Crowds gathered at Ahilyabai Holkar Stadium on 12th

Int.l Yoga Day; Minister instilled pledge for 'Healthy India'

Yoga has evolved from India's cultural heritage to medium

for world welfare: Sandeep Singh

Lucknow, 21 June (HS): Imbibing the sentiment of 'Yoga:

Karmasu Kaushalam', meaning efficiency in work comes only through yoga, State

Minister of Basic Education (Independent Charge) Sandeep Singh on Sunday

participated in the grand mass yoga programme organised at Ahilyabai Holkar

Stadium in Aligarh on the occasion of 12th International Yoga Day and practised

yoga.

Addressing the thousands of students, teachers, officials,

and members of the public on this occasion, Minister Sandeep Singh said that

under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, yoga has evolved from

India's cultural heritage into a powerful medium for world welfare. This

journey, which began with the first International Yoga Day on June 21, 2015,

has now become a global movement.

He said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi

Adityanath, the Uttar Pradesh government is committed to building a healthy,

capable, and empowered society by spreading yoga to the masses. The Basic

Education Department has made daily yoga and prayer meetings mandatory in all

council schools in the state, so that children can develop physical and mental

discipline from childhood.

Minister Singh appealed to the gathering to participate in

building a healthy, strong, and developed India by making yoga a part of their

daily routine. Yoga not only provides relief from disease, but also provides

concentration, patience, and positivity, which are the foundation of

efficiency in action.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi