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Awards and rewards are the essential parts of performance enhancing efforts in health, sport, games and Yoga. It is managed and monitored by specific agencies. There are a number of agencies that promote health, physical education, including sport and yoga in our country. In India there are provisions for various kinds of awards. The chapter shall discuss those agencies and awards that promote health, physical education, sport and yoga.

Agencies There are a large number of agencies that are related to health, physical education, sport and yoga. Major institutions working in the areas of school education, physical education, sport and yoga are as follows:

NCERT National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an apex autonomous organisation set up in Activity 13.1 1961 by the Government of India for quality improvement of Where is the headquarter school education and teacher education. It functions in the of NCERT located? areas of educational research, training and development of curriculum and instructional materials for school education. It’s another critical role is to assist and advise the Central and State governments on policies and programmes in school education. The major constituent units of the NCERT are — 1. National Institute of Education (NIE) undertakes research and development activities related to pedagogical aspects of curriculum, instructional materials and supplementary materials. It prepares national curricular policy documents, develops database and various types of materials and organises in-service training for different target groups.

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2021–22 was set up by the Government of Government the by up set a (SAI) was India in 1984, aimed to promote sport in India and developing and India in sport promote to aimed 1984, in India persons. sport Indian the of skills the upgrading by excellence Some of the prestigious institutes run by the SAI are: (i) Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sport, (Chandigarh, Sonipat, Lucknow, Guwahati, Imphal, Bangaluru, Madurai, National Laxmibai (ii) and Gandhinagar), and Patiala Kolkata, College of Physical Education (Thiruvananthapuram). Sport Authority of Indi SAI School education agencies in states School education agencies We have found that there are government agencies state at level the for preparing curriculam, training teachers and other functionaries and students. There is a State evaluating Council of Educational Research the and performance Training (SCERT) in almost of all the major States. institution This is responsible for textbooks for all the preparation classes at primary and of upper State the Territories, primary Union and States the of some In syllabi stages. and Education of Directorates the or (SIE) Education of Institutes perform these Physical roles. and All Health these of institutions area at subject the the state for level roles these perform Education also. Then there are State Boards of Education, and textbooks Syllabi of preparation for responsible are that and evaluation of students of all classes at secondary and higher secondary stages. These institutions in-service teacher training for also all the subjects including the conduct subject of (DIETs) Health Training and and Education of Physical Institutes Education. District are Under there SCERTs that are responsible for pre-service teacher education at the elementary stage (primary and upper primary stages). more effectively (ii) to needs of be those students responsive whose parents to the were the employed Central in educational Government and jobs. had The major functions of the CBSE have been to develop frequently transferable curriculum for all the subjects at the secondary and higher secondary levels, to conduct develop to workshops, training teacher evaluation organise to activities, and examination resource materials for teachers and some text books for secondary and senior secondary classes students, to publish and to monitor various academic projects. The been CBSE preparing has syllabi on Health and Physical conducting competitive Education, sport activities for schools affiliated to it and promoting the transaction of Health and Physical Education at secondary and higher secondary levels. It has Continuous and Comprehensive the that ensuring been also education physical and health on focused is (CCE) Evaluation activities. Chap-13.indd 217 Chap-13.indd 218 218

