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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 
1961 by the Government of India for quality improvement of 
school education and teacher education. It functions in the 
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.
Agencies And Aw Ards 
Promoting HeAltH , 
s Ports And YogA
Activity 13.1
Where is the headquarter 
of NCERT located?
Chap-13.indd   215 8/24/2020   12:27:35 PM
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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 
1961 by the Government of India for quality improvement of 
school education and teacher education. It functions in the 
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.
Agencies And Aw Ards 
Promoting HeAltH , 
s Ports And YogA
Activity 13.1
Where is the headquarter 
of NCERT located?
Chap-13.indd   215 8/24/2020   12:27:35 PM
Healt H and PHysical e ducation - c lass X
Do You Know?
CBSE has started 
competitive sports for all 
private schools affiliated 
to CBSE since 1988-89.
Activity 13.2
Find out how many 
clusters are taking part is 
CBSE competitive sport.
 2. Central Institute of Educational Technology CIET 
is concerned with development of educational 
technology, design and production of media software. 
It holds programmes to build competencies of media 
personnel and need-based researches. It evaluates 
activities undertaken and studies carried out to assess 
the effectiveness of materials and programmes. 
 3. Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of 
Vocational Education (PSSCIVE) is located at Bhopal 
and organises research, development, training and 
extension programmes related to Work education and 
Vocational education. 
 4. Regional Institutes of Education (RIEs) are located at 
Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar and Mysore. The RIEs 
cater to the needs of school education and teacher 
education (pre-service and in-service education) 
including those teachers educators in the States and 
UTs under their respective jurisdictions. Besides 
these, yet another regional institute, known as North-
Eastern Regional Institute of Education (NERIE) is 
located at Shillong.
 5. NCERT: Role in Health and Physical Education NCERT 
as an apex body includes functioning of Health and 
Physical Education like all other subject areas. The 
National Curriculum Framework (NCF-2005) prepared 
by NCERT considers health and physical education a 
compulsory subject from Class I to X and optional 
subject at Classes XI and XII. As a follow up of NCF-
2005, NCERT has prepared syllabus on health and 
physical education which has been approved by the 
National Steering Committee set by the Government 
of India. Health and Physical Education components 
have also been included in the pre-service training 
courses running at each RIE’s. It contributes to 
the policy formulation process of the Central and 
State governments related to Health and Physical 
Education.
CBSE
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is the first 
board of education that was set up in 1921 under jurisdiction 
of Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior. Government of 
India decided to set up a Joint Board in 1929 and it was 
named as the ‘Board of High School and Intermediate 
Education. Later in 1952, the constitution of the Board was 
amended and it was named as ‘Central Board of Secondary 
Education’. In 1962 the Board was reconstituted once again 
with the objectives: (i) to serve the educational institutions 
Chap-13.indd   216 8/24/2020   12:27:35 PM
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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 
1961 by the Government of India for quality improvement of 
school education and teacher education. It functions in the 
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.
Agencies And Aw Ards 
Promoting HeAltH , 
s Ports And YogA
Activity 13.1
Where is the headquarter 
of NCERT located?
Chap-13.indd   215 8/24/2020   12:27:35 PM
Healt H and PHysical e ducation - c lass X
Do You Know?
CBSE has started 
competitive sports for all 
private schools affiliated 
to CBSE since 1988-89.
Activity 13.2
Find out how many 
clusters are taking part is 
CBSE competitive sport.
 2. Central Institute of Educational Technology CIET 
is concerned with development of educational 
technology, design and production of media software. 
It holds programmes to build competencies of media 
personnel and need-based researches. It evaluates 
activities undertaken and studies carried out to assess 
the effectiveness of materials and programmes. 
 3. Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of 
Vocational Education (PSSCIVE) is located at Bhopal 
and organises research, development, training and 
extension programmes related to Work education and 
Vocational education. 
 4. Regional Institutes of Education (RIEs) are located at 
Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar and Mysore. The RIEs 
cater to the needs of school education and teacher 
education (pre-service and in-service education) 
including those teachers educators in the States and 
UTs under their respective jurisdictions. Besides 
these, yet another regional institute, known as North-
Eastern Regional Institute of Education (NERIE) is 
located at Shillong.
