Sanskrit to be made compulsory in govt schools: Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh

Himachal Pradesh Chief minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday announced that Sanskrit will be introduced as a mandatory subject in all government schools in the state.

Presiding over a meeting at Himachal Sanskrit Academy, the Chief Minister urged the academy officials to make earnest efforts to promote Sanskrit.

While assuring that there will be no dearth of funds, Singh asked the officials to prepare programmes and projects and submit the same to the Central government.