Lok Sabha Question No. 550 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-26
Subject: Study to Identify Yoga Teachers
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: MAHEISH GIRRI

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 550 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26 TH FEBRUARY, 2016

## STUDY TO IDENTIFY YO GA TEACHERS

## 550. SHRI MAHEISH GIRRI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  carried  out  a  study  to  identify  the  number  of  yoga  tea officially employed in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received any representations/requests from the yoga teache their employment and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  employment  of  quali fied  yoga  teachers  in  the country; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  for  instituting  yoga  in  schools  and  colleg coordination with Ministry of Human Resource Development and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a): No.
- (b): Does not arise.
- (c): Request from Yoga teachers are received from time to time in response to the adverti issued in connection with the posts falling vacant.
- (d):The  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  initiated  a  Scheme  for  Voluntary  Certification  of  Yog Professionals. Fir st phase of the Scheme to certify Yoga teachers was launched on June 22, 201 The Scheme is being operated by the Quality Council of India (QCI), an apex quality facil and accreditation body, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

The Government of India has approved the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) which, inter - alia,  envisages  better  access  to  AYUSH  services  including  Yoga  and  strengthening AYUSH educational institutions. The Mission provides for:

- (i) co- location of AYUSH facilities at Hea l h Centers/Hospitals including Yoga facilities;
- (ii) up- gradation  of  exclusive  State  AYUSH  Hospitals  &  dispensaries  including  hospita with Yoga centers;
- (iii) up- gradation of State Government teaching institutions including those of Yoga and
- (iv) Yoga andNaturopathy Wellness Centres.

A scheme titled 'Yoga Training for Police Personnel' has been initiated by the Ministry.

(e): The National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), a Statutory body under Government India has introduced Yoga Education as a compulsory area of study in all the teacher education programme.

Further, University Grants Commission (UGC)   in its model syllabi under the scheme 'Development  of  Sports  Infrastructure  and  Equipment  in  Universities  and  Colleges'  has included Yoga  as a specific component. Universities are autonomous bodies which offer an program after receiving the explicit concurrence of their statutory bodies.

Ministry  of  Human  Resource  Development  has  recently  constituted  a  Committee  on Yoga Education in Universities for issues pertaining to setting up of Departments of Yogic and Sciences.

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