The Ministry of Civil Aviation is organizing “Yog Prabha”, a mega Yoga event on 25^th April 2022 at Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi. The event will be inaugurated and led by Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and the Minister of State for Civil Aviation Gen. (Dr). V.K. Singh (Retd). Over 500 officials of MoCA and its Attached organizations/PSU/Autonomous bodies will participate in this mega event. Common Yoga Protocol, Lecture on Yoga by Expert, Yoga Demonstration will be some of the activities to be undertaken at the event.

At the initiative of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the United Nations General Assembly took a historic decision in 2014 to declare 21^st June as the International Day of Yoga (IDY). This worldwide acceptance of Yoga is a matter of pride for our country, as Yoga is an integral part of our nation’s cultural and spiritual heritage.

With almost two months to International Yoga Day on 21^st June 2022 during the celebration of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, this event will help create wider awareness among the participants about importance of Yoga in daily life.

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