Lok Sabha Question No. 5057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-31
Subject: Mass Yoga Demonstrations/Sessions in 100 Cities
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Bhola Singh, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Sukanta Majumdar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-5057 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.03.2023

## MASS YOGA DEMONSTRATIONS/SESSIONS IN 100 CITIES

## 5057.  SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- a) Whether the Government has proposed to organize the Mass Yoga demonstrations/sessions in 100 cities and 100 organizations activities;
- b) if so, the details thereof;
- c) whether  the  Government  has  recently  organized  an  event  'Yoga  Mahotsav  2023'  in Delhi to commemorate 100 days countdown to the 9 th  edition of International Day of Yoga 2023;
- d) if so, the details thereof; and
- e) the other steps being taken by the Government to give a wider promotion/publicity to Yoga and its utility and to kindle a mass movement to promote health/well-being and peace across the globe?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

- (a) & (b): Yes, The guidelines to conduct countdown programme each day for 100 days are enclosed at Annexure A.

(c) & (d): Yes, the Ministry of Ayush has organized an event 'Yoga Mahotsav 2023' on 13 th -14 th March, 2023 in Delhi to commemorate 100 days countdown to the 9 th edition of International Day of Yoga 2023. The details are enclosed at Annexure B.

(e): Ministry of Ayush promotes Yoga in the country through its three autonomous bodies namely Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi, Central Council for Research  in  Yoga  &  Naturopathy  (CCRYN),  New  Delhi  and  National  Institute  of

Naturopathy (NIN), Pune. MDNIY provides various courses for Yoga Education. CCRYN is the apex body for research and development in the Yoga and Naturopathy systems. NIN, a premier institute for Naturopathy organizes various activities related to Naturopathy and Yoga.

The activities and programs of MDNIY, CCRYN and NIN are available on the websites i.e. yogamdniy.nic.in, www.ccryn.gov.in and ninpune.ayush.gov.in respectively. Also, Ministry of Ayush has established a Yoga Certification Board (YCB) for the certification of Yoga professionals and the accreditation of Institutions under various categories.

At  the  initiative  of  the  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  Shri  Narendra  Modi,  the  United  Nations General Assembly took a historic decision in 2014 to declare 21st June as the International Day  of  Yoga.  The  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  the  nodal  Ministry  for  observation  of  the International Day of Yoga (IDY) every year. IDY observation is focused on a Mass Yoga demonstration based on Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) which is publicly available on the Yoga Portal (yoga.ayush.gov.in).

Also, Ministry is implementing the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National Ayush Mission (NAM) through State/UT Governments for development & promotion of different Ayush systems in the country including Yoga and providing financial assistance to them as per the proposals received in their State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs). State/UT Governments may avail  financial  assistance  by  submitting  proposals  through  State  Annual  Action  Plans (SAAPs) as per the NAM guidelines.

Under National Ayush Mission (NAM), Ministry of Ayush is implementing the operationalization of 12,500 Ayush Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) through State/UT Governments. At these Ayush HWCs, Yoga is being taught to the public for general health promotion as community-based intervention by qualified Yoga Instructors.

## Annexure A

## GUIDELINES TO CONDUCT COUNTDOWN PROGRAMME EACH DAY FOR 100 DAYS W.R.T. IDY-2023

1. The  programme  shall  be  widely  advertised  through  different  media  -  print, electronic and social media.
2. The  programme  shall  be  made  live  through  the  organisation's  social  media platforms and also the link of the same should be shared with MDNIY.
3. The Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) preferably to be practiced from 07:00 AM to 07:45 AM.
4. Seminar, lectures, discourses or workshop shall be conducted by involving the experts of Yoga and allied sciences as part of the countdown programme.
5. Efforts shall be made to have maximum participation in the CYP practice.
6. It  is  desired  to  organize  the  event  with  the  participation  of  minimum  1000 people.
7. Local  Government  Organisations,  NGOs,  Schools,  Colleges  and  different sections of the society shall be made part of the programme.
8. The  organization  has  to  celebrate  IDY  -  2023  on  21 st June,  2023  with  much more participation at the same city in a much larger scale where the countdown programme is being conducted.
9. The basic objective of the programme shall be the promotion of Yoga for health and well-being of common people.

## Yoga Mahotsav-2023 To commemorate 100 days countdown to IDY-2023 On 13-14 March, 2023 at 04.00 PM

## at Talkatora Indoor Stadium, New Delhi-110001

-  Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, organized the Yoga Mahotsav-2023 An  Event  to  commemorate  100-days  Countdown  to  International  Day  of Yoga-2023 , from March 13-14, 2023 at Talkatora Indoor Stadium.
-  This year's International Day of Yoga (IDY) endeavours to connect with larger global community, as India's G20 presidency theme 'One World, One Health' resonates with the principle of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'.
-  Shri  Sarbananda  Sonowal,  Union  Minister  of  Ayush  and  Ports,  Shipping  & Waterways inaugurated the Yoga Mahotsav 2023 in the august presence of Shri G.  Kishan  Reddy,  Union  Minister  of  Culture,  Tourism  and  DoNER;  Shri  N. Biren Singh, Chief Minister of Manipur; Smt. Meenakshi Lekhi, Hon'ble Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture; Dr. Munjpara Mahendrabhai Kalubhai,  MoS  for  Ayush  &  Women  &  Child  Development;  Vaidya  Rajesh Kotecha,  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Ayush,  Shri  P.K  Pathak,  Special  Secretary, Ministry of Ayush; Ms. Hima Das, International Athlete; Dr. H. R. Nagendra, Chancellor,  SVYASA,  Bengaluru;  Shri  Munishree  Kamal  Kumar,  Terapanth Samaj Rajasthan; Senior officers of Ministry of Ayush and other dignitaries.
-  The  Yoga  Mahotsav  2023  featured  a  wide  range  of  activities  which  included informative  talks/discourses  by  Yoga  gurus,  Vice  Chancellors  Summit  on  the topic  -  IDY-  A  Reflection  on  its  Past  and  Opportunity  for  Future,  experience sharing by heads of leading institutes on the topic: Yoga-Its Past/Present/Future, States/UTs Ayush Summit, Yoga Fusion/Demonstration, Yoga Rhythmic Performance,  competitions  like Quiz/Elocution/Poster presentation and  YBreak  @  Workplace-Yoga  in  Chair  &  Common  Yoga  Protocol  were  also performed.
-  Mass Yoga demonstrations/sessions took place in 100 places in Delhi NCR.
-  This year, Yoga Mahotsav witnessed active participations from Gram Pradhans, Anganwadi  Workers  &  Asha  Workers/Self  Help  Groups,  Ayush  Health  & Wellness  Centres,  Resident  Welfare  Associations  (RWAs),  Women  Welfare Organisations, Post Graduate Yoga Departments/Universities/Yoga Universities/Yoga  Colleges  &  Institutes/Ayurveda,  Siddha  Homeopathy  & Unani  Colleges/Naturopathy  Colleges,  Schools,  Research  Councils/National Institutes/Regulators and others.

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