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Every woman needs to practice yoga: Maha Minister Patil

Pune, June 20 (UNI) Maharashtra Minister of Education Chandrakant Patil said here today that women lead a very tough life as they have to fulfill various responsibilities at home, and due to this their health is often neglected. He said that every woman needs to practice yoga for a happy life.
He said that after the Mansi Initiative girls from the slum area of ​​Kothrud have developed a taste for yoga. This initiative will be implemented on a large scale in Pune city in the coming days, he added.

Patil said that in today's modern era, women are not inferior in any field. Women are overcoming various challenges like menstruation, childbirth pain, fulfilling various responsibilities in the family and earning fame in their respective fields.
In all this, they often neglect their own health. Due to this, they have to face serious diseases. The yoga practice is very necessary for them during such a time, he added.

Around 1,000 girls from Mansi Initiative presented yoga demonstrations here today.
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