Yoga camps for elected representatives

May 31, 2016 12:00 am | Updated 05:41 am IST - CHANDIGARH:

The Haryana government will organise yoga training camps for elected representatives and administrative officers at block level from June 1 to 3.

State Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Anil Vij said panchayat heads, village heads among others will participate in the camps.

He said ‘yog sadhaks’ who would deliver an outstanding performance in the training camps would participate in a national-level programme to be organised here on ’International Yoga Day’ on June 21.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be the chief guest at the function and more than 10,000 participants would represent Haryana in the national-level event, he said.

Yoga trainers and physical training instructors from police, education and ayush departments, students of schools and colleges and ‘yog sadhaks’ of Patanjali Yog Peeth and Bharat Swabhiman Trust would participate in the programme. - PTI

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