Lok Sabha Question No. 4670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Yoga Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam, Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4670 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd   July, 2019

Yoga Education

## 4670.   SHRIMATI  POONAMBEN  MAADAM: SHRI RAJESHBHAI  CHUDASAMA :

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

(a) whether the Government has included Yoga in the educational curriculum from the next academic year;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  communicated  to  States  to  send  in  the  report  on  the  status  of implementation of this proposal and if so, the details thereof;

- (d) whether Government proposes to appoint certified yoga trainers and doctors of Naturopathy in all Government schools at all levels to promote Yoga and Naturopathy and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether 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?

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

(a)  to  (e)  :  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 content of Yoga has been included from Class VI onward. A separate syllabus on Yoga from Upper Primary to Secondary Stage has also been developed.  The syllabus is available on NCERT website www.ncert.nic.in.

Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  has  made  Health  and  Physical  Education compulsory in all classes from I-XII for its affiliated schools. 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).

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Department  of School  Education  and  Literacy  has  launched  an  Integrated  Scheme  for  School Education - Samagra Shiksha with effect from 1st April, 2018 which envisages school education as a continuum from pre-school to senior secondary level and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education  at  all  levels.  Realizing  the  need  for  holistic  development  of  children,  under  the  Samagra Shiksha,  Sports  and  Physical  Education  component  has  been  introduced  for  the  first  time  for encouragement of Sports, Physical activities, Yoga, Co-curricular activities etc.  A provision has  been made for  grants  for  sports  equipments  in  all  government  schools  at  the  rate  of  Rs.  5000  for  Primary Schools, Rs. 10,000 for upper primary schools and up to Rs. 25,000 for secondary and senior secondary schools per annum.  In the year 2018-19, an outlay of Rs. 506.90 crore was approved under sports grant for 894307 government schools.

Ministry  has  issued  guidelines  vide  letter  24.12.2018  to  States  and  UTs to  ensure  proper utilization  of  sports  grant.  These guidelines  include  an indicative  list  of  age  appropriate  sports equipments  for  government  schools.  Sport  specific  equipments  may  also  be  chosen  by  the  schools, based on  availability  of  infrastructure  in  the  school  including  availability  of  playfield  etc. States  and UTs  have  been  advised  to  encourage  schools  to  include  traditional/regional  games  of  the  respective State/Region.  One  responsible  person/Physical  Education  Teacher  (PET)/Teacher  in  charge  in  every school is to be given the responsibility to take care of the sports equipments and to maintain their stock position. Additionally, Yoga training is imparted to students of Kendriya Vidyalayas by regular Yoga teachers and yoga teachers engaged on contractual basis.

Education is  a  subject  in  the  Concurrent List  of the Constitution and  majority  of  schools,  the recruitment, service conditions and deployment of teachers are under the jurisdiction of the State/Union Territory Governments and it is for the respective State/Union Territory Government to take a decision in the matter for their schools. However, the Central Government through the Samagra Shiksha provides assistance  to  the  State  Governments  and  UTs  for  additional  teachers.  The  State/UT -  wise  details  of Physical Education instructors on Yoga approved by Project Approval Board (PAB) for the year 201819 is at Annexure.

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 byUGC |
|        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  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.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4670 FOR ANSWER ON 22.07.2019 ASKED BY SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM AND SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA REGARDING YOGA EDUCATION.

| Sanction Year:2018-2019                                | Sanction Year:2018-2019                                | Component: Secondary Education                         | Component: Secondary Education                         |
|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Sub Activity: Physical Educational Instructors on Yoga | Sub Activity: Physical Educational Instructors on Yoga | Sub Activity: Physical Educational Instructors on Yoga | Sub Activity: Physical Educational Instructors on Yoga |
| S. No                                                  | State                                                  | PAB Approved                                           | PAB Approved                                           |
|                                                        |                                                        | Physical                                               | Financial (Rs in Lakh)                                 |
| 1                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                         | 1111                                                   | 16.67                                                  |
| 2                                                      | Arunachal Pradesh                                      | 538                                                    | 21.52                                                  |
| 3                                                      | Bihar                                                  | 1093                                                   | 27.33                                                  |
| 4                                                      | Dadra And Nagar Haveli                                 | 36                                                     | 0.9                                                    |
| 5                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                       | 622                                                    | 18.66                                                  |
| 6                                                      | Jammu And Kashmir                                      | 1250                                                   | 25                                                     |
| 7                                                      | Karnataka                                              | 3250                                                   | 48.75                                                  |
| 8                                                      | Kerala                                                 | 2777                                                   | 83.31                                                  |
| 9                                                      | Lakshadweep                                            | 500                                                    | 4                                                      |
| 10                                                     | Manipur                                                | 175                                                    | 3.5                                                    |
| 11                                                     | Odisha                                                 | 3872                                                   | 77.44                                                  |
| 12                                                     | Punjab                                                 | 3486                                                   | 52.29                                                  |
| 13                                                     | Sikkim                                                 | 230                                                    | 4.6                                                    |
| 14                                                     | Telangana                                              | 1070                                                   | 16.05                                                  |
| 15                                                     | Tripura                                                | 225                                                    | 9                                                      |
| 16                                                     | Uttar Pradesh                                          | 25100                                                  | 376.5                                                  |
| 17                                                     | Uttrakhand                                             | 40                                                     | 1                                                      |
| Grand Total                                            | Grand Total                                            | 45375                                                  | 786.52                                                 |