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AP: Month-long state-wide programmes to be organised for International Yoga Day

Vijayawada, May 25 (UNI) The Andhra Pradesh Health Department has announced that the state government will organise a month-long campaign called 'Yogandhra 2025' across the State to celebrate the 11th International Yoga Day on June 21.
Special Chief Secretary of the Health Department Krishna Babu said in a statement on Sunday that Yoga demonstrations, competitions and training programmes will be held in all the districts of the state for a month from May 21 to June 21.
He said this programme will be organised with the aim of increasing awareness among the people about the practice of yoga by holding special yoga demonstrations at famous tourist destinations and historical places.

Various programmes will be organised at the state, district, mandal and village levels.
Yoga gurus, yoga instructors, volunteers, yoga practitioners and the general public can register and participate in these programmes. As part of it, theme-based yoga demonstrations, competitions and mass yoga practice will be held at famous tourist destinations in the state.

On June 21, programmes will be held at Suryalanka Beach and Ramapuram Beach in Bapatla on International Yoga Day.
A special programme will also be held at Lepakshi Temple in Anantapur district. Yoga competitions, group yoga practice, mixed-age group yoga will be organised for all age groups across the state on that day.

As part of this, 2,600 master trainers will be trained and 1,25,000 village and urban level trainers will be made through them.
The government has set a target of providing yoga training to 70 lakh people in the state through these trainers. These yoga competitions will be held at various stages from village level to state level.

To create awareness among the people about these programs, a door-to-door campaign, a large-scale rally on May 27, and distribution of pamphlets will be organised.
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