The Haryana Government will set up international level yoga and naturopathy centre on public private partnership mode at Panchkula.
In a meeting held to review the construction of Vyayam and Yogshalas in villages of the state under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Manohar lal here, it was decided that treatment facilities would also be provided to poor people at the international level yoga and naturopathy centre.
It was also decided that the Vyayam and Yogshalas would be operational under District Sports Councils in each district.
A spokesperson of the State Government said that a search committee would be constituted under the chairmanship of concerned Deputy Commissioner which would recommend the name to engage one Yoga Coach in every district. Besides this, 1000 volunteers would also be engaged under outsourcing policy for 1000 yogshalas to be constructed in the first phase.
It was informed in the meeting that World Herbal Forest was being developed at Morni Hills in district Panchkula. This would be developed at a cost of Rs 234 crore in coming five years. About 75,000 herbal saplings had already been planted out of the total plantation of 1.15 lakh so far, said the spokesperson.
During the meeting, Health Minister Anil Vij said that State Health Department will soon open Panchkarma Centres in all districts in the State.