The Secretary, Department of AYUSH, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Shri Nilanjan Sanyal and the Secretary, DoPT, Shri Sanjay Kothari at the inauguration of the Yoga Training Sessions, organised by the DoPT in association with Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, in New Delhi on April 01, 2015. Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) is an autonomous Institution funded by the Government of India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of AYUSH.
MDNIY is a focal Institute for Planning, Training, Promotion and Coordination of Yoga Education, Training, Therapy and Research in all its aspects. MDNIY aims to promote deeper understanding of Yoga philosophy and practices based on classical Yoga amongst people.