Centre spent Rs 82.72 crore on 26 Sanskrit institutions under Adarsh Mahavidyalaya scheme
Sundararajan | December 8, 2025 | 04:43 PM IST | 2 mins read
Bihar tops the list of the ASM, ASSS scheme of financial assistance with Rs 17.78 crore, while Manipur gets the lowest amount.
The Ministry of Education has stated that a total of Rs 82.72 crore has been spent on 26 institutions approved under the Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (ASM) and Adarsh Sanskrit Shodha Sansthan (ASSS) scheme for the financial year 2024-25. Bihar received the highest funding of Rs 17.78 crore across five institutions, followed by Uttar Pradesh with Rs 11.76 crore for three institutions, according to data shared by the education ministry in the Lok Sabha.
Manipur received the least amount, with Rs 0.71 crore released to a single institution, Radha Madhava Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya in Nambol.
Responding to a question raised in the Lok Sabha about the details of schemes implemented to promote Sanskrit across the country, the government said that the Central Sanskrit University in Delhi is implementing 11 central schemes dedicated to the promotion of Sanskrit, Pali, and Prakrit languages.
The ministry also noted that while 26 institutions are currently receiving assistance, 31 new proposals are under consideration, and that there is no fixed deadline for approvals under the scheme as per the current guidelines.
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State-wise grants under Adarsh Mahavidyalaya scheme 2024-25
Check the state-wise distribution of grants released under the Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya scheme for 2024-25 below.
| State | Name of ASMs, ASSSs | FY 2024-25 |
|---|---|---|
Kerala | Calicut Adarsha Sanskrit Vidyapeetha | 3.58 |
Chinmaya International Foundation (Adarsh Shodha Sansthan), Adi Shankara Nilayam, Adi Shankara Margh | 1.21 | |
Uttar Pradesh | Rani Padmawati Tara Yogtantra Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya | 6.79 |
Shri Ekrasanand Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya | 2.52 | |
Shri Ranglaxmi Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya | 2.45 | |
Haryana | Haryana Sanskrit Vidyapeetha | 3.07 |
Shri Diwan Krishna Kishor S.D. Adarsh Sanskrit College | 2.96 | |
Bihar | Rajkumari Ganesh Sharma Sanskrit Vidyapeetha | 3.08 |
Jagdish Narayan Brahamcharyashram Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya | 2.19 | |
Dr. Ramji Mehta Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya | 4.92 | |
Sri Swami Parankushacharya Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya | 4.03 | |
Shree Ramsundar Sanskrit Vishwavidya Prathishthan | 3.56 | |
Himachal Pradesh | Sanatan Dharma Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya | 4.24 |
Himachal Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya | 3.66 | |
Jharkhand | Lakshmi Devi Shroff Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya | 2.39 |
Karnataka | Poornaprajna Samshodhana Mandiram (Adarsh Shodha Sansthan) | 2.09 |
Maharastra | Vaidika Samshodhana Mandala (Adarsh Sanskrit Shodha Samstha) | 1.74 |
Manipur | Radha Madhava Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya | 0.71 |
Tamilnadu | The Madras Sanskrit College & S.S.V. Patasala | 5.84 |
Ahobila Muth Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya | 2.49 | |
Uttarakhand | Shri Bhagwandas Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya | 2.59 |
West Bengal | Kaliachak Bikram Kishore Adarsha Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya | 4.22 |
Sri Sitaram Vaidic Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya | 6.08 | |
Telangana | Sanskrit Academy, (Adarsh Shodha Sansthan) Osmania University | 2.11 |
Rajasthan | Smt. Lad Devi Sharma Pancholi Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya | 2.91 |
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