Lok Sabha Question No. 2955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-17
Subject: Yoga Day
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2955 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2023

## YOGA DAY

## 2955. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)the number of places where yoga day was organized by the Government on June 21, 2022, State and district-wise;

(b)the details of the yoga Kendras in operation during the last ten years;

(c)the number of yoga teachers appointed during the last five years;

- (d)  the funds released by the State and Central Governments to those yoga centres that are in operation in Tonk-SawaiMadhopur districts of Rajasthan; and

(e)  if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a):International Day of Yoga (IDY), 2022 was observed throughout the country in all states and  districts.  Various  IDY  related  events  were  organized  across  the  globe  by  multiple stakeholders.  The  main  event  of  International  Day  of  Yoga  was  observed  at  Mysuru, Karnataka. This event was led by Hon'ble Prime Minister, ShriNarendraModi Ji. Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) demonstrations were also organised at 75 plus iconic locations across the  country  as  part  of  AzadiKaAmrit  Mahotsav.  The  details  of  the  iconic  locations  is furnished at Annexure.
- (b)  to  (e):  Since  Public  Health  is  a  State  subject,  setting  up/  managing  Yoga  Centres  and appointing  Yoga  teachers  come  under  the  purview  of  respective  State/  UT  Governments. Ministry  of  Ayush  is  not  maintaining  specific  data  related  to  functioning  Yoga  Centers  in Tonk-SawaiMadhopur districts of Rajasthan.

## Annexure

| DETAILS OF ICONIC LOCATIONS   | DETAILS OF ICONIC LOCATIONS                       | DETAILS OF ICONIC LOCATIONS   |
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl.No.                        | Iconic Sites                                      | State                         |
| 1                             | Cellular Jail (South Andaman)                     | A&N Islands                   |
| 2                             | SwarnaBharti Indoor Stadium(Vishakhapatnam)       | Andhra Pradesh                |
| 3                             | Golden Pagoda (Namsai)                            | Arunachal Pradesh             |
| 4                             | Dong Village                                      | Arunachal Pradesh             |
| 5                             | Rang Ghar, (Sivasagar)                            | Assam                         |
| 6                             | Mahabodhi Temple                                  | Bihar                         |
| 7                             | NalandaMahavihara (Nalanda)                       | Bihar                         |
| 8                             | Rock Garden (Chandigarh)                          | Chandigarh                    |
| 9                             | Bhoramdeo Temple (Chouragaon, Kabirdham District) | Chhattisgarh                  |
| 10                            | Diu Fort                                          | Daman &Diu                    |
| 11                            | JantarMantar (New Delhi)                          | Delhi                         |
| 12                            | PuranaQila                                        | Delhi                         |
| 13                            | Red Fort Complex(Old Delhi)                       | Delhi                         |
| 14                            | Churches and Convents of Goa (Old Goa)            | Goa                           |
| 15                            | Fort Agoda Museum                                 | Goa                           |
| 16                            | Statue of Unity (Kevadia)                         | Gujarat                       |
| 17                            | Modhera Sun Temple (Modhera Village)              | Gujarat                       |
| 18                            | Dholavira (Kachchh)                               | Gujarat                       |
| 19                            | Sabarmati River Front                             | Gujarat                       |
| 20                            | Kurukshetra                                       | Haryana                       |
| 21                            | Rakhigarhi (Hisar)                                | Haryana                       |
| 22                            | Kangra Fort                                       | Himachal Pradesh              |
| 23                            | TiraSujanpur (Katoch Palace), Hamirpur            | Himachal Pradesh              |
| 24                            | Parashar Lake (Mandi)                             | Himachal Pradesh              |
| 25                            | Atal Tunnel                                       | Himachal Pradesh              |
| 26                            | Suchetgarh Border (Jammu)                         | Jammu &Kashmir                |
| 27                            | SKICC, Dal Lake (Srinagar)                        | Jammu &Kashmir                |
| 28                            | Martand Sun Temple (Anantnag)                     | Jammu &Kashmir                |
| 29                            | Khunti                                            | Jharkhand                     |
| 30                            | Group of Monuments at Hampi                       | Karnataka                     |

