Yoga will soon be introduced in school curriculums providing students at least a 15 minutes Yoga class every day so that physical growth among the students could also be imparted in schools along with mental growth, announced Chief Minister Raghubar Das, while addressing a huge public gathering at Morhabadi Ground in Ranchi on Tuesday. A crowd of about 10,000 people gathered to perform yoga on International Yoga Day at the venue, where Das alongwith a battery of senior officials, ministers, schoolchildren, security personnel and others performed yoga on Tuesday.
“Yoga was there in India since primitive times. It is also an integral part of our culture but we are all tensed in this modern world…. This whole world of competition is in tension….Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in this environment of tension, has tried to provide international recognition to Yoga,” said Das.
According to the CM, Yoga also brings in ethical development in humans which enables people to think not only of themselves but also about the people living in their surroundings. “This thinking will prove to be important in making Jharkhand clean and beautiful hence, it is essential to impart Yoga in our lifestyles,” said Das. CM congratulated everyone for organizing International Yoga Day.
The programme was also attended by Assembly Speaker Dinesh Oraon, Health Minister Ramchandra Chandravanshi, Ranchi MP Ramtahal Chaudhary, Mandar MlA Gangotri Kujur, Khijri MlA Ram Kumar Pahan, Mayor Asha lakra, Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma, DGP DK Pandey, Additional Chief Secretary K Vidyasagar, along with several other officials of the State Government.
Governor Droupadi Murmu, who also performed Yoga at Birsa Mandap in Raj Bhawan, said that those who practice Yoga always remain fit and healthy. She further added that Yoga is a link to connect soul with the god.
“It’s good that Yoga is getting global,” she said. Governor further said,” With the initiatives taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Yoga is getting recognised worldwide and the number of persons practicing it has also increased remarkably.”
Attraction towards Yoga among youths living in other Countries has also increased, she said.
The Governor also expressed gratitude towards the Yogda Satsang Society, which provided Yoga training to the Raj Bhawan Staff and also gifted memento them.