Mainstreaming Health and Physical Education
The Statesman (21 July 2018) The Millennium Post (21 July 2018) Mainstreaming Health and Physical Education The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has taken a path-breaking decision for millions of school children by making it mandatory for schools to allocate at least one period daily for Health and Physical Education (HPE) from the current session. The guidelines issued henceforth show the collaboration of HRD Ministry with Sports ministry aiming at producing medal winning sportspersons in the future. It is a welcome step for school students as it will provide them a platform to nurture their talent. The HPE manual issued by the Board integrates games, yoga, physical exercises, life-skills and value education for holistic development of a child. The HPE component is divided into four strands namely Games/Sports, Health & Fitness, Social Empowerment through Work Education and Action (SEWA) and He