The government has informed that Yoga is recommended as an integral part of Health and Physical Education. In a written reply in Lok Sabha, Union Minister of state for Education Annapurna Devi said that CBSE has made Health and Physical Education compulsory in all classes from 1 to XII. She said that the board has directed schools to keep one period of Health and Physical Education for them each day. The minister further mentioned that the government has included Yoga training in the Study in India   program to encourage yoga seekers from abroad to obtain authentic yoga training in India.