Lok Sabha Question No. 1179 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: International Yoga Day
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Sudheer Gupta, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Bidyut Baran Mahato, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH)

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 1179 TH

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 JUNE, 2019

## INTERNATIONAL YOGA D AY

## 1179. SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

Will  the  Minister of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY,  UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Fifth International Day of Yoga was celebrated in the country recently an the details and main theme thereof;
- (b) the details of programmes organized and projects launched on the occasion of Internationa Yoga Day along with the funds allocated/expenditure incurred on the celebration of the this year including expenses incurred on promotion, publicity, advertisement and awaren In dia and worldwide;
- (c) the number of participants in these programmes and places where these programmes w held, State/UT - wise;
- (d) the details of the proposals sent by States/UTs regarding the selection of venues a facilities for organizing International Yoga Day; and
- (e) whether there is a growth in number of youth trained in yoga which has helped in spr yoga in other countries, if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being ta Government to promote yoga in the country and worldwide?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a)& (b) : Yes, the 5 th International Day of Yoga (IDY) was celebrated on 21.06.2019 in the country and world -wide. The main theme of this IDY was 'Yoga for Heart Care'.

Ministry of AYUSH has the mandate of being the Nodal Ministry for the observatio of International  Day  of  Yoga  (IDY).  As  the  nodal  Ministry,  it  encourages  other  Minist State governments, local self government bodies and other stake - holding institutions to observe International Yoga Day in a befitting manner, and suggests detailed list s of activities. These Ministries  and  stake - holding  institutions  prepare  their  own  sets  of  activities  and  implem them. The activities so implemented include Mass Yoga Demonstrations, Yoga training camp lectures, seminars etc. The Ministry of AYUSH doe s not provide financial support to these agencies.

The main event of Mass Yoga Demonstration for the observation of 5 th IDY was held at Prabhat  Tara  Ground,  Ranchi,  Jharkhand  on  21.06.2019  in  which  around  30,000  people participated.

The details of the funds allocated/ expenditure incurred by the Ministry of AYUSH the  celebration  of  the  event  this  year  including  expenses  incurred  on  promotion,  pub advertisement and awareness is given at Annexure .

- (c) : In addition to the main event at Ranchi, Ministry of AYUSH has also organized events of Mass Yoga Demonstrations for IDY at following places in NCT of Delhi:

|   S. No. | Place                                           | No. of participants   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | Rajpath, New Delhi                              | 15,000                |
|        2 | LodhiGarden, New Delhi                          | 1,300                 |
|        3 | Talkatora Garden, New Delhi                     | 800                   |
|        4 | District Park, Sector - 11, Dwarka, New Delhi   | 4,800                 |
|        5 | SwarnaJayanti Park, Sector - 10, Rohini, Delhi. | 5,000                 |
|        6 | Nehru Park, New Delhi.                          | 800                   |
|        7 | Yamuna Sports Complex, SurajmalVihar,           | Delhi. 6,500          |
|        8 | Lal Quila, Delhi                                | 40,000                |

The participation in the Yoga events for International Day of Yoga was on volunt basis. Events were organized by various agencies like States/UTs at the State, District and Panchayat level and also by other stake - holding organizations like Govt. and Educational Institutions, NGOs, RWAs etc. The details of events organized by other agencies, includi venues and the number of participants are not maintained by this Ministry.

- (d) : The State/UTs plan and execute their own progr ams for the observation of IDY, voluntarily and by their own initiative.

There is no such proposal sent by any State/UT regarding the selection of venues other facilities for organizing Inte rnatio al Day of Yoga.

(e) : The Government of India does not maintain data on number of youth trained in Yoga in other countries. However, empirical information indicates that there is a significant the number of youth getting trained in Yoga recent years. The  Government  has  set  up  a  Yoga  Certification  Board  (YCB)  to  standardize  and strengthen  Yoga  training  by  providing  certification  to  individuals  and  accreditati Institutions. This is a significant step in spreading Yoga in India and other countries. The Government  has  also  included  Yoga  training  in  the  'Study  in  India'  programme  of Department  of  Higher  Education,  Ministry  of  Human  Resource  and  Development  to encourage Yoga seekers from abroad to obtain authentic Yoga training in India. Under the Information Education and Communication (IEC) Scheme of the Ministry, many activities are taken up to reach out to people and to create awareness about Yoga. - m edia,  seminar,  Arogya  Fairs,  Seminars/

activities  include  programs  on  TV,  Radio,  Print Conference/ Workshops to create awareness about Yoga among the people.

Indian Missions in foreign countries, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations ( and the Ministry of Tourism take up a series of activities every year to promote Yoga -wide,  the  highlights  of  which  are  the  Mass  Yoga  Demonstrations  or g n zed at  on  the International Day of Yoga in different cities across the world including iconic locatio Tower, Times Square etc.

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## Annexure

Under  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  for  Promotion  of  Information  Education  and Communication (IEC) in AYUSH, Rs. 26.00 crores has been allocated for International Day Yoga in BE 2019 - 20. The IEC Section has released/earmarked the funds Rs. 16,44,80,079/ - so far for the following activities:

| S No   | Description                                                                                     | Amount               | Remarks                                                                    |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Newspaper Advertisement on 20.06.2019                                                           | ₹ 102,31,350         | LOA has been issued BOC, M/o I & B                                         |
| 2      | Newspaper Advertisement on 21.06.2019                                                           | ₹ 42,69,330          | Earmarked.                                                                 |
| 3      | Publicity through Doordarshan                                                                   | ₹ 591,53,400         | Earmarked.                                                                 |
| 4      | Procurement of 1.20 lakh T - Shirts                                                             | ₹ 185,64,000         | Earmarked.                                                                 |
| 5      | Financial Assistance to Government Jharkhand for arrangements of the event of 5th IDY at Ranchi | of main ₹ 300,00,000 | Payment released                                                           |
| 6      | Letters to Gram Pradhans through Department of Posts                                            | ₹ 6,12,000           | Payment released                                                           |
| 7      | Development of Yoga Locator Application                                                         | ₹ 16,49,999          | Payment released                                                           |
| 8      | Financial Assistance to MDNIY                                                                   | ₹ 400,00,000         | Rs. 2.00 crores was released in FY 2018 - 19. Rs. 2.00 crores is earmarked |
|        | Total funds released/earmarked                                                                  | ₹ 1644,80,079        |                                                                            |