Lok Sabha Question No. 2302 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-31
Subject: Education on Yoga and Naturopathy
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA, SURESH KODIKUNNIL, B. SREERAMULU, RAJESH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2302 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2017

## Education on Yoga and Naturopathy

## 2302. SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  make  yoga  a  compulsory
- subject  in  all  the  schools  including  schools  under  the  Central  Board  of Secondary Education (CBSE) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to appoint certified yoga trainers
- and doctors of Naturopathy in all the Government schools at all levels to promote Yoga and Naturopathy and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  any  funds  for  promoting Yoga Courses in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the details of utilization of funds, State/UT-wise; and
- (d) whether the Government is planning to establish more number of
- Yoga Universities in the country and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a) As per the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005, Yoga is an integral  part  of  Health  and  Physical  Education  at  all  level  of  school education. For schools affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), which has adopted National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) curriculum and syllabi, Health and Physical Education is compulsory for Classes I to X and optional at classes XI and XII.

(b)     Education being a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution, and  the  majority  of  schools  being  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  State Governments, appointment of yoga trainers and doctors of Naturopathy is the responsibility of the concerned State/Union Territory (UT) Government.

(c) Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  informed  that  the  Morarji  Desai  National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), an autonomous institute under that Ministry, has utilized a sum of Rs. 4.00 crore for the conduct of programmes/Yoga courses  during  the  year  2016-17.  The  details  of  the  programmes/Yoga courses run by MDNIY are as under:

|   Sl. No. | Course /Programme                                                | Duration              |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|         1 | B.Sc. (Yoga Science)                                             | 3 years               |
|         2 | Diploma in Yoga Science for graduates                            | One year              |
|         3 | Certificate Course in Yoga Science for Special Interest Groups   | 4 months              |
|         4 | Foundation Course in Yoga Science for Wellness (FCYScW)          | 1month                |
|         5 | Certificate in Yogasana for Health Promotion                     | 3 months              |
|         6 | Certificate in Pranayamaand Meditation for Health Promotion      | 3 months              |
|         7 | Advance Yoga Sadhana                                             | 6 months              |
|         8 | Health Promotion Programe (HPP)                                  | 1month                |
|         9 | Yoga Therapy Programmes                                          | 1month                |
|        10 | Individual Special Yoga Therapy sessions                         | 45 minutes to 1 hour. |
|        11 | Saturday Yoga Training Programme                                 | Only on Saturday      |
|        12 | Yoga Workshop for Children (YWC)                                 | 1 month (May to June) |
|        13 | Yoga Fest & others Promotion activates                           | Feb. & March.         |
|        14 | Preventive Health Care Units                                     | Continuous activity   |
|        15 | Yoga Therapy Centre etc.                                         | Continuous activity   |
|        16 | Yoga Training Programmes are being conducted at the 4 SAI stadia | Continuous activity   |

The University Grant Commission (UGC) has granted Rs. 10 crore each  to  the  following  six  identified  Central  Universities  to  start  Yoga Departments:

1. Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Uttarakhand;
2. Visva Bharti Shantiniketan, West Bengal;
3. Central University of Rajasthan;
4. Central University of Kerala;
5. Indira Gandi National Tribal University, Madhya Pradesh; and
6. Manipur University.

(d) There is no proposal to establish more number of Yoga Universities in the country at present.

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