The Yoga programme to be held on the occasion of International Yoga Day on June 21 should not be Dehradun-centric but should be organised at various locations in all the districts of the State.The District Mmagistrates should be instructed in this regard. Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said this while chairing a meeting with officials to review preperations for the International Yoga Day.
Rawat said that on International Yoga Day, Yoga programme should also be organised in such religious and cultural site which are important from the tourism point of view but comparatively lesser known in the international circuit. Such programmes should also be organised at Govindghat, Triveni Ghat, Hemkund, temple premises and religious places among other locations. Along with the ministers and officials participating in the programmes on the occasion, all the government and private institutions in the state should also participate in the programmes. Yoga week will be commemorated from June 15, he added. Yoga programmes should also be organised in jails and in orphanages, added the Chief Minister. He also sought information from representatives of various institutions and bodies about the contributions they would be making on the occasion of International Yoga Day. It should be mentioned here that the AYUSH department is the nodal department for organisation for the International Yoga Day in the State.