Lok Sabha Question No. 1774 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-16
Subject: Yoga Centres
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-1774 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2022

## YOGA CENTRES

## 1774. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

- a. the names of places where yoga was performed on International Day of Yoga on 21 June 2022, State-wise and district-wise;
- b. The number of Yoga Centres functioning since the last ten years along with the yearwise details of their establishment;
- c. the number of Yoga teachers appointed during the last five years;
- d. whether Yoga Centers have been functioning in Tonk and SawaiMadhopur districts of Rajasthan and the amount released by the State and Central Government in this regard; and
- e. if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a):  People  performed Yoga during observation  of  International  Day  of  Yoga (IDY), 2022 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 conducted  at  Mysuru,  Karnataka.  This  event  was  led  by  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister,  Sh. Narendra Modi. 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 and SawaiMadhopur districts of Rajasthan.

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## 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                             | Swarna Bharti 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   |