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School education department sends directions to schools for celebrating International Yoga day
Department secretary Aradhana Patnaik has sent a letter directing DSEs to ensure that programmes are organized at state, district, block and panchayat levels between 7 and 8am on June 21.
The International Yoga Day is approaching fast and various quarters in the country are gearing up to make Prime Minister Modi’s vision a success. Education sector will not be left far behind. The school education and literacy department has directed all district superintendents of education and programme officers of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) to ensure that schools celebrate World Yoga Day on June 21.
The letter from department secretary Aradhana Patnaik directs DSEs to ensure that programmes are organized at state, district, block and panchayat levels between 7 and 8am on June 21.
Patnaik said, "There is a necessity to organize regular yoga and health education in schools apart from academics, as it helps children to be physically and mentally fit." The letter also clearly mentions that not only children but also teachers and members of school management should also participate in the hour long yoga session on June 21.
It is the responsibility of the school to keep the practice ground clean and provide student with yoga mats. Schools have also been asked to appoint a qualified yoga instructor to begin by teaching children the basic yoga positions.
Schools will be required to submit the photographs of the celebration on June 21 to the DPEC within a week.
Ranchi DSE Jayant Mishra said, "While some schools already teach yoga to students, many others have found yoga teachers and are likely to start yoga practice before June 21. We have also sent a letter to private schools requesting them to organize yoga sessions on World Yoga Day."