Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 30: Shri Kailash Jyotish Avim Vedic Sansthan Trust today asserted for inclusion of Sanskrit language as a compulsory subject in Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) syllabus.
While addressing the people’s outstretched importance and heritage value of Sanskrit language, on the occasion of a cultural festival organized by the Trust, its president, Mahant Rohit Shastri said that Sanskrit language should be made compulsory from 6th standard in JKBOSE syllabus.
He also outstretched the issue of establishment of the Sanskrit University in Kashmir. While outlining that there are approximately 15 Sanskrit universities in all over India having strength of more than lakhs of students, he appealed the State and Central Government to work for establishment of the next Sanskrit university in Kashmir.
He also appealed the State Government to work for the development of Sanskrit language in the State just like Rajasthan Government, which had formed separate Ministry and Department for the development of Sanskrit language.
He also advocated separate scholarship and reservation quotas in University lecturership and teaching assistantship for Sanskrit scholars and teachers.
Meanwhile, Shastri revealed that he has also written a letter to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in this regard besides sending a copy of the same to Union HRD Ministry, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah and Governor, NN Vohra.
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