Lok Sabha Question No. 1273 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Yoga Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR, JANARDAN MISHRA, OM PRAKASH YADAV

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1273 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2017

## Yoga Education

## †1273. SHRI NAGAR RODMAL: SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA: SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to sign an agreement with the Ministry to make yoga compulsory in education;
- (b) if so, the time by which this process is likely to be implemented and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c)  the  number  of  colleges  in  the  country  including  Bihar  and  Madhya  Pradesh  where yoga is likely to be introduced, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (Dr. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

- (a)  &  (b):   As  per  the  National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF)-2005, Yoga is an  integral part of Health and Physical Education at all level of school education. Education, being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, and the majority of schools being under the jurisdiction of the State Governments, it is for the respective State/ Union Territory Governments  to  introduce  this  subject  in  their  schools.  For  the  schools  affiliated  to Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE),  Health  and  Physical  Education  is compulsory for Classes I to X and optional at classes XI and XII.

Further,  so  far  as  higher  education  is  concerned,  the  Central  Government  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 Central Government 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 is as follows:

|   S.No. | Course                                | Course Code   | Duration                                 |
|---------|---------------------------------------|---------------|------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Bachelors of Science (Yoga)           | B.Sc.(Yoga)   | 3 years to 6 years                       |
|       2 | Masters of Science (Yoga)             | M.Sc. (Yoga)  | 2 years to 4 years                       |
|       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.

(c): Universities are Autonomous Bodies created either under Central Acts or the State Acts and the onus of introduction of courses including Yoga lies with these universities. Colleges can start a course as per their requirements and resources available with them with due approval of Universities to which these are affiliated to.

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