Lok Sabha Question No. 3831 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-25
Subject: Promotion of Yoga and Naturopathy
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Rodmal Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3831 TO BE ANESWERED ON 25.03.2022

## PROMOTION OF YOGA AND NATUROPATHY

## 3831.   SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA: DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL: SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- a. whether the Government proposes to set up Yoga Institutes in Rajasthan to promote Yoga and Naturopathy;
- b. if so, the details thereof;
- c. the  steps  taken  to  promote  Yoga  and  Naturopathy  and  encourage  people  to  adopt  it, State/UT-wise including Rajasthan along with the amount spent thereon during each of the last three years;
- d. the steps taken with far sightedness for mass promotion and development of Yoga and Naturopathy in  view  of  grave  concerns  arising  out  of  rapid  spread  of  pollution  related diseases which are affecting persons of all ages;
- e. whether  the  Government  proposes  to  promote  Yoga  through  digital  media/electronic media to make it mandatory; and
- f. if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a):  There  is  no  approved  proposal  currently  with  the  Ministry  to  set  up  Yoga  Institutes  in Rajasthan to promote Yoga and Naturopathy.

(b): Does not arise in view of (a) above.

(c):  Ministry  of  Ayush  promotes  Yoga  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. CCRYN is the apex body for research and development in the Yoga and Naturopathy systems. MDNIY provides various courses for Yoga education and imparts Yoga training through its centres. NIN,

a  premier  institute  for  Naturopathy  organises  activities  related  to  Yoga  and  Naturopathy.  The expenditure details of last three years of MDNIY, NIN & CCRYN are given at annexure.

Considering  the  need  of  Yoga  enthusiasts  worldwide,  the  Ministry  has  developed/upgraded various  IT  tools  namely:  Yoga  Portal,  Namaste  Yoga  App,  Yoga  Break  (Y-Break)  mobile application, and   m-Yoga  App,  which  was  developed  in  association  with  the  World  Health Organization (WHO).

An Information Education and Communication (IEC) Scheme, has been devised by the Ministry, activities under which include steps to reach out to people to promote awareness about Ayush systems including Yoga. Various activities like public events, conferences, exhibitions, camps & programs on TV, Radio, Print-media etc are supported under the IEC Scheme.

Further, Ministry of Ayush has established a Yoga Certification Board (YCB) for certification of Yoga professionals  and  accreditation  of  Institutions,  prescribing  syllabus  for  various  levels  of Yoga trainers  and  any  such  activities  that  may  be  considered  necessary  for  the  promotion  of Yoga.

(d):  MDNIY  conducts  various  education  and  training  programmes  for  mass  promotion  and development  of  Yoga  &  Naturopathy.  Breathing  practices  are  main  component  of  practicing Yoga which helps in increasing lung capacity.

(e) to (f): Ministry of Ayush, being the nodal Ministry for observation of International Day of Yoga (IDY) takes up various activities and programmes for promoting Yoga across the country through  digital/electronic  means  as  given  at  (c)  above.  However,  there  is  no  such  proposal currently with this Ministry to make Yoga mandatory.

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## Expenditure details of MDNIY, CCRYN and NIN in last three years

(Rs in lakhs)

|   S. No. | Year    |   MDNIY |   NIN | CCRYN    |
|----------|---------|---------|-------|----------|
|        1 | 2018-19 |    1400 |  1010 | 3,916.00 |
|        2 | 2019-20 |    1638 |  1155 | 6,415.00 |
|        3 | 2020-21 |    1550 | 10276 | 4,870.17 |

## Annexure