Yoga teachers in Indian Missions

New Delhi, Mar 25 : Teachers of Indian Culture (TICs) to Indian Missions and Posts abroad have been appointed to teach Yoga, Sanskrit and Vedas.
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has been promoting the teaching of Yoga overseas through its Cultural Centres since 1980 by deploying yoga teachers in Indian Cultural Centres, according to official sources here.
A total 112 TICs have been posted and 50 out of them have already joined their respective Missions/Posts, the sources said.
The council empanels teachers through a selection process involving demonstration and interviews and has conducted orientation for the yoga teachers deployed as TICs.
Under Central Sector Scheme of International Cooperation, the Ayush Ministry undertakes various measures for global promotion and popularisation of Ayush systems of Medicine including Yoga.
The Ministry deputes Yoga experts to participate in fairs/ workshops organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Commerce and Indian Missions abroad for Yoga demonstration and lectures.
The Ministry sets up Ayush Information Cells in the premises of the Indian Missions/ICCR Cultural Centres for dissemination of authentic information.
As of now, 28 Ayush Information Cells have been set up in 25 countries. The Ministry also organises and participates in International exhibitions, conferences, workshops,road shows and trade fairs to have wider reach for international propagation of Ayush including Yoga.
To ensure credibility of knowledge and skills of yoga experts, the Ministry has initiated a scheme for Voluntary Certification of Yoga Professionals. The scheme aims at certifying the competence level of the Yoga professionals to help their deployment within and outside the country.
A Yoga college named “India-China College of Yoga” has been established in the Yunnan Minzu University, China under the MoU signed between the ICCR and the Ministry has deputed one out of two experts.UNI