Lok Sabha Question No. 1404 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-01
Subject: Yoga Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Krupal Balaji Tumane, Behanan Benny

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1404 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 st  July, 2019

Yoga Education

1404. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  to  make  medical  science  as  a  part  of  Yoga  and  to include Yoga in the curriculum as a compulsory subject in all the schools and universities including CBSE schools in near future and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of professional Yoga courses approved by the Government so far; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to promote Yoga in the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a)  &  (b):  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 prescribed curriculum for Yoga courses in its recommendations. As a follow up, the Ministry  asked the University Grants Commission (UGC) to promote following five Yoga courses in Universities and Colleges.

|   Sl.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                  | 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                         |

Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  has  made  Health  and  Physical  Education compulsory  in  all  classes  from  I-XII.  It  has  been  advised  to  schools  that  Health  and  Physical Education  includes  three  areas  i.e.  Health  Education,  Physical  Education  and  Yoga  and  all  three areas  are  essential  to  achieve  holistic  health  (physical,  mental,  intellectual,  emotional,  social  and spiritual).

National  Curriculum  Framework  (NCF),  2005  recommended  Yoga  as  an  integral  part  of Health and Physical Education.  Health and Physical Education is a compulsory subject from Class I to Class X and optional from Class XI to XII.   The National Council of  Educational Research And Training (NCERT) has already developed integrated syllabi on Health and Physical Education from Class I to Class X.  The syllabus is available on NCERT website www.ncert.nic.in.

- (c) : The Government has set up a Yoga Certification Board (YCB) to standardize and strengthen Yoga training by providing certification to individuals and accreditation to Institutions. The YCB has  approved  three  levels  of  certification  for  Yoga,  namely,  Level-1  (Yoga  Protocol  Instructor), Level-2  (Yoga  Wellness  Instructor)  and  Level-3  (Yoga  Teacher  &  Evaluator).  In  addition,  The Yoga Professional Courses conducted at Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga is enclosed as Annexure .

(d)  :  The  Government  has  also  included  Yoga  training  in  the  'Study  in  India'  programme  to encourage Yoga seekers from abroad to obtain authentic Yoga training in India. UGC has approved the establishment of an Inter University Centre-Yogic Science at Bengaluru and introduced Yoga as a new National Eligibility Test (NET) subject from January 2017 UGC-NET onwards. Further, in order  to  promote  Yoga  in  the  country,  Yoga  Departments  have  been  established  in  nine  Central Universities.

The Government has set up a Yoga Certification Board (YCB) to standardize and strengthen Yoga training by providing certification to individuals and  accreditation to  Institutions.  This is a significant step in spreading Yoga in India and other countries. Under the Information Education and Communication (IEC) Scheme of the AYUSH Ministry, many activities are taken up to reach out to people and to create awareness about Yoga. IEC activities include programs on TV, Radio, Print-media, seminar, Arogya Fairs, Seminars/ Conference/ Workshops to create awareness about Yoga among the people. Indian Missions in foreign countries, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and the Ministry of Tourism take up a series of activities every year to promote Yoga world-wide, the highlights  of  which  are  the  Mass  Yoga  Demonstrations  organized  at  on  the  International  Day  of Yoga in different cities across the world including iconic locations Eiffel Tower, Times Square etc. NCERT organized Yoga Olympiad across the country at various levels, schools from states and UTs, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS) and Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) schools participated in the Yoga Olympiad, culminating in the  National  Yoga  Olympiad  on  18 th to  20 th June,  2019  at  NCERT,  New  Delhi.  The  valedictory function was held at New Delhi, wherein Prizes were awarded to the winning teams. National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), an Institute under Ministry of AYUSH, conducts on  an  average  16  outreach  activities  every  month  to  popularize  Yoga  and  Naturopathy,  some  of which are held in villages near Pune. Under National AYUSH Mission (NAM), financial assistance is provided to States and Union Territories for setting up AYUSH wellness Centres, in which Yoga is an important component. In  addition,  Morarji  Desai  National  Institute  of  Yoga  (MDNIY)  is  an  autonomous organisation  under  Ministry  of  AYUSH,  Government  of  India.  MDNIY  is  a  focal  Institute  for Planning,  Training,  Promotion  and  Coordination  of  Yoga  Education,  Training,  Therapy  and Research in all its aspects. MDNIY aims to promote deeper understanding of Yoga philosophy and

practices based on classical Yoga amongst people.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1404 FOR ANSWER ON 01.07.2019 ASKED BY SHRI MANOJ TIWARI, SHRI  KRUPAL  BALAJI  TUMANE  &  SHRI  BENNY  BEHANAN  REGARDING  YOGA EDUCATION.

| Programmes of Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY)                                            |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Education Programme                                                                                       |
| B.Sc (Yoga Science) affiliated to Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Sector-16, Dwarka, New Delhi |
| Diploma in Yoga Science (DYSc.) for graduates                                                             |
| Certificate Course in Yoga Science for Special Interest Groups                                            |
| Yoga Training Courses                                                                                     |
| Foundation Course in Yoga Science for Wellness (FCYScW)                                                   |
| Certificate in Yogasana for Health Promotion                                                              |
| Certificate in Pranayama and Meditation for Health Promotion                                              |
| Advance Yoga Sadhana                                                                                      |
| Health Promotion &Yoga Therapy Programmes                                                                 |
| Health Promotion Programme (HPP)                                                                          |
| Yoga Therapy Programmes                                                                                   |
| Individual Special Yoga Therapy Sessions                                                                  |
| Saturday Yoga Training Programme                                                                          |
| Yoga Workshop for Children (YWC)                                                                          |
| Yoga workshop for Stress Management                                                                       |
| Stress Management Workshop                                                                                |