Lok Sabha Question No. 606 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-04
Subject: Launching of Mobile App ‘Yoga Locator’
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 606 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## LAUNCHING OF MOBILE APP 'YOGA LOCATOR'

## 606. SHRIMATI RATHVA GITABEN VAJESINGBHAI:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched a mobile App 'Yoga Locator' in   compliance of 'Digital India' campaign;
- (b) if so, the objectives thereof;
- (c) the number of yoga centres and yoga trainers registered on the said app all over the country, State-wise including Gujarat; and
- (d) whether the Government is taking any steps to create awareness regarding use of 'Yoga Locator' App and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes,  sir.  The  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  launched  'Namaste  Yoga  Mobile  Application'  an updated version of Yoga Locator Mobile Application in the year 2021.
- (b) The objective of the Namaste Yoga Mobile Application is to provide information to public to  look  for  yoga  centres,  yoga  trainers,  yoga  events,  videos  on  yoga  asanas,  etc.  The application  has  navigation  facility.  The  fitness  tracker  feature  of  Namaste  Yoga  mobile application helps to monitor daily steps and calories burnt by the user. The application is available on both Android and iOS platforms.
- (c) The detail of the total number of yoga centres registered on the app all over the country, state-wise including  Gujarat  as  on  02/02/2022  is  at  Annexure  'A'.  The  number  of  yoga trainers  registered  on  the  app  all  over  the  country,  state-wise  including  Gujarat  as  on 02/02/2022 is at Annexure 'B'.
- (d) The 'Namaste Yoga App', an updated version of the Yoga locator App was launched by the  Ayush  Minister  in  the  year  2021.  Ministry  of  Ayush  has  utilized  its  Social  Media Platforms  for  creating  awareness  regarding  use  of  the  Application.  Further,  it  also channelised  Press  Media  and  Electronic  media  as  a  result  of  which  the  launch  of  the Application was covered widely by prominent newspapers & electronic media.

|   Sr. No | State                       |   No. of Yoga Centres |
|----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|        1 | India                       |                  5141 |
|        2 | Andhra Pradesh              |                   129 |
|        3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |                     3 |
|        4 | Assam                       |                    44 |
|        5 | Bihar                       |                    43 |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh                |                    59 |
|        7 | Goa                         |                     5 |
|        8 | Gujarat                     |                   136 |
|        9 | Haryana                     |                   402 |
|       10 | Himachal Pradesh            |                    15 |
|       11 | Jammu and Kashmir           |                    16 |
|       12 | Jharkhand                   |                    61 |
|       13 | Karnataka                   |                   459 |
|       14 | Kerala                      |                   113 |
|       15 | Madhya Pradesh              |                   116 |
|       16 | Maharashtra                 |                  1608 |
|       17 | Manipur                     |                    11 |
|       18 | Meghalaya                   |                     1 |
|       19 | Mizoram                     |                     0 |
|       20 | Nagaland                    |                     0 |
|       21 | Odisha                      |                    28 |
|       22 | Punjab                      |                    57 |
|       23 | Rajasthan                   |                   182 |
|       24 | Sikkim                      |                     5 |
|       25 | Tamil Nadu                  |                   315 |
|       26 | Telangana                   |                   279 |
|       27 | Tripura                     |                     6 |
|       28 | Uttar Pradesh               |                   340 |
|       29 | Uttarakhand                 |                   118 |
|       30 | West Bengal                 |                    76 |
|       31 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                     0 |
|       32 | Chandigarh                  |                    23 |
|       33 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |                     0 |
|       34 | Daman and Diu               |                     1 |
|       35 | Lakshadweep                 |                     0 |
|       36 | Delhi                       |                   490 |
|       37 | Puducherry                  |                     0 |

## Annexure A

|   S.No. | State                       |   No. of Registered Yoga Trainers |
|---------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|       1 | India                       |                              1625 |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh              |                                92 |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh           |                                 1 |
|       4 | Assam                       |                                20 |
|       5 | Bihar                       |                                17 |
|       6 | Chhattisgarh                |                                18 |
|       7 | Goa                         |                                 3 |
|       8 | Gujarat                     |                                46 |
|       9 | Haryana                     |                                45 |
|      10 | Himachal Pradesh            |                                 2 |
|      11 | Jammu and Kashmir           |                                 7 |
|      12 | Jharkhand                   |                                15 |
|      13 | Karnataka                   |                                64 |
|      14 | Kerala                      |                                19 |
|      15 | Madhya Pradesh              |                                32 |
|      16 | Maharashtra                 |                               543 |
|      17 | Manipur                     |                                 1 |
|      18 | Meghalaya                   |                                 0 |
|      19 | Mizoram                     |                                 0 |
|      20 | Nagaland                    |                                 0 |
|      21 | Odisha                      |                                10 |
|      22 | Punjab                      |                                 8 |
|      23 | Rajasthan                   |                                80 |
|      24 | Sikkim                      |                                 2 |
|      25 | Tamil Nadu                  |                               118 |
|      26 | Telangana                   |                                27 |
|      27 | Tripura                     |                                 1 |
|      28 | Uttar Pradesh               |                               186 |
|      29 | Uttarakhand                 |                                39 |
|      30 | West Bengal                 |                                24 |
|      31 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                                 3 |
|      32 | Chandigarh                  |                                 2 |
|      33 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli      |                                 0 |
|      34 | Daman &Diu                  |                                 0 |
|      35 | Lakshadwwep                 |                                 0 |
|      36 | Delhi                       |                               195 |
|      37 | Puducherry                  |                                 5 |

## Annexure B