: Friday, 20 June 2025 10:05 pm
Jaipur. On the initiative of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, yoga activities in the state are getting widespread promotion. The Medical and Health Department is playing an important role in this direction under the guidance of Medical Minister Gajendra Singh Khivansar. This is ensuring the reach of yoga activities to the village-dhani and millions of people are getting the benefit. Yoga activities are reaching people through Ayushman Arogya temples operated through the Medical Department. On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Yoga Sangam camps will be organized in more than 11 thousand Ayushman Arogya temples of the state. Residents of urban dense settlements including villagers in these camps will also get the facility to do yoga.
Gayatri Rathore, Principal Government Secretary of Medical and Health Department, informed that more than 11 thousand Ayushman Arogya temples are being operated through the Department of Medical and AYUSH across the state. In these Ayushman Arogya temples, 12 types of medical facilities are provided to the patients, including yoga and wellness activities. So far, more than 5 crore 28 lakh people have been benefited by organizing more than 42 lakh 59 thousand yoga sessions through them.
The facility of yoga exercise is getting free to the common man –
Rathore said that with the importance of yoga and the spirit of following it, the Department of Medical and Health is also determining and participating in the purpose of providing yoga service to the common man. Health and wellness centers operating in rural and urban areas have been developed as Ayushman Arogya Temple and along with various health services at these health centers, services of yoga practice are also being provided free of cost. Yoga practice activities have been included in the Niramaya Rajasthan campaign launched by the Medical Department and Yoga is being conducted to the common man under the leadership of Yoga, the Ayushman Arogya temple centers of rural-urban areas. A provision has been made to conduct at least 10 yoga sessions per month at each center and for this there is a provision to give definite remuneration to the yoga instructor who conducts yoga session.
Committee at block level for yoga exercise sessions –
Director Public Health Dr. Ravi Prakash Sharma informed that a committee has been formed at the block level for organizing yoga sessions in Ayushman Arogya Temple premises, which consists of subdivision officer, block chief medical officer and district Ayurveda officer by nomination Ayurveda Medical Officer. Yoga exercises to be held at Ayushman Arogya Temple are widely monitored and uploaded on the Ayushman Arogya Mandir portal. By June 2025, more than 42 lakh 59 thousand yoga exercises camps have been organized in Ayushman Arogya temples and about 5 crore 28 lakh people have been performed. Through the health workers working in the field, continuous efforts are being made to increase more and more people to increase participation in the Yoga Practice Camps to be held at the Ayushman Arogya Temple.
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