Launch Ceremony - Fit India School Week 2020

The attention of all the District Educational Officers and Additional Project

Coordinators in the State is invited to the subject cited and are hereby informed that

the "Fit India School Week" Program is being launched in Presence of Hon 'ble

Minister of State(Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports(MYAS) on 25th November 2020.

The Fit India Mission planned a virtual symposium to flag-off the Fit India School

Week on 25th November 2020 at 11 AM onwards in the presence of Hon'ble

Minister of State (T/C) (MYAS), Shri Kiren Rijiju along with Mr. Suresh

Raina (Ex Indian Cricketer), one School Principal, one Sports HOD, two Students

with their parents. The program will go live on youtube channel of Fit India Mission,

link is as follows:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQtxCmXhApXDBfV59 JNagA

The discussion in the above video link will revolve on how Fit India School Week

program has helped to create a positive impact in spreading awareness on fitness for

all stakeholders in the school fraterity.

In this connection, it is informed that the Department of Sports, Ministry of

Youth Affairs and Sports(MYAS) with an aim to create awareness and disseminate

the message of Fit India Movement through Schools planned a series of activities

and campaigns under the aegis of Fit India Movement to promote fitness across the

country in December-2020. The plan includes Fit India Thematic Campaign, Fitness

Assessment through Fit India App, Fit India School Week and Fit India Quiz with an

aim to reach all the School going Children, School Staff and their families covering

the whole country(Annexure-1). The 2nd edition of Fit India School Week will be

celebrated in the month of December. The proposed activities under Fit India School

Week are annexed as Annexure-2.