PM Narendra Modi to Lead the Yoga Event
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the main event of International Day of Yoga 2019 celebrations to be held at Prabhat Tara, Ranchi, Jharkhand on 21st June, 2019. Approximately 30,000 people are expected to participate in the main event.
On 13th June, there will be a curtain raiser to the main event at Ranchi, which will be attended by several state dignitaries, besides the Yoga organizations and Yoga gurus.
Ministry of AYUSH is the nodal ministry for observation of International Day of Yoga (IDY) across the country. The ministry has organized several programs during the past four years in connection with IDY. This year also several small and big events are being planned on the occasion of IDY.
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Ministry has requested the stake-holding Ministries and Departments of the Central Government, State Governments and other related institutions to work in a coordinated manner to observe the International Day of Yoga on 21st June 2019, in accordance with national priorities, in order to secure long term gains in the area of public health and well-being.
In Delhi, the main event will be held at Rajpath, New Delhi. This will be organized by New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) in association with Ministry of AYUSH.
Apart from the main event, the programs will be held at Red Fort, Nehru Park, Lodhi Garden, Talkatora Garden, Yamuna Sports Complex, Swarna Jayanti Park – Rohini and Dwarka Sector – 11.