 5. NCERT: Role in Health and Physical Education NCERT 
as an apex body includes functioning of Health and 
Physical Education like all other subject areas. The 
National Curriculum Framework (NCF-2005) prepared 
by NCERT considers health and physical education a 
compulsory subject from Class I to X and optional 
subject at Classes XI and XII. As a follow up of NCF-
2005, NCERT has prepared syllabus on health and 
physical education which has been approved by the 
National Steering Committee set by the Government 
of India. Health and Physical Education components 
have also been included in the pre-service training 
courses running at each RIE’s. It contributes to 
the policy formulation process of the Central and 
State governments related to Health and Physical 
Education.
CBSE
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is the first 
board of education that was set up in 1921 under jurisdiction 
of Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior. Government of 
India decided to set up a Joint Board in 1929 and it was 
named as the ‘Board of High School and Intermediate 
Education. Later in 1952, the constitution of the Board was 
amended and it was named as ‘Central Board of Secondary 
Education’. In 1962 the Board was reconstituted once again 
with the objectives: (i) to serve the educational institutions 
Chap-13.indd   216 8/24/2020   12:27:35 PM
Agencies And Aw Ard Promoting He Alt H, s Ports And Yog A
more effectively (ii) to be responsive to the educational 
needs of those students whose parents were employed in 
the Central Government and had frequently transferable 
jobs. The major functions of the CBSE have been to develop 
curriculum for all the subjects at the secondary and higher 
secondary levels, to conduct evaluation and examination 
activities, to organise teacher training workshops, to develop 
resource materials for teachers and students, to publish 
some text books for secondary and senior secondary classes 
and to monitor various academic projects. The CBSE has 
been preparing syllabi on Health and Physical Education, 
conducting competitive sport activities for schools affiliated 
to it and promoting the transaction of Health and Physical 
Education at secondary and higher secondary levels. It has 
also been ensuring that the Comprehensive and Continuous 
Evaluation (CCE) is focused on health and physical education 
activities. 
School education agencies in states
We have found that there are government agencies at the 
state level for preparing curriculam, training teachers and 
other functionaries and evaluating the performance of 
students. There is a State Council of Educational Research 
and Training (SCERT) in almost all the major States. This 
institution is responsible for preparation of syllabi and 
textbooks for all the classes at primary and upper primary 
stages. In some of the States and Union Territories, the State 
Institutes of Education (SIE) or the Directorates of Education 
perform these roles. All these institutions at the state level 
perform these roles for the subject area of Health and Physical 
Education also. Then there are State Boards of Education, 
that are responsible for preparation of Syllabi and textbooks 
and evaluation of students of all classes at secondary and 
higher secondary stages. These institutions also conduct 
in-service teacher training for all the subjects including the 
subject of Health and Physical Education. Under SCERTs 
there are District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) 
that are responsible for pre-service teacher education at the 
elementary stage (primary and upper primary stages).
SAI 
Sport Authority of India (SAI) was set up by the Government of 
India in 1984, aimed to promote sport in India and developing 
excellence by upgrading the skills of the Indian sport persons. 
Some of the prestigious institutes run by the SAI are:  
(i) Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sport, (Chandigarh, 
Sonipat, Lucknow, Guwahati, Imphal, Bangaluru, Madurai, 
Kolkata, Patiala and Gandhinagar), and (ii) Laxmibai National 
College of Physical Education (Thiruvananthapuram). 
Activity 13.3
Education is a concurrent 
subject of the state 
government.
Activity 13.4
Where is the head office of 
SAI.
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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 
1961 by the Government of India for quality improvement of 
school education and teacher education. It functions in the 
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.
Agencies And Aw Ards 
Promoting HeAltH , 
s Ports And YogA
Activity 13.1
Where is the headquarter 
of NCERT located?
Chap-13.indd   215 8/24/2020   12:27:35 PM
Healt H and PHysical e ducation - c lass X
Do You Know?
CBSE has started 
competitive sports for all 
private schools affiliated 
to CBSE since 1988-89.
Activity 13.2
Find out how many 
clusters are taking part is 
CBSE competitive sport.
