Lok Sabha Question No. 1641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-11
Subject: Yoga Education in Government Institutions
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1641 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2022

## YOGA EDUCATION IN GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

## 1641. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  yoga  education  in  schools/colleges/armed forces and other Government institutions;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposals for making yoga education compulsory in all such institutions and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  present  status  with  respect  to  compliance  of  instructions  issued  in  this  regard  by  these institutions;
- (e) the details of the competitions held at district/state level in the country for promoting  yoga amongst the youths; and
- (f) whether the Government has made any assessment regarding the availability of yoga teachers and if so, the details and outcome thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a) to  (d):Under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  scheme  of  SamagraShiksha,  realizing  the  needfor holistic development of children, Sports and Physical Education component hasbeen introduced for  encouragement  of  Sports,  Physical  activities,  Yoga,  Co-curricularactivities  etc.  Further, Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  has  madeHealth  and  Physical  Education compulsory  in  all  classes  from  I-XII.  It  has  beenadvised  to  schools  that  Health  and  Physical Education includes three areas i.e. HealthEducation, Physical Education and Yoga and all three areas are essential to achieveholistic health (physical, mental, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual).

National Education Policy(NEP), 2020 vide para 4.27 has mentioned that "knowledgefrom ancient India and its contributions to  modern India and its successes andchallenges,  and  a  clear  sense  of  India's  future  aspirations  with  regard  to  education,health, environment, etc." shall be part of syllabus. A National Steering Committeehas been formed for this purpose. One of the themes for the focus groups for givinginputs to this committee is - Health and  Well-being,  sports,  Yoga  and  fitness.Further,  as  per  recommendation  of  NEP,  2020,  the Department of School Education & Literacy, Ministry of Education has constituted aJoint Task Force for early childhood care and education with variousDepartment/Ministry to discuss about ensuring continuity of curriculum in variouslevels of education.

National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 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.Further, NCERT has brought up two modules andbooks for the introduction of Yoga inschools for the age group between 8-18years.

Also,  Morarji  Desai  National  Institute  of  Yoga  (MDNIY),  New  Delhi,  an  autonomous body under Ministry of Ayush conducts various Yoga education programmes regularly.

Furthermore,  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  requested  National  Medical  Commission  (NMC), erstwhile Central Council of Homoeopathy (CCH) now National Commission for Homoeopathy (NCH) and erstwhile Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM)now National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCISM) to introduce Yoga in their curriculum.

(e): Ministry of Ayush does not maintain such data.

(f): Ministry of Ayush has not made any assessment regarding the availability of yoga teachers in the country.

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