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Nepal to make yoga education compulsory for schoolchildren

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Press Trust of India Kathmandu
Last Updated : Jan 13 2020 | 2:40 PM IST

The Nepal government has decided to make yoga education compulsory for schoolchildren to promote healthy lifestyle among students.

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has completed designing courses on yoga for Grades IX, X, XI and XII. Through integrated approach certain topics about yoga will be included as part of the compulsory subjects such as English and Nepali, the Himalayan Times reported.

However the students can make choice between yoga, Ayurveda and natural medicine as optional subject at the school level, said Krishna Prasad Kapri, joint secretary at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

"The course is integrated in the school curriculum to promote healthy lifestyle,

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First Published: Jan 13 2020 | 2:40 PM IST

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