 2. Central Institute of Educational Technology CIET 
is concerned with development of educational 
technology, design and production of media software. 
It holds programmes to build competencies of media 
personnel and need-based researches. It evaluates 
activities undertaken and studies carried out to assess 
the effectiveness of materials and programmes. 
 3. Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of 
Vocational Education (PSSCIVE) is located at Bhopal 
and organises research, development, training and 
extension programmes related to Work education and 
Vocational education. 
 4. Regional Institutes of Education (RIEs) are located at 
Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar and Mysore. The RIEs 
cater to the needs of school education and teacher 
education (pre-service and in-service education) 
including those teachers educators in the States and 
UTs under their respective jurisdictions. Besides 
these, yet another regional institute, known as North-
Eastern Regional Institute of Education (NERIE) is 
located at Shillong.
 5. NCERT: Role in Health and Physical Education NCERT 
as an apex body includes functioning of Health and 
Physical Education like all other subject areas. The 
National Curriculum Framework (NCF-2005) prepared 
by NCERT considers health and physical education a 
compulsory subject from Class I to X and optional 
subject at Classes XI and XII. As a follow up of NCF-
2005, NCERT has prepared syllabus on health and 
physical education which has been approved by the 
National Steering Committee set by the Government 
of India. Health and Physical Education components 
have also been included in the pre-service training 
courses running at each RIE’s. It contributes to 
the policy formulation process of the Central and 
State governments related to Health and Physical 
Education.
CBSE
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is the first 
board of education that was set up in 1921 under jurisdiction 
of Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior. Government of 
India decided to set up a Joint Board in 1929 and it was 
named as the ‘Board of High School and Intermediate 
Education. Later in 1952, the constitution of the Board was 
amended and it was named as ‘Central Board of Secondary 
Education’. In 1962 the Board was reconstituted once again 
with the objectives: (i) to serve the educational institutions 
Chap-13.indd   216 8/24/2020   12:27:35 PM
Agencies And Aw Ard Promoting He Alt H, s Ports And Yog A
more effectively (ii) to be responsive to the educational 
needs of those students whose parents were employed in 
the Central Government and had frequently transferable 
jobs. The major functions of the CBSE have been to develop 
curriculum for all the subjects at the secondary and higher 
secondary levels, to conduct evaluation and examination 
activities, to organise teacher training workshops, to develop 
resource materials for teachers and students, to publish 
some text books for secondary and senior secondary classes 
and to monitor various academic projects. The CBSE has 
been preparing syllabi on Health and Physical Education, 
conducting competitive sport activities for schools affiliated 
to it and promoting the transaction of Health and Physical 
Education at secondary and higher secondary levels. It has 
also been ensuring that the Comprehensive and Continuous 
Evaluation (CCE) is focused on health and physical education 
activities. 
School education agencies in states
We have found that there are government agencies at the 
state level for preparing curriculam, training teachers and 
other functionaries and evaluating the performance of 
students. There is a State Council of Educational Research 
and Training (SCERT) in almost all the major States. This 
institution is responsible for preparation of syllabi and 
textbooks for all the classes at primary and upper primary 
stages. In some of the States and Union Territories, the State 
Institutes of Education (SIE) or the Directorates of Education 
perform these roles. All these institutions at the state level 
perform these roles for the subject area of Health and Physical 
Education also. Then there are State Boards of Education, 
that are responsible for preparation of Syllabi and textbooks 
and evaluation of students of all classes at secondary and 
higher secondary stages. These institutions also conduct 
in-service teacher training for all the subjects including the 
subject of Health and Physical Education. Under SCERTs 
there are District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) 
that are responsible for pre-service teacher education at the 
elementary stage (primary and upper primary stages).
SAI 
Sport Authority of India (SAI) was set up by the Government of 
India in 1984, aimed to promote sport in India and developing 
excellence by upgrading the skills of the Indian sport persons. 
Some of the prestigious institutes run by the SAI are:  
(i) Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sport, (Chandigarh, 
Sonipat, Lucknow, Guwahati, Imphal, Bangaluru, Madurai, 
Kolkata, Patiala and Gandhinagar), and (ii) Laxmibai National 
College of Physical Education (Thiruvananthapuram). 
