Lok Sabha Question No. 954 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-22
Subject: Promotion of Yoga
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sandhya Ray, Vijay Kumar Dubey, Rebati Tripura, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 954 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND NOVEMBER, 2019

## PROMOTION OF YOGA

## 954. SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY:

SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

SHRI REBATI TRIPURA:

SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is planning to promote yoga through Fit India Movement, f s , the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard;
- (b) whether the Government has set any target to promote Yoga and Naturopathy in the countr if so, the details of funds allocated for the same during each of the last three years and year and the achievement of physical and financial targets;
- (c) whet her the Government has initiated any awareness drive for the promotion of Yoga a Naturopathy, if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereon;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to make Yoga compulsory in schools and if so, the d etail thereof along with the measures taken to meet the shortage of Yoga teachers in schools; an
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  working  on  a  programme  to  make  Yoga  a  lifestyle  habit pregnant and lactating women as well as children and if so, the det ails thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) :    Yoga is part of the Fit - India Movement, and the following activities are initiated for the purpose:
- i. Identification and training of Fitness Volunteers in Yogasana with special on women.
- ii. Developing age appropriate Y ogasan capsules and disseminating in schools.
- iii. Database of places where Y ogasansessions are held regularly.

The steps initiated by the Ministry to achieve the above include:

- i. Strengthening  the  certification  activities  of  the  Yoga  Certificati on  Board  and coordination  with  s take - holding  Yoga  Institutions ,  Professional  Certification Bodies (PrCBs) for enlisting f it ess volunteers in Yogasana.
- ii. Yoga protocols for children and adolescents developed and disseminated widely
- iii. Design  for  creation of database  on  Yoga  training  services  finalised. An  App YogaLocator has been developed and la unched.

(b) : No  specific  targets  have  been  set  by  the  government  to  promote  Yoga  and Naturopathy.

(c) : SincePublic Health is a State subject, initiat ingvar ous steps for awareness about Yoga  and  Naturopathy  in  their  respective  domains fall  under  the  purview  of  the respective State/ UT governments .

Further to this, a t the Central level, Ministry of AYUSH also strives to promote thes systems  and  to  create  awareness  for  the  benefit  of  the  people. For  this  purpose  an Information Educatio n and Communication (IEC) Scheme, has been devised by the Ministry,  activities  under  which  include  steps to  reach  out  to  people  and  to  create awareness  about  Yoga  and  Naturopathy.  IEC  activities  include  programs  on  TV, Radio, Print -media etc.

As a part of bservation of International Day of Yoga (IDY) on 21 st June, this Ministry has  reached  out  to  about  2.5  lakh  Gram  Pradhan  with  suggested  plan  of  action Yoga  promotion  in  villages.  Common  Service  Centers (CSCs) of  the  Ministry  of Electronics & IT have a lso been roped in for promotion of Yoga in rural areas.

National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN ), Pune, an Institute under Ministry of AYUSH, conducts on an average 16 outreach activities every month to popularize Yoga a Naturopathy.

Further to mark 150 t h birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, 150 Naturopathy camps are being organised across the country from 2 nd October, 2019 to 2 nd October, 2020.

In addition to the above, under National AYUSH Mission (NAM), financial assistanc is provided to States and Union Territories for setting up AYUSH Wellness Centres .

(d) : There is no such proposal currently with this Ministry.

(e) :      Yes, Morarji  Desai National  Institute  of  Yoga  (MD NIY),  New  Delhi,  an autonomous i nstitute under Ministry of AYUSH has come out with some protocols related to Yoga for women's health as follows.

- i. Yoga for Children of Age 3 - 6 years.
- ii. Yoga for expecting mothers.
- iii. Yoga for Adolesc ent girls.
- iv. Yoga for Lactating mothers.
- v. Yoga for women of 40+ age group.