(12)Indigenous games were formerly much practised in schools and should be encouraged as far as possible. Many boys at schools which have not the means to procure the necessary materials for football or hockey now remain without any games or exercise at all. This is not desirable and inspecting officers should impress upon the teachers in-charge of the schools which they visit that a competent and conscientious teacher will encourage and organise healthy games among his pupils, and that haddudu or kabaddi and similar indigenous games are excellent for boys.
