The Chhattisgarh Yog Commission is making efforts to reach every village so that people know about the benefits of yoga, said its chairman Gyanesh Sharma on Tuesday.
He was addressing the sixth foundation day event of the Commission at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Stadium here. A group yoga with participation of 1,500 people was held from 6 to 7 am.
After the session, a rally (walking tour) was taken out to make people aware of healthy lifestyle and yoga.
The rally started from and ended at Subhash Stadium, an official communication said.
Sharma said the Commission has been entrusted with the responsibility of making people disease-free by returning to a healthy lifestyle.
More than 40 free yoga practice centres have been started in urban areas, he said. A seven-day divisional level training was started on Monday where yoga experts are providing training. They will then spread out across the state to take yoga sessions.