Activity 13.3
Education is a concurrent 
subject of the state 
government.
Activity 13.4
Where is the head office of 
SAI.
Chap-13.indd   217 8/24/2020   12:27:35 PM
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The main objective to establish SAI was to upgrade the skills 
of the budding sport talents in India. In order to attain this 
objective 23 training centers spread over the entire country 
are functioning. 
Through various schemes formulated for sub-junior, 
junior and senior levels, it ensures that the enthusiasm 
for sport is widened among different age groups of people. 
SAI has also provided competitive exposures to the talented 
sportpersons. Some of the SAI schemes formulated for the 
promotion of sport in India include National Sport Talent 
Contest. The Sport Projects Development Area and the Sport 
Hostel Scheme. Besides, the Army Boys Sport Company 
(ABSC) in association with the Indian Army authorities is also 
run by SAI. SAI provides facilities like sport equipment for 
the trainees, kit, stipend as well as coaches. Currently, there 
are eight ABSCs all over India. Another scheme proposed by 
SAI is called SAI Training Centers (STC). This Scheme has 
been successful to a great extent, in fulfilling SAI’s objective 
of spotting and nurturing sport talents. Another ambicious 
schemes run by SAI are - Special Area Games (SAG), and 
Centre of excellence (COX), producing high level National/
International sport.
NSNIS
After independence, on May 7, 1961 the National Institute 
of Sport (NIS) was set up by the Government of India for 
the development of sport at the Motibagh Palace of the then 
Maharaja of Patiala. With the objective of developing sport 
in the country on scientific lines and to train the coaches 
in different sport disciplines. On January 23, 1973, it was 
renamed as Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sport (NSNIS). 
Presently, NSNIS Patiala is Asia’s one of the best Sport 
Institute and is popularly known as the “Mecca” of Indian 
Sport. It has produced coaches of high caliber and significantly 
contributed in rendering their expertise and assistance in the 
preparation of the national teams for various International 
competitions. The Institute is producing high caliber coaches 
in sport disciplines through its Diploma in Sport Coaching 
and Master Course in Sport Coaching. The Institute is 
presently conducting 6 courses pertaining to sport. (i) Master 
Degree in Sport Coaching (ii) Post Graduate Diploma in Sport 
Medicine (iii) Diploma Course in Sport Coaching (iv) Diploma 
Course in Sport Coaching (for candidates from North-East 
Region and Andaman and Nicobar) (v) Refresher Course and 
(vi)Certificate Course in Sport Coaching. (www.nsnis.org)
Other Government Institutions promoting health, physical 
education, sport and Yoga are Laxmibai National Institute 
of Physical Education, Gwalior, Indira Gandhi Institute of 
physical education and Sport Science (University Delhi) New 
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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 
1961 by the Government of India for quality improvement of 
school education and teacher education. It functions in the 
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.
Agencies And Aw Ards 
Promoting HeAltH , 
s Ports And YogA
Activity 13.1
Where is the headquarter 
of NCERT located?
Chap-13.indd   215 8/24/2020   12:27:35 PM
Healt H and PHysical e ducation - c lass X
Do You Know?
CBSE has started 
competitive sports for all 
private schools affiliated 
to CBSE since 1988-89.
Activity 13.2
Find out how many 
clusters are taking part is 
CBSE competitive sport.
 2. Central Institute of Educational Technology CIET 
is concerned with development of educational 
technology, design and production of media software. 
It holds programmes to build competencies of media 
personnel and need-based researches. It evaluates 
activities undertaken and studies carried out to assess 
the effectiveness of materials and programmes. 
 3. Pandit Sunderlal Sharma Central Institute of 
Vocational Education (PSSCIVE) is located at Bhopal 
and organises research, development, training and 
extension programmes related to Work education and 
Vocational education. 
 4. Regional Institutes of Education (RIEs) are located at 
Ajmer, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar and Mysore. The RIEs 
cater to the needs of school education and teacher 
education (pre-service and in-service education) 
including those teachers educators in the States and 
UTs under their respective jurisdictions. Besides 
these, yet another regional institute, known as North-
Eastern Regional Institute of Education (NERIE) is 
located at Shillong.
