Edu Minister launches state-level 'Surya Namaskar' campaign
Launching the ‘Surya Namaskar Abhiyaan-2025’ from Arya Girls Public School today, Education Minister Mahipal Dhanda said that India would become the most powerful country when every child would take a pledge to do yoga.
Along with the minister, hundreds of students presented various forms of 'Surya Namaskar' during the programme.
"India would become a developed country by 2047, and this is India’s challenge to the world. Yoga will play an important role in this," he said.
He appealed students to adopt yoga in mind, words and deeds. Since yoga promoted good thoughts, global welfare lay in yoga, the minister said.
He further said a person doing yoga regularly could face any challenge. "The first happiness is a healthy body, and yoga is the mantra to cure disease," he said.
“With the efforts of Prime Minister Modi, our country is once again moving towards becoming a ‘Vishva Guru’ (world leader),” he claimed.
He said yoga was being given priority in every village in the state, and everyone should do ‘Surya Namaskar’ daily for 20-25 times.
Dr Jaideep Arya, Chairman, Haryana Yoga Commission, said to promote yoga among school students, 'Surya Namaskar' was being taught in all government and private schools in the state.
The SCERT had already given directions to all schools to make the ‘Surya Namaskar’ campaign a success, he said. The 30-day campaign is dedicated to three personalities.
Dr Arya said over 50 lakh citizens would participate in the programme, adding that the government had declared yoga as a compulsory part of the curriculum. 'Yogasna' had also been included in Asian sports, he said.
