Kiren Rijiju asked to conduct technical evaluation at schools and to provide report card on fitness

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Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday asked all schools to conduct technical
evaluation and provide progressive fitness report cards of its students.

 Rijiju visited the Kendriya Vidyalaya to take
part in the Fitness Week Celebrations, an initiative taken by the Central Board
of Secondary Education (CBSE) as part of the ‘Fit India Movement’.

“The report
card that I have received from Kendriya Vidyalayas, on their observance of
fitness activities after the Prime Minister launched the Fit India Movement,
has been the most encouraging amongst all schools,” Rijiju said

Under the initiative,
government schools will observe Fitness Week in the second, third and fourth
week of November and Rijiju said private schools should also follow the same.

“Having a
Fit India week in the month of November and December should be made mandatory
across all schools. Fitness is a very important part of a student’s life and as
we look at integrating physical activity into the curriculum, we should find
ways on how to devise a marking system for it,” Rijiju said.