|   31 | Group of Monuments at Pattadakal                                | Karnataka      |
|------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
|   32 | Halebeedu Temple Complex                                        | Karnataka      |
|   33 | GolGumbaz, Vijaypura                                            | Karnataka      |
|   34 | Kochi Fort(Kochi City of Ernakulam District)                    | Kerala         |
|   35 | Padmanabha Temple                                               | Kerala         |
|   36 | Khree Sultan Cho Stadium, Kargil                                | Ladakh         |
|   37 | Bangaram Island                                                 | Lakshadweep    |
|   38 | Khajuraho Group of Monuments Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh         | Madhya Pradesh |
|   39 | Maa Narmada UdgamSthal, Amarkantak                              | Madhya Pradesh |
|   40 | Fort Gwalior                                                    | Madhya Pradesh |
|   41 | Buddhist Monuments Sanchi Town, Raisen District, Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh |
|   42 | Tryambakeshwar Temple, Nasik                                    | Maharashtra    |
|   43 | Zero Milestone, Nagpur                                          | Maharashtra    |
|   44 | Marine Drive, Mumbai                                            | Maharashtra    |
|   45 | Phugewadi Metro Station, Pune                                   | Maharashtra    |
|   46 | Loktak Lake (Bishnupur)                                         | Manipur        |
|   47 | Nehu, Convocation Hall, (Shillong)                              | Meghalaya      |
|   48 | R Dengṭhuama Indoor Stadium                                     | Mizoram        |
|   49 | Naga Heritage Village (Kohima)                                  | Nagaland       |
|   50 | SunTemple,KonarkPuri District                                   | Odisha         |
|   51 | Puri Beach                                                      | Odisha         |
|   52 | MaaKishakeshwari Temple Site,KhichingMayurbhanj District Odisha | Odisha         |
|   53 | Beach Promenade (Puducherry)                                    | Puducherry     |
|   54 | Wagah Border                                                    | Punjab         |
|   55 | Sam Sand Dunes (Jaisalmer)                                      | Rajasthan      |
|   56 | JantarMantar(Jaipur)                                            | Rajasthan      |
|   57 | Hill Forts of Rajasthan (Kumbhalgarh)                           | Rajasthan      |
|   58 | Enchey Monastery                                                | Sikkim         |

|   59 | Indian Air Force Base, Coimbatore                                                   | Tamil Nadu    |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|   60 | Vivekananda Rock Memorial,Kanyakumari                                               | Tamil Nadu    |
|   61 | The Great Living Chola Temple (Thanjavur)                                           | Tamil Nadu    |
|   62 | Shore Temple Mahabalipuram                                                          | Tamil Nadu    |
|   63 | Sulur Air Force Station, Coimbatore                                                 | Tamil Nadu    |
|   64 | Parade Ground, Secunderabad                                                         | Telangana     |
|   65 | Neermahal Palace (Sepahijala)                                                       | Tripura       |
|   66 | Rama Temple Premises Ayodhya                                                        | Uttar Pradesh |
|   67 | FatehpurSikri                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh |
|   68 | Hastinapur (Meerut)                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh |
|   69 | Kushinagar Buddhist Temple                                                          | Uttar Pradesh |
|   70 | Residency Lucknow                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh |
|   71 | Jaunpur Fort                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh |
|   72 | HarkiPaudi(Haridwar)                                                                | Uttarakhand   |
|   73 | Kedarnath Temple (Rudraprayag)                                                      | Uttarakhand   |
|   74 | Nainital Lake                                                                       | Uttarakhand   |
|   75 | Mountain Railways of India (Darjeeling Himalayan Railways) Batasia Loop, Darjeeling | West Bengal   |
|   76 | Shanti Niketan (Bolpurtown)/Belur Math                                              | West Bengal   |