Rajeev Shukla-Editor
21 june 2026 To 117th International Yoga Day was celebrated across the country. Programs were held at thousands of places in the capital Delhi as well as in every city and town of the country., Prime Minister Modi attended the special session in Kolkata. the pictures were good, rhetoric took place, And the next day everything became normal. Now the question is whether Yoga Day has become just a one day event or its ground impact is also visible.? Symbolism: What is visible – every year 21 June becomes Yoga Day: Photo of government officials sitting on mats, Compulsory drill in schools and colleges, Videos of celebs on social media
Programs of Indian Embassies abroad, All this is necessary. This made yoga a global brand. 2014 Before yoga was dismissed as a “Hindu practice”. Today 190+ Countries celebrate it. UN has 2014 In 21 June was declared International Yoga Day. But the limit of symbolism is that it ends within a day.
Ground reality: what the data says? Positive side- According to Ministry of AYUSH 2024 till 1.2 More than lakh yoga instructors have been trained. Now yoga is also being included in schools. CBSE has 6-12 Yoga has been made a part of the class.
Medical tourism-, Rishikesh, Kerala, Foreigners are coming to Mysore for Yoga-Ayurveda. These 8000 It has become a crore worth industry. One of its weak points is that it has little or no reach in rural India. NCRB’s health survey says that 70% Rural people do not do yoga every day. For him, yoga is a “city hobby”. Question of quality- 15 Instructors prepared from day certificate courses are teaching in schools. There is a danger of wrong practice due to this. No continuity- 21 After June, most people pack up their mats. Number of people doing yoga daily 15% Did not increase more than. where should the effect have been seen?- Yoga was to become a part of health policy, But it did not happen. Ban on non-communicable diseases – Diabetes in India, Hi BP, Stress patients are increasing rapidly. ICMR says that 2030 till 13.4 Crores of people will be diabetic. Yoga works in preventive health, But AYUSH budget is only part of the total health budget. 2.3% Is. Mental health-
NIMHANS According to the data of India 15% People are struggling with mental stress. The effect of yoga and pranayam is proven in depression-anxiety. But yoga was not mainstreamed in mental health programs. There is yoga period in schools, But it is not asked in the exam. Children 45 Forget it after a minute. If it is made a grade part of physical education then it becomes a habit. what did other countries do?- in America 20,000 in more schools than“Yoga in Schools” The program runs. Insurance companies give discounts in premium to those who do yoga. Tai-chi was made the national fitness program in China. Group practice takes place in every park in the morning. We are organizing events in India, But yoga was not integrated into the public health system. The question arises what should be done now? Make a policy away from symbolism. Don’t keep Yoga Day as just an event. There should be a yoga therapy center in every district hospital. Yoga should be covered in Ayushman Bharat. Quality control should be such that whoever teaches yoga, His training and certification should be strict. Cases of spine injuries due to wrong posture are increasing. Rural focus- There should be a Yoga Mitra in every Panchayat. Like Asha is a worker, Similarly, Yoga worker. They received stipends. Work on the data – How many people got their sugar under control through yoga?, How many medicines have been reduced – collect this data. Only then will the policy makers agree. The importance of Yoga Day has not diminished. This has increased India’s soft power. But if next 10 year also we just 21 kept laying mats on June, So yoga will remain an “Instagrammable activity”. The real purpose of Yoga was – “Yoga Karmasu Kaushalam”. Efficiency in work. That skill will come when you leave the yoga school class and go to the hospital. OPD, Reached the break room of the factory and the village chaupal. the pictures look good, But the change is visible when the medicine of a diabetic patient of a village is halved because he took it every day. 30 Did minute anulom vilom.
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