Highlighting the significance of yoga, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, during the launch, Mr Dhotre said that it has helped in creating many employment opportunities.
Minister of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre launched a diploma course in Yoga Science developed by the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). The launch ceremony took place on the occasion of International Yoga Day 2021. Highlighting the significance of yoga, especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, during the launch, Mr Dhotre said that it has helped in creating many employment opportunities. The Education Ministry in its official statement highlighted the same.
According to a statement by the Ministry of Education, Mr Dhotre said that the course will help people in becoming job providers rather than a job seeker. There are five subjects in the two-year diploma programme. In the first year, Yoga Teaching-Training will be taught and in the second year, the five subjects related to yoga therapy will be taught, an official statement said. Check out the official tweet below:
On the occasion of International Day of Yoga, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that yoga has been included in the school curriculum for Classes 1 to 10. "...We have included yoga in the school curriculum from this year for Classes 1 to 10 so that children make it a part of their daily lives," Mr Khattar said. On December 11, 2014, the United Nations proclaimed June 21 as the International Day of Yoga.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the first who proposed to observe June 21 as Yoga Day in his address during the opening of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly
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