Sahitya Akademi was established in 1954 and is the oldest literary academy in India.

Jnanpith Award is the highest literary award in India and is given to authors for their outstanding contribution to Indian literature.

Central Hindi Directorate is the apex body for the promotion of Hindi language and literature in India.

National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language is the apex body for the promotion of Urdu language and literature in India.

Central Institute of Indian Languages is the apex body for the promotion of Indian languages and literature in India.

Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan is the apex body for the promotion of Sanskrit language and literature in India.

Central Institute of Classical Tamil is the apex body for the promotion of Tamil language and literature in India.

Central Institute of Telugu is the apex body for the promotion of Telugu language and literature in India.

Central Institute of Kannada is the apex body for the promotion of Kannada language and literature in India.

Central Institute of Malayalam is the apex body for the promotion of Malayalam language and literature in India.

Central Institute of Marathi is the apex body for the promotion of Marathi language and literature in India.

Central Institute of Gujarati is the apex body for the promotion of Gujarati language and literature in India.

Central Institute of Punjabi is the apex body for the promotion of Punjabi language and literature in India.

Central Institute of Bengali is the apex body for the promotion of Bengali language and literature in India.

Central Institute of Odia is the apex body for the promotion of Odia language and literature in India.