Ensuring physical fitness of the students, Uttar Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (UPBSE) has sent a proposal to the government to widen existing yoga syllabus.
"We have sent a proposal to the state government for expanding the study of yoga further for students of classes IX to XII," said Shail Yadav, secretary of UPBSE.
The reports a week after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to make Yoga education compulsory in government schools across the state.
According to reports, CM Adityanath issued an order to start mandatory self-defence training for girl students in government schools.
Highlights
Yoga education compulsory to be made compulsory in government schools in Uttar Pradesh.
Old courses should be scrapped and new ones to be introduced as per requirement of modern times.
Government to start mandatory self-defence training for girl students.
