Lok Sabha Question No. 3629 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-15
Subject: Physical Education in Schools
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kirron  Kher

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3629 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 th  July, 2019

Physical Education in Schools

## 3629. SHRIMATI KIRRON KHER:

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

(a) whether the Government is implementing any scheme for the promotion of physical education in schools; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

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

(a)  &  (b): Department of  School  Education  and Literacy  has  launched  an  Integrated  Scheme  for School Education-Samagra Shiksha, with effect from 1st April, 2018. The new integrated scheme 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. The scheme includes the Sports and Physical  Education  component  under  which  provision  for  grants  for  sports  equipment  for  indoor and outdoor games in all government schools has been made.

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 Government schools for grant for sports equipments 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

As  per  the  National  Curriculum  Framework,  2005,  Health  and  Physical  Education  is  a Compulsory subject from Class I to X.  In this regard, NCERT has brought out material for Class VI, VII and VIII as Teachers Guide and for Class IX Textbooks on Health and Physical Education (HPE). In addition, Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) has introduced a streamlined and  well  designed  Health  and  Physical  Education  (HPE)  Program  to  mainstream  health  and physical education in schools for students of class I - XII. The schools have been directed to reserve one period per day for HPE/ sports. This program is compulsory for all affiliated schools of CBSE.

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