Yoga to be made compulsory subject in TN schools

Tamil Nadu government on Monday announced that yoga would be made a compulsory subject in all schools in the state from the next academic year.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu government on Monday announced that yoga would be made a compulsory subject in all schools in the state from the next academic year.

School Education Minister Thangam Thennarasu, while replying to a question by Congress member S Sekar in the Assembly, said efforts were already underway for this purpose.

"We have trained about 1.10 lakh teachers in private and government schools in the state, with the help of 300 yoga instructors."

"Chief Minister M Karunanidhi himself is a regular practitioner of yoga and that is a secret of his good health," the Minister said.
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