Sanskrit language comes from the soul. To promote Sanskrit “we have set-up a separate Sanskrit education department to promote Sanskrit language”.
“Purohits have also been included in the list of beneficiaries for pension after the age of 60,” said Harish Rawat chief minister of Uttarakhand while inaugurating the Sanskrit ‘Shobha yatra’ from the Nagar Nigam Dehradun premises in Dehradun on Tuesday.
While extending his heartiest wishes for the yatra, he asserted that this will create awareness about Sanskrit language. The ‘shoba yatra’ must be converted to yatra for the development of Sanskrit. Their government is committed towards it.
Present on the occasion Sanskrit education Minister Mantri Prasad Naithani asked them to prepare a 10 year project for the development of Sanskrit language. The Sanskrit education department must also be modernized and the state government will completely cooperate in this.
This mission will not be successful unless Sanskrit language is connected to source of living and money is involved. He emphasized on the need of improving the state of Sanskrit schools and colleges.
Sanskrit education minister Mantri Prasad Naithani said that a large get together must be organised in the state. This should stress on safeguarding the future of those studying Sanskrit.
Present on the occasion were MlA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion, Convener of the Shoba Yatra Dr V Maithani, Krishna Semwal and Mahaveer Agarwal among others.