Health and Physical Education - Class X International sport. National/ level high producing (COX), excellence and of (SAG), Centre Games Area Special - are SAI by run schemes ambicious Another talents. sport nurturing and spotting of objective SAI’s fulfilling in extent, great a to successful been has Scheme This (STC). Centers Training SAI called is SAI by proposed scheme Another India. over all ABSCs eight are the trainees, kit, stipend as well for as coaches. Currently, equipment there sport like facilities provides SAI SAI. by run Company Sport Boys (ABSC) Army in association with the the Indian Army Besides, authorities is also Scheme. Hostel Talent Sport Contest. National The Sport Projects Development Area and the Sport include India in sport of promotion the for formulated schemes SAI the of Some sportpersons. talented the to exposures competitive provided also has SAI people. of enthusiasm groups age the different among that widened is ensures sport for it levels, senior and junior are functioning. objective 23 training centers spread over the entire the over spread centers training 23 objective this attain to order In India. in talents sport budding the of skills the upgrade to was SAI establish to objective main The f hscl dcto, wlo, nia adi nttt of physical education and Sport Science (University Delhi) New Institute Gandhi Indira Gwalior, Education, Physical of Institute National Laxmibai are Yoga and sport education, (vi)Certificate CourseinSportCoaching.(www.nsnis.org) Region and Andaman and Nicobar) (v) Refresher Course and North-East from candidates (for Coaching Sport in Course Medicine (iii) Diploma Course in Sport Coaching (iv) Diploma is Institute Degree in Sport Coaching The (ii) Post Graduate Diploma in Sport Coaching. Sport presently conducting in 6 courses pertaining to sport. (i) Master Course Master and Coaching Sport in Diploma its through disciplines sport in competitions. The Institute is producing high caliber International coaches various for teams national the of preparation contributed in rendering their expertise and assistance in the Indian Sport. of It “Mecca” has the produced as coaches known popularly of is high and caliber Institute and significantly Presently, NSNISPatialaisAsia’soneofthebestSport renamed as was Netaji it Subhas 1973, National 23, Institute January of On Sport disciplines. (NSNIS). thecoaches sport different in totrain and lines scientific on country the in sport developing of objective the With Patiala. of Maharaja for India of then Government the of Palace Motibagh the at the sport of development the by up set was (NIS) Sport of Institute National the 1961 7, May on independence, After NSNIS hog vros cee fruae fr sub-junior, for formulated schemes various Through Other Government Institutions promoting health, physical 2021–22 country 8/24/2020 12:27:35 PM Agencies and Award Promoting Health, Sports and Yoga 219 8/24/2020 12:27:35 PM Yogic 2021–22 (SVYASA), Bengaluru Sciences, Haridwar Lonavala, Pune Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhan Samsthana Patanjali Yoga Pith, Haridwar Malviya Toga Sansthan BHU, Varanasi Uttarakhand University of Sanskrit and The Yoga Institute, Mumbai Kaivalyadham Shriram Mahadevji Yoga Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi Samiti, Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institue, Pune Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai Bihar School of Yoga, Munger

Additional information about above Yoga institutions 7. 8. 9. 10. 4. 5. 6. 1. 2. 3. could be obtained from their respective websites. Yoga institutions There are a number of institutions devoted to promotion of yoga, providing everything from in depth courses to flexible teaching approach to yoga and of style As the classes. drop-in varies at each center, it is important to give proper thought to your needs before approaching the Institute. Some of the are as follows: Institutes that offer yoga education Another important agency is Motilal Nehru School of Sport, RAI Sport, of School Nehru Motilal is agency important Haryana Another of Government the by 1973 July in founded was which to provide excellent educational facilities with extra emphasis co- and residential fully a is It students. deserving to sport on education school. Besides this there are other sport schools such as: G.V.Raja Pratap Sport Sport School, College, Dehradun, Trivandrum; Sport School Sport Jalandhar etc. that Maharana cater to the College, development of Lucknow, provisions also are There sector. education school the in sport for sport scholarships and sport hostels students which can prospective avail. The information internet. concerned institutions or through can be obtained from Sport schools Delhi, Government College of Physical Education, Patiala etc. Patiala Education, Physical of College Government Delhi, Besides these there are many other colleges, Faculties and various under Sport and Education Physical of Departments state and central Universities, which promotes sport, games and physical education. Further, a detailed information on various institutions conducting Education Physical in Philosophy of Master Degree, Bachelor’s graduate Degree, Post- their from obtained be could programs degree Doctorate and respective websites. Chap-13.indd 219 Chap-13.indd 220 220

