The Central Sanskrit Universities Bill, 2020 has been passed by the Parliament after it was passed by Rajya Sabha on March 16, 2020.
The Lok Sabha had already passed the Bill on 12th December 2019.
Features
This bill will convert (i) Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi, (ii) Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, New Delhi, and (iii) Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati into Central Sanskrit Universities.
Significance
These 3 universities will have more opportunities to spread the knowledge of Sanskrit language not only in India but also across the world in a better way.