'No public programmes will be held on International Yoga Day': AYUSH Ministry

Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary, AYUSH Ministry on Friday said that public programmes will be held on International Day of Yoga which is celebrated annually on June 21 to raise global awareness about benefits of ancient Indian practice amid Coronavirus crisis. 

'thing is final'

He said, "Earlier, Prime Minister Modi had to take part in Yoga Day program at Leh, but w due to COVID-19 crisis, thing is final. public programmes will be held on that day."

From Hollywood to Haridwar, people have taken serious te of benefits of yoga amid coronavirus health crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, ting that it is good for "community, immunity and unity".

In his monthly "Mann ki Baat" radio address, Prime Minister also urged people to participate in an online yoga competition being organised by Ayush Ministry.

'I would like to share a secret today'

He said during ongoing health crisis, he spoke with many world leaders. "I would like to share a secret today- I’ve observed that during deliberations between world leaders, a lot of interest is evinced in yoga and Ayurveda. Many leaders asked me if yog and Ayurved could be of help in this calamitous period of coronavirus," he said.

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Referring to ''International Yoga Day'' on June 21, he said as yoga is getting integrated with people's lives, awareness about ir health is also continuously on rise.

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"During present Covid-19 pandemic, it is being observed from Hollywood to Haridwar that, while staying at home, people are paying serious attention to yoga. People everywhere want to kw more about yoga and along with it Ayurveda and adopt it as a way of life," he said.

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Ayush Ministry has started its International Video Blog competition titled ''My Life, My Yoga'' in which people from across globe can participate. To participate, people will have to make a three-minute video and upload it.

"In this video, you have to perform yoga or asana, that you usually do and also tell about changes that have taken place in your life through yoga," he said.

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(With PTI inputs)