Haryana Government has announced to set up Centre of Excellence for naturopathy in all districts of the State on the pattern of international level naturopathy centre being set up at Panchkula.
Chief Minister Manohar lal while speaking at the felicitation function organised to honour yoga guru Baba Ramdev at Sonepat said that the State Government would take yoga to every individual in the State besides the students.
A memorandum of understanding was also signed between Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar and the State Government on Tuesday. The Chief Minister said that vyayamshalas would be set up in all about 6,500 villages across the State. And, coaches would be appointed in these vyayamshalas to impart training to the youth. Apart from this, PTIs (physical training instructor) would be provided refresher courses to enable them to teach yoga to students in schools, he added.
Thanking Ramdev for accepting the proposal of becoming the brand ambassador of Haryana for the promotion of yoga and ayurveda, Manohar lal said that he would be treated as State guest whenever he visits the State.
Speaking on this occasion, Health Minister Anil Vij said that Ramdev has been requested to provide trained force for imparting training in vyayamshalas and yogshalas. Apart from this, students would be imparted education in yoga during the zero hour in all schools of the State. To ensure this, capsule course would be organized for all PTIs in the State.
Vij said that world largest herbal forest would be established at Shivalik foothills in district Panchkula and all varieties of medicinal plants would be planted in this herbal forest. This herbal forest would also be developed as a tourist place, he added.