Lok Sabha Question No. 2515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-11
Subject: Accreditation of Yoga Institutions and Teachers
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, DILIP KUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI, RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . 2515 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH MARCH, 2016

## ACCREDITATION OF YOG A INSTITUTIONS AND T EACHERS

## 2515. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI D.S. RATHOD:

SHRI DILIPKUMAR MANSUKHLAL GANDHI:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  Government  is  awa re  that  people  not  skilled  in  yoga  institutions  are  impart training putting people's health in jeopardy;
- (b) if so, the reaction of the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to formulate guidelines for certification/ accreditati yoga institutions/teachers;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) the time by which the guidelines is likely to be formulated?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

(a)& (b): Yoga is a traditional system of Healthcare, transferred from one generation to mainly through 'Guru -Shishya Parampara' or by practical training.

Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga(MDNIY), an autonomous organization under Ministry of AYUSH which is also engaged in educational activities, appoints  only qual personnels to teach Yoga in the Institute and its programmes.

The Ministry of AYUSH has not received any complaint/ report regarding adverse effe of Yoga on people's health due to imparting of training by yoga instructors.

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(c) to (e):At present, there is no Central legislation for regulation of education and pra Yoga.  However,  based  on  the  guidelines  issued  by  the  Central  Government,  few  Sta Governments have regulated education and practice of Yoga and Naturopathy.

Further , the Ministry of AYUSH has initiated a Scheme for Voluntary Certification Yoga Professionals. First phase of the Scheme to certify Yoga teachers was launched on Ju 2015. The Scheme is operated by the Quality Council of India (QCI), an apex qualit y facilitation and accreditation body, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), a Statutory body  under Government of India has introduced Yoga Education as a compulsory area of study in all teache rs' education programmes.

The  Task  Force  constituted  by  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  to  deliberate  and  make recommendations  on  various  important  issues,  including  the  preferred  option  for  promo development and regulation of Yoga & Naturopathy, for education and practice; in its report submitted recently, has recommended to set - up a Board for promotion and development of Yoga & Naturopathy, with the objectives inter - al a including as below:

(i)to  develop  standards  for  Yoga    &  Naturopathy  training  and  practi ces  for  voluntary adoption;

(ii)    to  promote  accreditation  frame - work  relating  to  Yoga  &  Naturopathy  for  voluntary implementation  by  institution,  including  drafting  of  curriculum  and  syllabus  for  v degrees, diploma and programmes;

(iii)  to develop methods of competence evaluation of Yoga & Naturopathy practitioners.

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