After the yoga day celebrations, the ministry of Ayush is now working on a proposal to promote as well as regulate yoga across India. A Rs 5 billion plan is being drawn up for creation of infrastructure for yoga, and for training facilities and research on the ancient Indian practice.
"The International Day of Yoga is just a start. We want to take yoga to the remotest village of our country and to do that we need to create dedicated infrastructure, facilities and do research. It would require at least Rs 5 billion," minister of state for Ayush Shripad Naik said.
The ministry has set up a special task force to suggest ways to promote and regulate yoga. The committee, headed by yoga guru H R Nagendra, chancellor of Bangalore-based Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samasthana, is likely to submit its report by September. Nagendra is also Prime Minister Narendra Modi's personal yoga guru.
The government is also trying to standardize the yoga techniques in order to avoid conflict or confusion. Besides, the plan would entail starting specific diploma, under graduate and post graduate courses on yoga in different universities. The government is also mulling opening up dedicated institutes and colleges for yoga, where research can also be conducted by senior yoga gurus.
