Assam cabinet nod to Olympics value-based education model

Guwahati: The Assam cabinet’s decision taken on Friday to roll out Olympic Values Education Programme (OVEP) in 250 government-run and private schools in and around Guwahati will address the challenges of a sedentary lifestyle, lack of concentration and adolescents dropping out of school.
State cabinet minister Jayanta Malla Baruah, on Friday evening said the state cabinet, headed by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has given his assent to the signing of an MoU with the International Olympic Committee and Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust to implement the programme.
“Olympic Values Education Programme to be implemented in 250 government and private schools across Guwahati in association with Abhinav Bindra Foundation Trust (ABFT) for Rs 6 crore in 2024-2027,” read the cabinet decision.
Baruah said the initiative will help in taking ahead the state’s sports sector. “The training programme will be conducted on the school campuses. This is good news for the sports sector of Assam,” he said, hoping that the OVEP will bring out many bright prospects in sports from schools.
OVEP is based on the Olympic philosophy that learning takes place through the balanced development of body and mind. Using Olympic Games symbols, the themes of Olympism, and drawing on the highlights of the ancient and modern Olympic Games, OVEP disseminates a values-based curriculum that helps shape character among children and youth.