Physical Education in Tamil Nadu schools. The recent announcement by the School Education Department that physical education teachers will be appointed in all government schools has been a long-standing demand for many. In addition to this, teachers have also welcomed the announcement to set up Sports Schools of Excellence in each district. At present, there are over 37,000 government schools, which include primary, middle, high and higher secondary schools but just a little over 6,000 posts for physical education teachers. This announcement is a step in the right direction to ensure that physical education teachers are appointed in all schools irrespective of the strength. Recent survey In a survey carried out by Sportz Village, an EduSports in-school Physical Education and Sports programme, which involved 5,891 students across schools in Chennai from August to September 2022, a significant number of students performed poorly in various physical fitness parameters. Two out of five children were found to have an unhealthy range with regard to their Body Mass Index. One in three children were lacking when it came to flexibility. Three out of five had poor upper body strength and One out of two had poor lower body strength. a syllabus for physical education would be released. High-speed Internet service for homes at low rates. About Bharatnet Project: BharatNet is a flagship project implemented by Bharat Broadband Network Limited (BBNL). It is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) set up by the Government of India under the Companies Act, 1956 with an authorized capital of Rs 1000 crore. Currently, it is being implemented by the Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Communications National Optical Fiber Network: National Optical Fiber Network (NOFN) was launched in October 2011 and renamed as Bharat Net project in 2015. Aim: to achieve broadband connectivity to gram panchayats. The…
