Lok Sabha Question No. 3095 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Standardisation of Yoga Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMSINH PATALYABHAI RATHWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.3095 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

## Standardisation of Yoga Education

## 3095. SHRI RAMSINH RATHWA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government  has  constituted/proposes to constitute any expert panel/committee for the standardisation of yoga education and if so, the details thereof; (b) the time by which the said panel/ Committee is likely to submit its report; (c) whether the University Grants Commission (UGC) has recognised yoga in the form of  a  full  fledged  curriculum  at  graduate  and  postgraduate  level  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (d) the details of full time or part time courses being run for preparing yoga instructors for universities/colleges; (e) whether there is no Central legislation for regulation of education and practice yoga and naturopathy systems and if so, the reasons therefor; and

- (f) the steps been taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) to (d): The Ministry of Human Resource Development had appointed a committee, under  the  chairpersonship  of  Prof.  H.R.  Nagendra,  Chancellor,  Swami  Vivekananda Yoga  Anusandhana  Samsthana,  Bengaluru  (S-VYASA)  for  making  recommendations on Yoga Education in Universities. The Committee had prescribed curriculum for Yoga courses  in  its  recommendations.  As  a  follow  up  to  the  recommendations  of  the Committee,  the  Ministry  had  asked  the  University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  to promote five Yoga courses in Universities and Colleges. Course and Course Code-wise duration of Yoga courses are as follows:

|   S.No. | Course                                | Course Code   | Duration                                 |
|---------|---------------------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Bachelors of Science (Yoga)           | B.Sc.(Yoga)   | 3 year to 6 year                         |
|       2 | Masters of Science (Yoga)             | M.Sc. (Yoga)  | 2 year to 4 year                         |
|       3 | Doctor of Philosophy (Yoga)           | PhD (Yoga)    | As per the PhD duration specified by UGC |
|       4 | Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga         | PGDY          | 1 year to 2 year                         |
|       5 | Post Graduate Diploma in Yoga Therapy | PGDYT         | 1 year to 2 year                         |

The  following Central Universities had  been  identified to start  the  Yoga Departments,  subject  to  the  approvals  of  the  competent  authorities  of  concerned Universities:

- (i) Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Uttarakhand;
- (ii) Visva Bharti Shantiniketan, West Bengal;
- (iii) Central University of Rajasthan;
- (iv) Central University of Kerala;
- (v) Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Madhya Pradesh; and
- (vi) Manipur University.

(e)  &  (f):  The  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  informed  that  there  is  no  Central  legislation  for regulation  of  education  and  practice  yoga  and  naturopathy  system.  However,  the Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  taken  up  the  issue  of  granting  central  registration  to  the Bachelors  of  Naturopathy  and  Yogic  Science  (BNYS)  through  Central  Council  for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy.

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