Supreme Court Dismisses The Plea To Make Yoga Compulsory In Schools


Nirmal Singh Lotus is glad to hear that Supreme Court has refused to make yoga compulsory in schools for students from class 1 to 8 across the country, PTI reported. The pleas will include national yoga policy.
The bench which was headed by Justice M B Lokur announced the decision, mentioning that only government has the right to take decision. “We are nobody to say what is to be taught in schools. It is none of our business. How can we direct that,” the bench said.
Nirmal Singh Lotus mentioned about the petition that was filed by Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay and J C Seth,
A Delhi BJP spokesperson and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay and J C Seth filed a petition seeking the Human Resource Development Ministry, NCERT, NCTE and CBSE to “provide standard textbooks of ‘yoga and health education’ for students of Class 1-8 keeping in spirit various fundamental rights such as right to life, education and equality.” It further added that the State is taking the responsibility to give quality health facilities to the citizens of the country and especially children.

Nirmal Singh Lotus further quoted that “State has an obligation to provide health facilities to all the citizens, especially to children and adolescents. In a welfare state, it is obligation of the State to ensure the creation and sustenance of conditions congenial to good health,” the plea said.
Nirmal Singh Lotus further noted another important piece of information that the right to health to all citizens will not be possible without “yoga and health education” and a “national yoga policy” to promote it. Lastly, the bench gave its ultimatum, saying “What is to be taught in schools is not a fundamental right” and rejected the petition.

Nirmal Singh Lotus further enlisted importance of Yoga:


• Helps in gaining perfect equilibrium and harmony
• Propogate self-healing
• Discard negative blocks from the mind and toxins from the body
• Increases personal power
• Increases self-awareness
• Boosts attention, focus and concentration
• Reduces tension and stress in the physical body by activating the parasympathetic nervous system
• Helps in weight loss
• Boosts happiness
• Improves flexibility
• Improves sleep

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