Raguraman Posted April 17, 2004 Report Share Posted April 17, 2004 Neglect Affects Sanskrit Academy http://www.deccan.com/City/CityNews.asp HYDERBAD, INDIA, April 14, 2004: The Sanskrit Academy and Research Institute continues to be neglected even after the Rashtriya Sanskrit Samsthan, a wing of the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, took over its management. The institute, which is one of its kind in south India, has not received any grants for the past four years. With no financial support from either the State government, Osmania University or the HRD Ministry, the officials have rented the first floor of the premises to eke out the maintenance costs. The first floor of the institute was meant for the Telugu Academy. In 2000, the institute received a grant of US$11,000, but from then the institute has been struggling to keep itself afloat due to the lack of funds. The HRD Ministry took over the maintenance of the institute in the same year by bringing it under the Rashtriya Sanskrit Samasthan. In spite of this, the condition of the institute has been deteriorating. The arrears of the staff working in the institute have been pending for 15 years. The total number of staff including the director of the institute is just six. Presently, the institute has managed to publish as many as 62 publications which have been recognised by the HRD Ministry. "This is the only Sanskrit research institute in South India. We are just about managing to do skeletal work. The lack of funds has broken the back of the institute," an official from the institute said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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