Making ‘Health and Yoga Science’ compulsory till class 8: PIL in Delhi HC
Making ‘Health and Yoga Science’ compulsory till class 8: PIL in Delhi HC
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New Delhi: Article 21 guarantees the right to health, which encompasses prevention, protection, and improvement of health, and is a minimum condition for children to live in dignity.

"The state not only has a constitutional commitment to teach 'Health and Yoga Education' to children, but also to ensure the establishment and maintenance of conditions conducive to good health", Upadhyay said in the PIL.

It's important to note that a three-judge panel of the California Appellate Court has ruled that yoga is a secular activity, and the Supreme Court has also ruled in three cases that yoga is a secular activity, so it's the state's responsibility to provide standard textbooks on health and yoga science for students in grades 1 through 8, it said.

The petitioner claimed that since the RTE Act was passed, the study of health and yoga science has become a right for children aged 6 to 14. However, it is still known just by its name on papers and is the most ignored subject.
Health and Yoga Science get no marks in the annual exam, and even teachers at Kendriya Vidyalaya and Navodaya Schools claim it is not a required subject, he claims. He also stated that the NCERT has not yet issued standard textbooks for pupils in classes 1 through 8.

Therefore, without a curriculum, standard textbooks, trained teachers, and mark evaluation, providing health and yoga instruction in the spirit of NCF 2005 has been a complete failure. The PIL said, there is a complete contrast between actual yoga practise and the ideal, as articulated by the Prime Minister in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly.

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