Adarsh Sanskrit village programme

The Uttarakhand cabinet on April 15 approved the Adarsh Sanskrit village programme, which aims to teach the language to one village in each district of the hill state.

Key Highlights

• The move is aimed at promoting Sanskrit, the second official language of the state, and comes on the heels of other similar schemes, such as financial incentives to girls and SC/ST students who opt for Sanskrit in schools.

• In a pilot basis, one village from each district has been selected. Depending on the response, the scheme will be introduced at the block level.

• Sanskrit is the second official language of the state.

• The government is also roping in industry associations to provide employment opportunities with this skillset. A committee will be formed with the gram pradhan in attendance to manage the operations.