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Agencies and Award Promoting Health, Sports and Yoga 221 8/24/2020 12:27:36 PM award Fig. 13.5: Maka trophy Fig. 13.3: Arjuna award Fig. 13.4: Dhyan Chand 500,000 500,000 a ` 2021–22 5,00,000/- (Rupees five lakh), five (Rupees 5,00,000/- ` ting the competitive sport amongst colleges and Indigenous Games Sport for the Physically Challenged Olympic Games/Asian Games/Commonwealth Games / Cricket and Disciplines Championship Cup/World World • • • • • • From the year 2001, the award is given only in disciplines disciplines in only given is award the 2001, year the From Government instituted MAKA Trophy in 1956-57 as a tool for promo Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (MAKA) Trophy Dhyan Chand Award to given Achievement Time Life a is Award Chand Dhyan The the veteran sportpersons of India Chand for Dhyan their after achievements named is in It sport. of fields respective their the legendary Indian hockey player. This instituted by the Government is of India in the year 2002. The a new award of prize cash a carries award a statuette and scroll of honour. The main objective of the award is to performance bestow honour on their those sportpersons who by have sport respective their to lot a contributed sport of promotion the to contribute to continue still who and after their retirement from the active sporting career. Arjuna Award Arjuna Government the by 1961 in instituted was Award Arjuna The of India to recognise and outstanding sport. The achievement award carries in a games cash prize of Universities. The top overall performing University in the Inter- the in University performing overall top The Universities. University tournaments in India is given the MAKA prize cash The prize. cash with Trophy, along trophy rolling a is which and lakh 5 Rs. lakh, Rs.10 to enhanced recently been also has Rs.3 lakh for the Universities securing first, second and third position respectively in Inter-University tournaments. falling under the following categories: bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll. Over the years the scope of the award has been expanded and a large number of sportpersons who belonged era were also to included in the the list. Further, pre-Arjuna disciplines the number for Award of which the award is category. abled differently the and given games indigenous include was increased to The Government has recently revised the Arjuna scheme Award. for According the to the eligible revised for the guidelines, Award, to a sportperson be should not only have had good performance consistently for the years previous at the three international level with excellence for the year for which the Award is recommended, but should also have shown qualities of leadership, sportpersonship and a sense of discipline. Chap-13.indd 221 Chap-13.indd 222 222

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b) Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS), b) Netaji Subhas National Institute c) Sports Schools d) Yoga Institutions a) Sports Authority of India (SAI), a) Sports Authority Explain the role of agencies cbse.nic.in sportauthorityofindia.nic.in Which are the national awards those awards? India? What are the criteria for conferring What awards are given to giving those awards? persons? What are the bases of Identify those educational and sport in promoting your abilities and skills in games they can make. explain what kinds of contributions and sport and TNNAA. Write the full forms of MAKA, RGKR, Health and Physical Education in schools. Health and Physical Which are the State level Health and Physical Education in schools? What roles do of this subject area? play for the promotion they on the following: Write brief Notes mnssrai.com ncert.nic.in performerawards.com sportforschools.com www.nsnis.org

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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) School Advisory •• Schools are advised to avoid any large gathering of students during the course of the day in the school. •• Any student/staff with travel history to any COVID-19 affected country or in contect with such persons in last 28 days, should be monitored and home quarantined for 14 days. •• Class teachers should be alert to any child with signs and symptoms i.e. fever, cough and difficulty in breathing, and should immediately inform the parents to have the child tested. •• Ask parents not to send child back to school till advised so by the treating doctor. •• Teachers, school staff and students should also be advised about simple public health measures of hand and respiratory hygiene. Hand hygiene ○○ Wash hands frequently and thoroughly with soap & water or use alcohol based hand sanitizer, even when hands are visibly clean. Respiratory hygiene ○○ Everyone should cover their mouth with a tissue/handkerchief (or their sleeve if there are no tissues available) when they cough or sneeze and wash their hands afterwards. ○○ Do not touch your eyes, nose and mouth. ○○ Everyone should throw away used tissues in a bin and wash their hands after contect with coughing/sneezing. •• Frequently touched surfaces - door knobs, switches, desk tops, hand railing etc. should be disinfected. •• Provide alcohol based hand cleaners/sanitizers in frequented spots of the school. •• Ensure availability of soap and water in rest rooms at all times. •• Foot operated pedal bins lines with plastic bag should be provided in each classroom & rest room. •• In hostels, health status of students as well as the other ancillary staff, should be monitored on regular basis. In case there are suspected cases, the authorised local medical authority should be called for examination. •• Anybody with signs & symptoms (cough, fever or difficulty in breathing) should call state/UT helpline number or Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’s 24×7 helpline at 011-23978046 or visit public health facility with a mask or mouth covered.

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