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THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS AND ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA,
YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY
(SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)
(a) to (c): Yes. The Ministry of AYUSH through its autonomous body namely Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi has started a Yoga Volunteer Training Programme on Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) from the 1st of February, 2021.
The program divides CYP into short modules viz. appreciation, introduction and volunteer program on CYP allowing persons of varying capabilities to gradually learn and adopt Yoga. It is a monthly training module and would be repeated every month till month of June, 2021.
The objectives of this programme are as under:
i. To increase mass awareness about the health benefits of Yoga.
ii. To introduce basic well-being principles and practices to common people.
iii. To promote positive health through Yoga
iv. To propagate Yoga for preventive practice as an approach to holistic health.
(d): Yes, the Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), New Delhi conducts research and development in the field of Yoga and Naturopathy. List of research papers published by CCRYN in last 3 years is given at Annexure-I.
(e): In the Extra Mural Research scheme of the Ministry of AYUSH, the total funds released to research institutes during the last three years is given Annexure-II.
(f): The Ministry of AYUSH takes up various activities for promotion of Yoga through its three autonomous bodies namely Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY), New Delhi, Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy (CCRYN), New Delhi and National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN), Pune.
Further, Ministry of AYUSH has intensified its digital and online activities for Yoga Education and Training to the aspirants and practitioners of Yoga. In addition, the various steps are taken through autonomous bodies for popularize the adoption of Yoga both within the country and abroad including the followings:
i. Availability of sufficient online resources on the digital platforms like the Yoga Portal and the social media handles i.e YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to provide ample opportunities for the people to learn Yoga from their homes.
ii. A Year-long calendar has been created where various Yoga related information is provided by various Leading Yoga Institutions.
iii. Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) has been granted the status of Personnel Certification Body (PrCB) to promote and popularise adoption of Yoga abroad.
iv. Further, every year IDY observation in the country is lead by Hon’ble Prime Minister himself and millions of people all over the country follow CYP demonstrated by him.
Furthermore, online discourses on Yoga by prominent Yoga gurus and experts were organized as a part of the promotional campaign for IDY 2020 and as part of IDY observation for the year 2020, the Ministry also organized the ‘My Life, My Yoga (MLMY)’ i.e. the Jeevan Yoga video blogging contest with attractive prizes for the winners and runners-up in association with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in which contestants from 130 countries participated. For this the Ministry had activated all the Indian Missions and Posts abroad to promote and MLMY and Yoga at Home Yoga with Family actively. Prominent celebrities from the entertainment industry gave promotional messages on Yoga, encouraging the people to be active participants from their homes in the IDY.
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