Lok Sabha Question No. 152 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-25
Subject: Yoga Education
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: SANGANNA AMARAPPA KARADI, E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  152 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH NOVERMBER, 2016 YOGA EDUCATION

## *152. SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA:

## SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

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

- (a) the details of yoga centres functioning and professionals registered at State/UT - wise along with the details of criteria adopted for certification yoga centres;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to spread yoga education through va rious level of courses at large scale in the country and if so, the details there -wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  announced  voluntary  certification  of  yo professionals  to  certify  the  competence  level  of  trainers  and  if  so,  th th ereof  along  with  the  details  of  regulatory  authority  for  assessment accreditation of the courses for yoga and naturopathy;
- (d) whether the Government has made any plan to train a large number of yout yoga and send them to various countries to enc ourage and spread yoga worldwide and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other efforts made by the Government including provision to provide facilities for long duration yoga courses to international students and to yoga as a lifestyle science instead of academic subject?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY

## ANSWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a)to (e ) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 152 FOR 25 TH NOVERMBER , 2016

(a)Ministry  of  AYUSH  through  its  two  autonomous  organizations  namely  the Central  Council  for  Research  in  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  (CCRYN)  and  Morarji Desai National Institute for Yoga (MDNIY) run 12 OPDs/ Yoga centres in Delh and one in Haryana.

In addition th ere are a number of yoga centres run privately in the Country. Ministry does not maintain data/ details of such centres.  The Quality Con India  (QCI)  has  designed  a  Voluntary  Certification  Scheme  for  Yoga  Train Institutions/ Organizations by adopting/ adapting global standards and certificatio system to ensure internationally acceptable certification. Two institutes h certified by the QCI so far, under this scheme.

There is no scheme for registration of Yoga professionals.  However, details of yoga  practitioners  possessing  Bachelors  in  Naturopathy  and  Yogic  Scienc (BNYS) as registered by the State Gover nments is enclosed at Annexure . Further, under  'Voluntary  Certification  of  Yoga  Professionals'  scheme  run  by  QCI  on behalf of Minist ry of AYUSH, the two tests namely, Level 1 and Level 2 have been passed by 502 and 232 candidates respectively.

(b)Yes. The Ministry of Human Resource Development has taken action to sprea yoga education through courses in Colleges and Universities thr ough UGC, based on the recommendations received from a Committee set up by them for Yoga i Education in June, 2016 as detailed below:

| Course                                 | Course Code   | Eligibility                                                                        |
|----------------------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bachelor of Science (Yoga)             | B.Sc (yoga)   | 12 th Standard                                                                     |
| Masters of Science (Yoga)              | M.Sc (Yoga)   | B.Sc (Yoga) or Graduation any stream with PGDY                                     |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Yoga)-PhD (Yoga) | PhD(Yoga)     | M.Sc (Yoga) from any University recognized by UGC, as per the PHD specified by UGC |
| Post Graduate Diploma Yoga             | in PGDY       | Graduation from any stream                                                         |
| Post Graduate Diploma Yoga Therapy     | in PGDYT      | Medical Graduation of 4 or more                                                    |

(c) The Ministry of AYUSH has launched a scheme for 'Voluntary Certification of Yoga Professionals' on 22 nd June, 2015 in collaboration with Quality Council of India (QCI).  This scheme aims at promoting authentic Yoga as a preventive drugless therapy. It involves certifying the competence level of the profess help  their  deployment  within  and  outsi de  the  country  to  meet  the  increased demand.

At present, there is no Central legislation for regulation of education and in  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  systems.    The  5  ½  years  professional  course  namel Bachelor  of  Naturopathy  and  Yogic  Sciences  (BNYS) is  regulated  by  the concerned State Governments.

(d)No . There is no such plan to train large number of youths in Yoga to send to  various  countries.    However,  the  yoga  courses  conducted  by  the  coll institutes  including  MDNIY  train  youths  for securing  jobs  in  the  country  and abroad. Further, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) deploys Teachers in its Culture Centres overseas.  It has separate panels for Yoga and  experts.  Presently,  a  total  of  31  Yoga  Teachers  are  depl oyed  abroad.    In addition  to  this,  ICCR  also  sent  35  Yoga  Teachers  during  the  IDY  20 celebrations.  Two AYUSH troupes comprising of AYUSH experts were also sent to Saint Denis and Iraq.

(e)The Ministry of Home Affairs, Foreigners Division has formula ted a Standard Operating  Procedure  (SOP)  to  be  adopted  for  consideration  of  requests  f various Institutions   imparting training in Yoga, Vedic Culture and Indian of Dance/ music etc. for inclusion of their name in the Visa manual for g Standard Visa to foreign nationals, intending to join the Institutes for th Yoga courses etc for a period of 5 years or 3 years(as the case may be) sub fulfilment  of  laid  down  conditions.    Further,  the  ICCR  has  established  a College  in Kunming  University,  China.    The  Government's  efforts  to  promote Yoga places equal significance on its roles as a lifestyle science and an a subject.

## Annexure

## State - wise numbers of Yoga & Naturopathy practitioners

|   S. No. | State/UTs                |   Registered Yoga and Naturopathy practitioners |
|----------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh           |                                             150 |
|        2 | Chhattisgarh             |                                              98 |
|        3 | Karnataka                |                                             678 |
|        4 | Kerala                   |                                             138 |
|        5 | Madhya Pradesh           |                                              16 |
|        6 | Manipur                  |                                              40 |
|        7 | Nagaland                 |                                              01 |
|        8 | Telengana                |                                             329 |
|        9 | Tamil Nadu               |                                             833 |
|       10 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                                              01 |
|       11 | Puducherrry              |                                              03 |

Source - Compiled  on  the  basis  of  information  last  received  from  the  State/ Governments.