Lok Sabha Question No. 580 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-18
Subject: Promotion of Yoga
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: BALABHADRA MAJHI, BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA, MEENAKASHI LEKHI, E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI, KANWAR SINGH TANWAR, KUNWAR SARVESH  KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 580 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH NOVEMBER, 2016

## PROMOTION OF YOGA

580. SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI: SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA: SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI: SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER: DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI: SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR: KUNWAR SARVESH KUMAR:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a)whether the Government has made any assessment on the curative benefits of yoga in various ailments like Dengue, Chikangunya, thyroid, Cancer and other terminal diseases, if so, the details and outcome thereof;
- (b) the details of initiatives taken/being t aken by the Government to promote yoga in the country including increase in number of Yoga training centres;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any proposal  to  set  up  a  Central  Institute  of Yoga  and Naturopathy  along  with  a  hospital having  sufficient  number  o f  beds  in  various parts  of  the country including Bhubaneswar, if so, the details thereof, State/UT - wise;
- (d) whether the Government has taken initiatives to include Yoga in the school curriculum, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has received any proposal to declare International Yoga Day as a holiday, if so, the response of the Government thereto; and
- (f) the other steps being taken by the Governm nt for promotion of Yoga including research on all its aspects to help it emerge as a growing branch of therapy?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a ): The Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN) an autonomous organ ization  under  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  conducted  two  research  projects  in  collaborati with  Swami  Vivekananda  Yoga  Research  Foundation,  Bangalore  on  application  of  Yoga  in

improving quality of life in cancer patients. The details of the project and its find ings are as under:

( i) Integrated approach of Yoga Therapy in the Management of cancer: The study showed better  coping  response;  decreased  distress,  reduced  side  effects;  increased  natural  k counts, increased pain threshold etc..

(ii) Effect of integrated approach of yoga therapy for metastatic breast cancer patien study of DNA repair mechanisms relevant to cancer: The study showed significant decreas anxiety,  depression,  perceived  stress,  pain,  insomnia  fatigue. I t  also  showed  improvement  in natural cell killer counts and early morning cortisol level. No such research/assessment has be done in respect of Dengue and Chikangunya.

(b ): The initiatives taken by the Government to promote Yoga in the Country are as below: (i) CCRYN has opened 08 Yoga OPDs in Government hospital of Delhi and Haryana. It also conducted one month training camp throughout the country during International Day of Yog 2016.The  Council  has  also  initiated  a  plan  to  grant  fund  to  establish and  run  Yoga  & naturopathy  clinics  and  hospitals.  Another  autonomous  organizations  under  the  Minist namely, Morarji Desai National Institute for Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi; has established 1 preventive  health  care  units  of  Yoga,  04  Yoga  Therapy  centres  in Tertiary  hospital  and  04 Yoga centres in SAI Stadia.

(ii)  Ministry  of  AYUSH  also  promotes  Yoga  by  carrying  out  campaigns  through  print  and electronic  media.  AROGYA  fairs  at  National  and  State  level  are  organized  to  make  publ aware of the benefits of AYU SH systems of medicine including Yoga.

(iii) The Ministry under its Central Sector Schemes of Information Education a Communication  (IEC)  and  International  Co - operation  extends  financial  assistance  to  State Governments and other reputed Government/ Non - Governmental Organizations / Universities for  conducting  National/  International  seminars/  workshops/  symposiums  to  promote  Yoga

(iv)  The  Co - location  of  AYUSH  facilities  including  Yoga  &  Naturopathy  at  Primary  Health Centres  (PHCs),  Community  Health  Ce ntres  (CHCs)  &  Districts  Hospitals  (DHs)  and upgradation  of  exclusive  AYUSH  Hospitals  including  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  facilities  a included  in  the  AYUSH  Services  component  of  National  AYUSH  Mission  (NAM).  Further, under  flexible  components  of  NAM,  a  provi sion  has  also  been  kept  for  AYUSH  Wellness Centres including Yoga.

