Thursday, April 28, 2011

Uttarakhand sets up separate Sanskrit education board

Dehra Dun, Apr 28 (PTI) Uttarakhand government, which had accorded Sanskrit the status of second official language of the state last year, has set up a separate Sanskrit education board for giving recognition to language schools. Uttarakhand Sanskrit Education Board (USEB) would prepare the syllabus and publish books for class I to class 12 besides holding examinations and evaluating their answer-sheets, said Dr Vachaspati Maithani, Director of Sanskrit education. The board would also arrange for training of Acharyas (teachers) and Pracharyas (headmasters) of the schools, he said. Maithani said a notification to this effect has already been issued by the government.

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