Yoga Andhra website launched for public participation
Vijayawada:Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for earning yoga global recognition and announced that the state government will host grand International Yoga Day celebrations in Visakhapatnam on June 21, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate. Naidu launched the official Yoga Andhra website during a programme at Undavalli on Wednesday.
Naidu described yoga as a great gift that India has offered to the world and underscored the need to make yoga a part of everyone’s daily life. He announced that a special campaign titled YogAndhra-2025 will be held for a month starting on Wednesday and further announced that on June 21, a mega event involving five lakh people will take place from RK Beach to Bhogapuram.
Naidu announced, “We will partner with the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga to train 2,000 yoga instructors, including 2,000 schoolteachers. Yoga-related content will be incorporated into the school syllabus and students will receive daily one-hour yoga training once schools reopen. Volunteers who successfully spread awareness about yoga will get the opportunity to attend the PM’s event on June 21.”
Stating that a new chapter in Andhra Pradesh’s history will begin, Naidu said, “We will conduct Yoga Andhra-2025 for a full month, not as a photo-op or symbolic event, but as a genuine mass movement to promote awareness and practice of yoga. Simultaneously, arrangements are being made to ensure the participation of at least two crore people across the state. We aim to train 10 lakh individuals in yoga and issue them certificates. Organising such a large-scale yoga session by the sea is a rare opportunity. This picturesque event, set in the lap of nature, will be etched in public memory.”
Naidu further announced that as PM Modi is attending the Yoga Day celebrations, a team of ministers led by Minister Nara Lokesh will oversee preparations.
The Chief Minister stated, “Our vision for Swarnandhra-2047 is a state where everyone enjoys good health, wealth, and happiness. Yoga offers a perfect solution to many of today’s challenges. Everyone should dedicate one hour daily for pranayama, asanas, and meditation to relieve stress and enhance productivity.”
Naidu said, “In the past, I organised yoga sessions for IAS, IPS officers, and ministers.”
Minister for medical and health Satyakumar Yadav and several senior officials were present.
