Published 16:54 IST, September 25th 2019

Meghalaya IAS Officer sets example for ‘Fit India’, netizens applaud

Meghalaya: IAS officer Ram Singh is the perfect inspiration towards leading a cleaner, greener and healthier lifestyle, walks 10kms every week to buy vegetables

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Ram Singh, Deputy Commissioner of West Garo Hills, Tura in Meghalaya, shared a post on Facebook where IAS officer can be seen buying vegetables carrying a bag me of bamboo. video has gone viral on social media. officer is perfect example of inspiration towards leing a cleaner, greener and healthier lifestyle. Ram Singh walks 10 kilometres every week to buy organic vegetables from local vendors. 

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Ram Singh's post has been liked over 2,000 times with over 300 shares

Facebook user Robert G Lyngdoh wrote, “This is new face of Indian Bureaucracy. I am inspired. I guess new breed of bureaucrats are very optive and act more as an influencer through social media, especially when y are posted in remote areas. An officer in heartland India would never be able to do this even if he/she wanted to.”

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Robert G Lyngdoh post: 

PM Modi's 'Fit India Toh Hit India'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about health consciousness and said that it is all about what mind decides. Furr sharing that if one has decided that y will t get tired and will t stop at any point, n body functions in that manner. He also mentioned that body takes time to get apted to entire routine but if health consciousness is evoked n a person keeps mselves away from everything that harms body. 

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Celebrities support initiative 

Several celebrities and rewned athletes supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Fit India Movement' initiative. Shilpa Shetty, who is kwn for being a fitness junkie in and around Bollywood, recently urged fans and netizens to come forward and take part in Prime Minister's 'Fit India' movement. Bminton World Champion PV Sindhu, who won her maiden gold for India at BWF World Championship recently too urged people to take to fitness and follow a healthy lifestyle saying that fitness is crucial for everyone, one should spare at least some amount of time for fitness. Also, two-time Olympian Sushil Kumar and boxer and six-time world champion Mary Kom were seen supporting initiative.

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