New Delhi, July 16 -- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued a follow-up circular dated 15 July 2025, reinforcing its earlier guidance on promoting healthy lifestyles among students through the establishment of 'oil Boards' in schools.

CBSE stated that this initiative sought to raise awareness of the dangers of excessive oil consumption and to encourage healthier dietary and physical activity habits among students and staff.

In continuation of Circular No. Acad-26/2025 dated 14 May 2025 on sugar boards, the latest directive from CBSE (Circular No. Acad-45/2025) highlighted the alarming rise of obesity in India.

Citing data from the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5, 2019-21), CBSE board noted that over one in ...