PM Modi did yoga on the occasion of International Yoga Day

PM Modi did yoga on the occasion of International Yoga Day and addressed the public

Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed yoga on International Yoga Day on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. On this PM Modi said that today the number of people doing yoga is continuously increasing all over the world. People’s attraction towards yoga is increasing. Today, from the land of Kashmir, I congratulate all the people of the world on International Yoga Day. Ten years ago, I had proposed to celebrate International Yoga Day in the United Nations. India’s proposal was supported by 177 countries, which is a record in itself. In 2015, 35,000 people performed yoga together on Kartavya Path in Delhi.

PM said that in the year 2015, I inaugurated a yoga center in Turkmenistan. Today yoga activities are flourishing there. Yoga therapy has been included as a subject in the State Medical University of Turkmenistan.

PM Narendra Modi said that this year in India, a 101-year-old female yoga teacher from France was awarded the Padma Shri. She never came to India but has dedicated her entire life to promoting yoga. Today, research on yoga is being done in prestigious universities and institutions across the world to create awareness about yoga.

While participating in yoga practice at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar, the Prime Minister said that the attraction towards yoga that has developed in entire Jammu and Kashmir, the enthusiasm and zeal with which people are eager to connect with yoga, has become an opportunity to give a new impetus to the tourism of Jammu and Kashmir.

PM Modi said that on the occasion of the 10th International Yoga Day, I urge everyone to make yoga a part of their daily lives. The Prime Minister said that from Rishikesh and Kashi to Kerala, we can see a new trend of yoga tourism emerging in India. People from all over the world are coming to India to learn authentic yoga. Sectors related to tourism, apparel etc. are flourishing with the huge influx of people. This is creating new employment opportunities for the youth.