Marathon events will be organised in all districts of Haryana on June 20 to celebrate the occasion of International Yoga Day.
The routes to organise marathon race have been finalised in all districts, said state Health Minister, Anil Vij on Monday.
Vij said that Principal Secretary, Health Department Amit Jha had issued necessary directions to all Deputy Commissioners in this regard through video conferencing.
Highlighting the steps being taken by the Haryana Government to celebrate International Yoga Day on June 21 in a befitting manner, he said that this year, International Yoga Day would be celebrated in all localities, villages, towns, tehsils, sub-divisions and districts on a grand scale.
Vij said that the booklet and CD issued by Union AYUSH Ministry detailing the protocols to be followed for smooth organisation of the one-hour yoga programme were being sent to all district headquarters.
Faculty members of universities and colleges and other yoga practitioners would participate in seminar and workshop, which would be organised at district level after the end of the programme, said he.
Haryana Government will celebrate the third International Yoga Day at district level and sub division level on June 21
Apart from this, yoga training programmes would be organised from June 1 to 15 for imparting training to those participating in the International Yoga Day.
Haryana Health and AYUSH Minister, Anil Vij on Monday said that on the occasion of International Yoga Day, the ministers of the State Government would be chief guests in each district.
The State Government has decided that 2,100 persons in each district, including school and college children, scouts and guides, universities, yoga institutions, gurukuls, police personnel, NCC cadets and NSS, Nehru Yuva Kendras and general public would participate in the programmes to be held at district level on the yoga day. Similarly, 500 persons in each sub-division would participate in the function.
To facilitate the participants, screens would be erected in the stadium for live demo by yoga instructors during 60-minutes of district level function. Also, AYUSH yoga experts, patanjali yoga instructors, yoga teachers from schools and colleges, and Sport Department would guide and supervise the people performing yoga.