Lok Sabha Question No. 605 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-20
Subject: International Day of Yoga
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, P.R. SUNDARAM, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 605 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH JULY, 2018

## INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA

## 605. SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN :

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

- (a) whether the fourth International Day of Yoga was celebrated in the country recently a the details and main theme thereof;
- (b) the details of programmes organized and projects launched on the occasion of Intern Yoga Day;
- (c)  the  expenditure  incurred  on  the  celebration  of  the  events  this  year  including  e incurred on promotion, publicity, advertisement and awaren ess in India and world wide;
- (d) the number of participants in these programmes and places where these were held, Stat -wise; and
- (e) the details of the proposals sent by various States/UTs regarding the selection of v other facilities for organizing the next International Yoga Day along with the steps taken/bei taken by the Government to promote yoga in the country and world wide?

## 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 fourth International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2018 was celebrated in the c recently.

The main event of Mass Demonstration of Yoga on the occasion of 4 th International Day of Yoga was held at Forest Research Institute in Dehradun, Uttarakhand on 21.06.2018.

The Ministry of AYUSH has organized IDY in NCT of Delhi in the following places : -

- (1). Nehru Garden, New Delhi
- (2). Lodhi Garden, New Delhi
- (3). Talkaotra Garden, New Delhi
- (4). Sector - 11, Dwarka, New Delhi
- (5). Swarna Jayanti Park, Sector - 10, Rohini, Delhi.
- (6). Connaught Place, New Delhi.
- (7).  Yamuna  Sports  Comples,  Master  Somnath  Marg,  Near  Vivekananda  College,  Surajmal Vihar, Delhi.
- (8). Lal Quilla, Delhi.

In addition to this, one - month Yoga Training Programme was held in around 600 districts of India, in preparation to IDY - 2018.

No specific project on Yoga has been launched on the occasion of International Da Yoga.

There is no specific theme this year for International Day of Yoga.

- (c): Funds of Rs. 36,80,85,850/ -are earmarked by the Ministry of AYUSH for the celebrat ion of  4 th International  Day  of  Yoga  including  expenses  incurred  on  promotion,  publicit advertisement and awareness. The details of the expenditure incurred is annexed at Annexure .
- (d): The participation in the Yoga events for Celebration of Internation al Day of Yoga was on  voluntary  basis.  Events  were  organized  by  various  agencies  like  States/UTs  at  the District, Block and Panchayat level and also by Govt. and Educational Institutions, Corp Yoga Schools, NGOs, RWAs etc. The details of even ts organized by other agencies, including the venues and the number of participants are not maintained by this Ministry.
- (e): No  proposals  have  been  received  from  States/  UTs  for  organizing  of  the  ne International Day of Yoga.

The details of steps being taken by Government to promote Yoga are as under:

1. Establishment of Post Graduate Institutes of Yoga and Naturopathy Education and Research (PGIYNER)  with  200 bedded  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  hospital  at  Jhajjar,  Haryana  and Nagma ngala, Karnataka.
2. Establishment of Central Research Institutes of Yoga & Naturopathy in Odisha, West Ben Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Jammu & Kashmir along with 100  bedded  indoor  hospital  facilities  to  carry  out  in depth  research  studies  to  establish  the efficacy of Yoga and Naturopathy in various remedies.
3.  Collaborative  Research  Centre  to  verify  the  efficacy  of  Yoga  &  Naturopathy  in  va diseases.
4. Establishment of Yoga and Naturopathy OPDs: - CCRYN has alr eady opened 13 Yoga and Naturopathy  OPDs  in  Govt.  Hospitals/Institutes  of  Delhi,  Haryana,  Odisha,  Tripura,  Ke Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
5.  Training,  Propagation  and  Promotional  Activities:  Council participates  in  Health  melas/ exhib ition  organized  by  Ministry  of  AYUSH  and  other  organizations  for  promotion  of  t system.
6. Establish and run Yoga & Naturopathy Clinics and Hospitals (OPD, 10 beds, 20 beds, beds, 50 beds and 100 beds).
7. Setting up of Yoga Park: Council has alread y set up 50 Yoga Park in various states of the Country.
8.  Celebration  of  International  Day  of  Yoga  by  organising  One  Month  Yoga  Trainin Programme in all districts of India.
9.  The  Indian  Missions  abroad  are  actively  engaged  in  promoting  yoga  in  the  res pective countries through training programmes and other activities.
10. ………………

## IDY - 2018 Expenditure Statement

| S.No   | Activity                                                                              | Funds Earmarked        |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| 1      | Electronic publicity through DAVP, AIR, Doordarshan                                   | Rs. 20,02,07,337/ -    |
| 2      | Print Publicity                                                                       | Rs. 3,11,17,019/ -     |
| 3      | Outdoor Publicity                                                                     | Rs. 1,49,88,167/ -     |
| 4      | Financial Assistance to Government of Uttarakhand Mass Yoga Demonstration at Dehradun | for Rs. 3,10,00,000/ - |
| 5      | Hiring of event management agency for celebration Mass Yoga Demonstration at Dehradun | of Rs. 3,40,00,000/ -  |
| 6      | Financial Assistance to MDNIY, CCRYN & NDMC                                           | Rs. 2,00,00,000/ -     |
| 7      | Procurement of -T Shirts                                                              | Rs. 1,21,81,447/ -     |
| 8      | Letters to Gram Pradhans through India Post                                           | Rs. 18,06,812/ -       |
| 9      | World Yoga Ambassadors Tour through KATPS                                             | Rs. 69,59,512/ -       |
| 10     | Yoga Awards                                                                           | Rs. 50,00,000/ -       |
| 11     | Coffee Table Book on Yoga                                                             | Rs. 39,00,000/ -       |
| 12     | Miscellaneous                                                                         | Rs. 69,25,556/ -       |
|        | Total                                                                                 | Rs. 36,80,85,850/ -    |

## Annexure