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India Gazette
2 days ago
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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel launches 'Obesity Free Gujarat' campaign in Ahmedabad, takes part in 'Yog Shivir'
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 11 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday launched the 'Obesity Free Gujarat' campaign as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to make India free from obesity during his Mann Ki Baat program. As a part of the campaign, a 'Yog Shivir' was held at the event centre at the Sabarmati River Front in Ahmedabad, which CM Bhupendra Patel and State Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi attended. Ahead of the International Yoga Day, the Gujarat State Yoga Board, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, and the District Administration are jointly organising a yoga shivir. According to Shishpal Rajput, Chairman of the Gujarat State Yoga Board, Yoga is a 'great gift' from the Indian culture to the world, and because of PM Modi, the world is celebrating International Yoga Day on June 21. He highlighted that a few days ago, PM Modi during his 'Man Ki Baat' program spoke about making India obesity-free, and by taking inspiration from it, CM Bhupendra Patel announced that by the end of 2025, he aims to make Gujarat a 'healthy' and 'obesity free' state. 'Yoga is a great gift from Indian culture to the world. Because of our Prime Minister, the entire world celebrates June 21 as International Yoga Day, which is a proud moment for the nation. A few days ago, in his 'Mann Ki Baat', he spoke about making India obesity-free. Taking inspiration, the Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel has announced that by the end of 2025, he aims to make Gujarat healthy and free from obesity. Under this campaign, the Gujarat State Yoga Board will launch massive drives across all districts of the state', he said. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, A yoga camp was held at Navlakhi Ground in Vadodara ahead of International Yoga Day, drawing participation from over one lakh people, according to officials. The event was jointly organised by the Gujarat State Yoga Board and Vadodara Municipal Corporation to raise awareness about the benefits of yoga. The event, which took place as a precursor to the celebrations on June 21, saw enthusiastic participation from people of all age groups who practised various yoga asanas together in the open. (ANI)
India Gazette
2 days ago
- Health
- India Gazette
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel participates in 'Yog Shivir' in Ahmedabad
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 11 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday participated in the 'Yog Shivir' at the Sabarmati River Front in Ahmedabad under the 'Healthy Gujarat - Obesity Free Gujarat' campaign. Meanwhile on Tuesday, A yoga camp was held at Navlakhi Ground in Vadodara ahead of International Yoga Day, drawing participation from over one lakh people, according to officials. The event was jointly organised by the Gujarat State Yoga Board and Vadodara Municipal Corporation to raise awareness about the benefits of yoga. The event, which took place as a precursor to the celebrations on June 21, saw enthusiastic participation from people of all age groups who practised various yoga asanas together in the open. Chairman of the Gujarat State Yoga Board, Shishpal Rajput, addressed the gathering and emphasised the growing importance of yoga in modern life. 'The trend of people towards yoga is increasing across the country. Everyone is becoming healthy. Even after having a reputation for money, a person has stress, depression, sleep issues, diabetes and obesity. They feel that apart from financial health, physical health is very important. Mental health is very important and it will be achieved through yoga. There is no other way but yoga,' he said. He further added, 'So today you have seen that there was a Mahakumbh of Yoga in the city of Vadodara, and similar programs are taking place in all our districts of Gujarat.' The event served as a major build-up to the International Yoga Day celebrations, which will be marked across Gujarat and India on June 21. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to mark celebrations for the International Yoga Day, scheduled to be celebrated on June 21 in Andhra Pradesh. In a post on X, the Prime Minister expressed happiness at witnessing people's enthusiasm ahead of the Yoga Day celebrations and said that 'Yogandhra 2025' was a commendable effort to popularise the ancient practice. (ANI)
