Physical Education under India’s National Education Policy 2020: Scope, Challenges, and Prospects for Holistic Development

सार

India's National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 promotes comprehensive, inclusive, and transdisciplinary learning in an effort to revolutionize the nation's educational system. This paradigm acknowledges physical education (PE) as an essential part of students' overall growth. The combination of yoga, meditation, athletics, and leisure activities is emphasized in the policy as crucial components of health and fitness. In order to improve physical education, it also pushes educational institutions to upgrade their sports facilities, hire teachers with professional training, and implement technology-enabled fitness solutions. Despite its progressive outlook, there are a number of obstacles to NEP 2020's successful implementation in the field of physical education. These include poor facilities, a lack of trained teachers, differences between schools, and societal attitudes that frequently place more emphasis on academic success than physical activity.

In addition, it is still difficult to standardize PE programs across various school contexts. The policy suggests systematic teacher training programs, mandatory physical education periods, increased community and government involvement, and the use of digital technologies to increase accessibility and student engagement as ways to overcome these obstacles.

By creating a well-rounded and student-centered instructional approach, NEP 2020 has the potential to completely transform physical education in India. The strategy can promote lifetime fitness habits and help create a generation that is healthier and more physically active with coordinated implementation and cooperative efforts among stakeholders. In order to demonstrate its revolutionary potential and its role in promoting the holistic development of India's future generations, this article examines the physical education framework of NEP 2020.

Focused attention on socioeconomic justice, infrastructural development, teacher capacity building, and significant technology integration are necessary to achieve the policy's goals. In the end, physical education has the potential to become a way of life in India, improving students' mental, emotional, and physical health.