 5. NCERT: Role in Health and Physical Education NCERT 
as an apex body includes functioning of Health and 
Physical Education like all other subject areas. The 
National Curriculum Framework (NCF-2005) prepared 
by NCERT considers health and physical education a 
compulsory subject from Class I to X and optional 
subject at Classes XI and XII. As a follow up of NCF-
2005, NCERT has prepared syllabus on health and 
physical education which has been approved by the 
National Steering Committee set by the Government 
of India. Health and Physical Education components 
have also been included in the pre-service training 
courses running at each RIE’s. It contributes to 
the policy formulation process of the Central and 
State governments related to Health and Physical 
Education.
CBSE
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is the first 
board of education that was set up in 1921 under jurisdiction 
of Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior. Government of 
India decided to set up a Joint Board in 1929 and it was 
named as the ‘Board of High School and Intermediate 
Education. Later in 1952, the constitution of the Board was 
amended and it was named as ‘Central Board of Secondary 
Education’. In 1962 the Board was reconstituted once again 
with the objectives: (i) to serve the educational institutions 
Chap-13.indd   216 8/24/2020   12:27:35 PM
Agencies And Aw Ard Promoting He Alt H, s Ports And Yog A
more effectively (ii) to be responsive to the educational 
needs of those students whose parents were employed in 
the Central Government and had frequently transferable 
jobs. The major functions of the CBSE have been to develop 
curriculum for all the subjects at the secondary and higher 
secondary levels, to conduct evaluation and examination 
activities, to organise teacher training workshops, to develop 
resource materials for teachers and students, to publish 
some text books for secondary and senior secondary classes 
and to monitor various academic projects. The CBSE has 
been preparing syllabi on Health and Physical Education, 
conducting competitive sport activities for schools affiliated 
to it and promoting the transaction of Health and Physical 
Education at secondary and higher secondary levels. It has 
also been ensuring that the Comprehensive and Continuous 
Evaluation (CCE) is focused on health and physical education 
activities. 
School education agencies in states
We have found that there are government agencies at the 
state level for preparing curriculam, training teachers and 
other functionaries and evaluating the performance of 
students. There is a State Council of Educational Research 
and Training (SCERT) in almost all the major States. This 
institution is responsible for preparation of syllabi and 
textbooks for all the classes at primary and upper primary 
stages. In some of the States and Union Territories, the State 
Institutes of Education (SIE) or the Directorates of Education 
perform these roles. All these institutions at the state level 
perform these roles for the subject area of Health and Physical 
Education also. Then there are State Boards of Education, 
that are responsible for preparation of Syllabi and textbooks 
and evaluation of students of all classes at secondary and 
higher secondary stages. These institutions also conduct 
in-service teacher training for all the subjects including the 
subject of Health and Physical Education. Under SCERTs 
there are District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) 
that are responsible for pre-service teacher education at the 
elementary stage (primary and upper primary stages).
SAI 
Sport Authority of India (SAI) was set up by the Government of 
India in 1984, aimed to promote sport in India and developing 
excellence by upgrading the skills of the Indian sport persons. 
Some of the prestigious institutes run by the SAI are:  
(i) Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sport, (Chandigarh, 
Sonipat, Lucknow, Guwahati, Imphal, Bangaluru, Madurai, 
Kolkata, Patiala and Gandhinagar), and (ii) Laxmibai National 
College of Physical Education (Thiruvananthapuram). 
Activity 13.3
Education is a concurrent 
subject of the state 
government.
Activity 13.4
Where is the head office of 
SAI.
Chap-13.indd   217 8/24/2020   12:27:35 PM
Healt H and PHysical e ducation - c lass X
The main objective to establish SAI was to upgrade the skills 
of the budding sport talents in India. In order to attain this 
objective 23 training centers spread over the entire country 
are functioning. 
Through various schemes formulated for sub-junior, 
junior and senior levels, it ensures that the enthusiasm 
for sport is widened among different age groups of people. 