(v)  The  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  initiated  a  Scheme  for  Voluntary  Certification  of  Yog Professionals. The Scheme is being operated by the Quality Council of India (QCI), an a quality  facil itation  and  accreditation  body,  under  the  Ministry  of  Commerce  and  Industry

(vi) A scheme titled 'Yoga Training for Police Personnel' has been initiated by the Ministry.

(vii)  The  initiative  of  the  Government  has  succeeded  in  adoption  of  21st  June,  as he Inter national Day of Yoga.

(viii) The Union Cabinet in its meeting held on 17.02.2016 has approved the proposal of Ministry of AYUSH to sign an agreement with WHO for collaborative activities in the area traditional Medicine including Yoga.

(i x) Under Central Sector Scheme of International Cooperation (IC), the Ministry of AYUS undertakes measures for global promotion and popularization of AYUSH systems of Medicine including Yoga.

(x)  The  Ministry  deputes  Yoga  experts  to  participate  in  fairs/ workshops  organized  by  the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Comme etc. and Indian Missions abroad for Yoga demonstration and lectures. The Ministry of AYUS had,  in  collaboration  with  Indian  Council  f or  Cultural  Relations  (ICCR),  deputed  Yoga teachers  to  Indian  Missions  for  a  period  of  7  days  by  revising  IC  Scheme  to  train enthusiasts for their participation in the Mass Yoga Demonstration organized by various I Missions abroad to celebrate th e first International Day of Yoga. (xi)  Separately,  Ministry  of  External  Affairs  (MEA),  under  auspices  of  Indian  Council Cultural  Relations  (ICCR),  also  deputes  Yoga  teachers  to  Indian  Missions  for  impart training to local students and teachers. MEA also provides publicity material including videos, documentaries, coffee table books, instructional manuals on different aspects of yoga and practices to Indian Missions for display and distribution.

(c): A  Central  Research  Institute  (CRI)  under  CC RYN  is  functioning  at  Rohini,  Delhi.  In addition, 1 st phase construction of two CRIs at Nagmangala, Karnataka and Jhajjar, Haryana ha been completed. 2 nd phase construction has started.

Further, the Ministry of AYUSH has also obtained a cost free land ne ar Bhubaneswar from State Government of Odisha for construction of a CRI. In addition to this, State Governments of Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan have also offered land for construction of CRIs in states.

(d): The  Ministry  of  Human  Resou rce  Development(M/o  HRD)  initiated  the  process  of formulating  a  New  Education  Policy  (NEP),  for  which  it  carried  out  nearly  a  year - long consultation  across  33  identified  themes.  Out  of  the  33  themes,  one  of  the  theme 'Comprehensive Education Ethics ,  Physical Education, Arts & Crafts, Life Skills' covers the promotion of yoga and health in education policy.

All the suggestions received from various stakeholders were forwarded to the Committee Evolution  of  New  Education  Policy,  which  was  constitu ted  by  the  Ministry.  The  Committee submitted  its  report  to  the  Ministry  on  27th  May,  2016.  After  perusal  of  the  report Committee  and  the  recommendations  from  various  consultations  as  well  as  other  views  a comments  received,  'Some  inputs  for  the  draft  National  Education  Policy,  2016'  have  been formulated and can be accessed on the MHRD website at http://mhrd.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/Inputs\_Draft\_NEP\_2016.pdf wherein it has recommended that physical education, yoga, games and sports, NCC, NSS, art education, Bal Sansad, covering local art, craft, literature and skills, and other co - scholastic activities will be made an integral part of the curriculum and daily routine in schools for the holistic dev of children.

(e): No.

- (f): The other steps taken by the Government for promotion of Yoga including research are as follows:
- (i) Under the Extra Mural Research (EMR) scheme of Ministry of AYUSH, projects proposals from Yoga stream has been invited for conducting research on dia betes. 49 project proposals have been received for seeking grants from various organisations.

(ii) A National Campaign on Diabetes was launched by the CCRYN in October, 2016.

(iii) The Ministry of AYUSH has approved a one year Training Assistant cum Training Course (TATC) to be conducted by CCRYN.