Dehradun: Chief Minister Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in the ‘Run for Yoga’ program organized at M.K.P College, Dehradun on Sunday. On this occasion, the Chief Minister also marched on foot from Gandhi Park to M.K.P College to make the youth, elderly women aware of yoga.
The Chief Minister urged everyone to participate enthusiastically in the upcoming International Yoga Day. He said that together we have to take the ancient yoga civilization to the masses. Sages have developed the wonderful knowledge of integrating body, soul and mind through yoga. Yoga acts as a Sanjeevani for the entire world. Yoga makes life healthy and disciplined. Today the world is getting attracted towards yoga.
The Chief Minister said that by adopting yoga in daily life, along with keeping the body and mind healthy, positivity can also be brought in the society. The Chief Minister said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had proposed International Yoga Day on 21st June in the United Nations General Assembly, which was adopted by the whole world. He said Uttarakhand is the land of Yoga, AYUSH and spirituality. The state government is working on making Uttarakhand a global hub of yoga and wellness tourism. The state government has recently approved the new yoga policy. Under which a subsidy of up to 20 lakhs is being provided for developing yoga and meditation centers in the state.
The Chief Minister said that yoga centers already operating in the state are also being promoted. A grant of up to 10 lakhs is also being given to promote research in the field of yoga, meditation and naturopathy. There are immense possibilities of yoga and wellness in the state, on which the state government is continuously working. He appealed to everyone to adopt a disciplined and healthy lifestyle. On this occasion, MLA Mr. Khajan Das, Mr. Bharat Chaudhary, Vice President State Level Sports Council Mr. Hemraj Bisht, Secretary AYUSH Mr. Deependra Chaudhary, Additional Secretary Mr. Vijay Kumar Jogdande, Mr. Pradeep Jain, Mr. Jitendra Negi and others were present.
