Stating that this year, the theme of International Yoga Day is 'Yoga for Self and Society', Haryana Chief Secretary TVSN Prasad on Friday said that the 10th International Day of Yoga will be organized on June 21 in all the districts and blocks of the State with great fervor and grandeur. The Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini will be the Chief Guest at the State Level Function to be organized in Hisar, he added.

Presiding over a meeting of all Deputy Commissioners of the State through video conferencing to review the preparatory activities for the celebration of the 10th International Day of Yoga, Prasad directed the Deputy Commissioners to make all necessary arrangements at the district and block level for the live telecast of the Prime Minister’s address on June 21.

Prasad instructed the Deputy Commissioners to organize the program of Yoga Day in a proper way by ensuring maximum participation of NGOs, yoga volunteers and the general public. Besides, he also directed to ensure the active participation of members of Women Self Help Groups. He said that 8000 to 10,000 participants will participate in the Yoga Day celebrations at the State level whereas, 5000 and 2000 participants will participate in the district and block level respectively. He also asked the Deputy Commissioners to organize a program in all districts on the theme 'Yoga for Self and Society' in the evening on June 21 in collaboration with NGOs.

Additional Chief Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department Sudhir Rajpal said that with the help of Haryana Yog Ayog, three-day training camps for DPE/PTI, school children, officers, employees, sarpanches and panch and NCC cadets have been organized in all districts of the State. A similar training program is being organized for Ministers, MPs, MLAs, Officers, and the general public which will conclude on June 15. The Pilot rehearsal will be done on June 19 in all districts, he added.