Lok Sabha Question No. 980 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-03
Subject: Launching of Mobile App Yoga Locator
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.980 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2021

## LAUNCHING OF MOBILE APP 'YOGA LOCATOR'

## 980.  SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  has  launched  a  mobile  App  'Yoga  Locator'  in compliance of the 'Digital India' campaign;
- (b) if so, the objectives thereof;
- (c) the total number of yoga trainers registered on the app; and
- (d) the  total  number  of  Yoga  Centres  registered  on  the  app  all  over  the  country,  Statewise including Telangana?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER 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 total number of registered trainers are 1626 as on 29 th November 2021.
- (d) The total  number  of  yoga  centres  registered  in  this  mobile  application  are  5141  all over  the  countryincluding  279  in  Telangana  as  on  29 th November 2021. State wise details of registered yoga centresmaybe seen at Annexure A

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|   Sr. No | State                       |   No. of Yoga Centers |
|----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|        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 |