“This has to be practised daily for 9 days. Before rolling out ‘999 Challenge’ a series of zoom interactions and meetings are to be held,” said an officer.

The integrated holistic health team will have an online interaction session with 40 selected heads of schools of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD). After the completion of the online interaction session, the yoga and meditation challenge will be formally launched in all schools on April 18, said the officials.

According to senior officials, the key aim of the session is to highlight how yoga can have a positive impact on the mental health of students and teachers.

All the school heads have also been given instructions to appoint two teachers from their schools, one as an instructor and another as a demonstrator and encourage students to practise yoga and meditation. These teachers will also be provided online training, said officials.

“Integrated holistic health summit was held at Amrita Hospitals convention centre, Faridabad, last week and as an esteemed representative from the education sector, the director of education participated in a plenary session on April 8 and announced the launch of the ‘999 Challenge’ through Delhi School System,” said the officer.

The AAP government had earlier started free yoga classes across the city for the people of Delhi. However, the classes stopped following a tussle between the Lieutenant Governor and Delhi government.