PIB News Update: Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Nitin Gadkari said that Yoga should be popularised and practised even more. Addressing Webinar on the 7th International Yoga Day, Shri Gadkari said that Yoga eliminates all diseases and discomforts from lives of people. The Minister said that in order to increase the popularity of Yoga, classes and training of Yoga should be conducted even at the Gram Panchayat level, in various languages and taking help of all possible technologies. Shri Gadkari said that Yoga is a science that can be experienced and it has unending benefits.
Shri Gadkari said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made Yoga a global practice and initiated a special global day to make people aware of benefits and significance of Yoga.
Minister of State for Defence, Shri Shripad Y Naik also addressed the webinar and said that Yoga has always had a special place in his life and heart as he served the Ayush Minister for seven years. The Minister said that due to dedication of all Yoga followers across the country, it has become a household name today. Shri Naik also said that Yoga should become a part of daily routine for everyone.