.05
18. Holding of Seminars, Lectures and
Debates (P) 0.15 0.15
19. Publication of Omnibus Volumes (P) 0.09 0.06
20. Preparation of Dictionary and En-
cyclopaedia (P) 1.00 0.50
21. Preparation of Primers and Readers
(P) 0.10 15.00 0.04
22. Primers of Foreigners (P) 0.10 0.04
23. Examination of Devanagari Scripts (P) 0.10 0.10
24. Publication of Bharatiya Bastu
Shastra (P) 0.08 0.04
25. Collection of Indexing Special Vo-
cabularies (P) 0.05 0.04
26. Preparation of popular books in col-
laboration with publishers (P) 2.00 2.00
27. Publication of Bhasha and Shiksha
Magazines (P) 0.12 0.08
28. Preparation of Manuals In the basis
of Terminology evolved (P) 0.08
29. Indian Journal of Scientific and
Technical Terminology (P) 0.20
30. Pay and Allowances of Staff of
Directorate (P) 6.50 8.00
(N.P.) 12.12 10.00 10.50
31. T. A. and D. A. to Non-official
Members (N.P.) 0.08
32. Basic Hindi Grammar (N.P.) 0.02 0.02 0.02
33. Hindi Shorthand (N.P.) 0.20 0.12 0.10
34. Holding of Exhibitions (N.P.) 0.20 0.20 0.19
35. Hindi Library (N.P.) 0.60 0.70 0.60
TOTAL 46.74 34.04 14.49
TOTAL (Hindi) 206.97 170.00 90.33
*Mentioned under Scheme No. 15
1 2 3 4 5
(B) PROPAGATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SANSKRIT
36. Financial Assistance to Sanskrit
Voluntary Organisations (P) 7.50 7.50 8.00
37. Financial Assistance to Gurukulas (P)
38. Production of Sanskrit Literature (P) 3.40 2.00 2.00
39. Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tiru-
pati (P) 3.00 2.40 2.72
40. Preparation of Sanskrit Dictionaries
based on Historical Principles
(Non-Plan) 1.50 1.50 1.50
41. Short-term course in Research Metho-
dology in Sanskrit(P)
42. All India Sanskrit Elocution Contest 0.70 0.25 0.25
(P)
43. Central Sanskrit Board (P)
44. Award of Research Scholarships to
the Products of Traditional Sans-
krit Pathashalas (P) 1.25 0.83 1.00
45. Financial Assistance to Sanskrit
Pandits in Indigent circumstances (P)
46. Award of Merit Scholarships to stu-
dents studying Sanskrit in high/
higher Secondary Schools (P)
47. Modernisation of Sanskrit Pathashalas 7.00 7.00 7.00
(P)
48. Providing facilities for teaching of
Sanskrit in Secondary Schools (P)
49. Grants to State Governments for
promotion of Sanskrit (P)
50. Publication of rare Manuscripts and
Catalogues of Manuscripts (P) 1.50 1.50 1.50
51. Purchase of Manuscripts (P) 1.00 0.20 0.20
TOTAL 26.85 23.18 24.17
(C) DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN INDIAN LANGUAGES
52. Assistance to Voluntary Organisations
for promotion of Modern Indian
Languages(P) 7.00 5.00 5.00
53. Grants to States Governments (P) 5.00 5.00 5.00
Total (Modern Indian Languages) 12.00 10.00 10.00
Grand total 245.82 203.18 124.30
(P) Indicates Plan Schemes.
(N.P.) Indicates Non-Plan Schemes.