The Minister for Human Resource Development, Smriti Irani, has announced
that all over the country, yoga has been made compulsory in all the
Central Government run schools, including Kendriya Vidyalayas and
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas.
CBSE board, with over 18,000 schools, is planning a strategy on how to
implement the order.After releasing the handbook and syllabus for yoga
sessions in New Delhi, Smriti Irani said, “80 marks will be given for
practical yoga. Therefore, this will not become an additional burden on
the students.”Yoga has also been made compulsory for teacher training
qualifications. In order to meet the growing demands for yoga teachers,
three different levels have also been designed – Diploma, Bachelor and
Masters. State Governments too can follow this system if theychoose
to.National-level yoga competitions for students are going to be held in
New Delhi next year. The first prize winner gets an impressive Rs.5
lakhs.Reacting to the announcement, officials of the Central Board of
Secondary Education (CBSE)said that no decision has been made about
imposing compulsory yoga programme on schools that receive CG aid. “But
yoga will be made compulsory for Kendriya Vidyalayas and Jawahar
Navodaya Vidyalayas all over the country,” they said.