New Delhi, March 10 -- The Union Minister of Minority Affairs and Women and Child Development, Smriti Irani, on Sunday laid the foundation stone for 38 projects with a total estimated cost of Rs 225 crore approved under Buddhist Development Plan under the aegis of Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram in the States of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and the Union Territory of Ladakh.

Keeping in view the present Government's concept of ''Virasat ke sath Vikas' and 'Virasat ka sanvardhan', Smriti Irani announced financial assistance of Rs 30 Crores for strengthening 'Centre for Advance Studies in Buddhist Studies of the University of Delhi' for academic collaboration, promoting research, preservation of language, tran...