Ahead of the 10th edition of the International Day of Yoga (IDY), which is celebrated across the world on June 21 every year, the Minister emphasized that this year's theme 'Yoga for Self and Society' will focus on individual and social well-being. Throws light on the dual role of yoga in promoting Creature.

Prataprao Jadhav said, "The enthusiastic participation of millions of people in recent years reflects the deep impact of yoga on communities."

This year's IDY ceremony will be held in Srinagar, which will once again be graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Since 2015, PM Modi has led IDY celebrations at various locations, such as the Path of Duty in Delhi, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Ranchi, Jabalpur and even the UN Headquarters in New York.

Over the last 10 years, IDY has created four Guinness Book of World Records.

In 2015, a total of 35,985 Indians did yoga at Rajpath with PM Modi.

A total of 84 countries participated in the yoga sessions at one place and gradually, every year, an increase was seen in the number of participants from all over the world and last year, in 2023, a total of around 23.4 crore people participated from all over the world. IDY incident.

As a special initiative, this year, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is organizing a unique initiative 'Yoga for Space' to mark IDY 2024.

All ISRO scientists and officials will perform yoga together as per the Common Yoga Protocol guidelines.

To promote technology and startups in the field of Yoga, the Ministry has organized Yoga Tech Challenge on the Government's MyGov portal and MyBharat portal with the objective of identifying and promoting those startups or individuals who have created innovative solutions related to Yoga. Developed equipment, developed software and accessories. product.