Baba Ramdev is likely to head India's first Vedic Education Board

Modi government proposed the Bharatiya Shiksha Board to ensure standardisation of 'Indian traditional knowledge

Yoga guru Ramdev is gearing up to spearhead India's first government-recognised board for Vedic education.  A selection committee on Saturday adjudged his Trust's bid for setting up the proposed Bharatiya Shiksha Board (BSB) as the best. Later this week, a five-member panel’s recommendation will be considered by the governing council of the Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Vedavidya Pratishthan (MSRVP), headed by HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar. The MSRVP, a fully-funded autonomous body under the HRD Ministry working on promotion of “Ved Vidya”, has been entrusted with the responsibility of appointing a private sponsoring body for putting the BSB in place.

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