SAI has also provided competitive exposures to the talented 
sportpersons. Some of the SAI schemes formulated for the 
promotion of sport in India include National Sport Talent 
Contest. The Sport Projects Development Area and the Sport 
Hostel Scheme. Besides, the Army Boys Sport Company 
(ABSC) in association with the Indian Army authorities is also 
run by SAI. SAI provides facilities like sport equipment for 
the trainees, kit, stipend as well as coaches. Currently, there 
are eight ABSCs all over India. Another scheme proposed by 
SAI is called SAI Training Centers (STC). This Scheme has 
been successful to a great extent, in fulfilling SAI’s objective 
of spotting and nurturing sport talents. Another ambicious 
schemes run by SAI are - Special Area Games (SAG), and 
Centre of excellence (COX), producing high level National/
International sport.
NSNIS
After independence, on May 7, 1961 the National Institute 
of Sport (NIS) was set up by the Government of India for 
the development of sport at the Motibagh Palace of the then 
Maharaja of Patiala. With the objective of developing sport 
in the country on scientific lines and to train the coaches 
in different sport disciplines. On January 23, 1973, it was 
renamed as Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sport (NSNIS). 
Presently, NSNIS Patiala is Asia’s one of the best Sport 
Institute and is popularly known as the “Mecca” of Indian 
Sport. It has produced coaches of high caliber and significantly 
contributed in rendering their expertise and assistance in the 
preparation of the national teams for various International 
competitions. The Institute is producing high caliber coaches 
in sport disciplines through its Diploma in Sport Coaching 
and Master Course in Sport Coaching. The Institute is 
presently conducting 6 courses pertaining to sport. (i) Master 
Degree in Sport Coaching (ii) Post Graduate Diploma in Sport 
Medicine (iii) Diploma Course in Sport Coaching (iv) Diploma 
Course in Sport Coaching (for candidates from North-East 
Region and Andaman and Nicobar) (v) Refresher Course and 
(vi)Certificate Course in Sport Coaching. (www.nsnis.org)
Other Government Institutions promoting health, physical 
education, sport and Yoga are Laxmibai National Institute 
of Physical Education, Gwalior, Indira Gandhi Institute of 
physical education and Sport Science (University Delhi) New 
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Delhi, Government College of Physical Education, Patiala etc. 
Besides these there are many other colleges, Faculties and 
Departments of Physical Education and Sport under various 
state and central Universities, which promotes sport, games 
and physical education. Further, a detailed information on 
various institutions conducting Bachelor’s Degree, Post- 
graduate Degree, Master of Philosophy in Physical Education 
and Doctorate degree programs could be obtained from their 
respective websites.
Sport schools
Another important agency is Motilal Nehru School of Sport, RAI 
which was founded in July 1973 by the Government of Haryana 
to provide excellent educational facilities with extra emphasis 
on sport to deserving students. It is a fully residential and co-
education school. Besides this there are other sport schools 
such as: G.V.Raja Sport School, Trivandrum; Maharana 
Pratap Sport College, Dehradun, Sport College, Lucknow, 
Sport School Jalandhar etc. that cater to the development of 
sport in the school education sector. There are also provisions 
for sport scholarships and sport hostels which prospective 
students can avail. The information can be obtained from 
concerned institutions or through internet. 
Yoga institutions 
There are a number of institutions devoted to promotion of 
yoga, providing everything from in depth courses to flexible 
drop-in classes. As the style of yoga and approach to teaching 
varies at each center, it is important to give proper thought 
to your needs before approaching the Institute. Some of the 
Institutes that offer yoga education are as follows:
1.  Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institue, Pune
2.  Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, Chennai
3.  Bihar School of Yoga, Munger
4.  The Yoga Institute, Mumbai
5. Kaivalyadham Shriram Mahadevji Yoga Samiti, 
Lonavala, Pune
6.  Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi
7.  Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhan Samsthana 
(SVYASA), Bengaluru
8.  Patanjali Yoga Pith, Haridwar
9.  Malviya Toga Sansthan BHU, Varanasi
10. Uttarakhand University of Sanskrit and Yogic 
Sciences, Haridwar
Additional information about above Yoga institutions 
could be obtained from their respective websites.
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