Smriti Irani proposes yoga as a subject in central schools

NEW DELHI: Minister for Human Resource Development, Smriti Irani proposed introduction of yoga as a subject in schools from classes VI to X for central government run school, which found support from Delhi government on Monday. Inaugurating the first yoga conference organized by the Central Board of Secondary Education on Monday and releasing the NCERT prepared syllabus and course material for students, Irani said that schools boards can work towards opting yoga as a subject with 80 percentage practicals during which students have to perform various asanas. Finding support on this initiative is from deputy chief minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia who was also a guest on the occasion. Sisodia speaking about the need to reduce the load of main courses and impart life skills to students in government schools said: "Delhi government will give its full support to this initiative of including yoga in curriculum of students. I am, as an individual and as a minister, in favour of this policy, regardless of who takes the initiative."   TOI