New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): A Buddhist monk from Ladakh is among the four recipients of the Prime Minister’s Award for Outstanding Contribution towards the Development and Promotion of Yoga for the year 2021. According to the Ministry of Ayush, the Prime Minister’s Award for Outstanding Contribution towards the Development and Promotion of Yoga, one of the most coveted honours in the field of Yoga, has been announced for the year 2021. The winners will be felicitated with a Trophy, Certificate and a Cash Award each. The value of each Cash Award would be Rs 25 lakh.
Bhikkhu Sanghasena from Ladakh’s Leh and Marcus Vinicius Rojo from Rodrigues, Sao Paulo, Brazil are the individual recipients of the award while The Divine Life Society from Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh and the British Wheel of Yoga from the United Kingdom are two organisations, who will receive the award. The awards for the Outstanding Contribution towards the Development and Promotion of Yoga was announced by the Prime Minister of India on the occasion of the second International Day of Yoga celebrations at Chandigarh on June 21, 2016.
The Ministry of Ayush developed the guidelines for the said awards. A two-stage selection process through a Screening Committee (for preliminary evaluation) and Evaluation Committee (Jury for final evaluation), is followed in a transparent manner for finalizing the awards.
The nominations for the awards for 2021 were invited through an open advertisement on the MyGov platform. The start date for the same was March 29, 2021, and the end date was May 11, 2021.
The Screening Committee chaired by Secretary (Ayush) drew up a shortlist from the 120 applications received as well as the Committee’s own inputs.
The Jury chaired by the Cabinet Secretary examined the recommendations of the Screening Committee, and also made its own analysis of the contributions made by the institutions and individuals shortlisted.
The selection was done after considering nominations received under four different categories, namely International Individual, International Organisation, National Individual and National Organisation. (ANI)
For first time in 16 time zone, International Yoga Day will be celebrated through Guardian Yoga Ring: Sonowal
By Nishant Ketu
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], June 21 (ANI): Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said eighth International Yoga Day will be organized in a unique way in 16 different time zones.
“This time the theme of International Day of Yoga is Yoga for Humanity. Today India has united the world through Yoga under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This is the power of Indian civilization and culture. Today different countries of the world are engaged in making Yoga Day a success,” Sonowal told ANI. The minister said a unique and innovative programme, ‘The Guardian Ring’ has been envisaged for this year’s International Yoga Day.
He said in Guardian Ring programme, yoga demonstration will be streamed live as and when people perform yoga in 16 different time zones along with the rise of the sun. Starting from Fiji in the east it will move westward and end in San Francisco. “Through Guardian Yoga Ring, we are engaged in making this programme a success with the help of the people of that country. More than 193 countries will participate in International Yoga Day this time,” the minister said
He said under the leadership of the Prime Minister, Yoga Day will be celebrated at 75 iconic locations. The original program will be held in Mysore, which will be led by the Prime Minister. Union Ministers will take part in Yoga Day events at 75 locations across the country. Referring to PM Modi’s contribution in growing popularity of yoga, he said Prime Minister Modi established Ayush as an independent ministry.
He said there is increasing confidence in the country and abroad towards the goods produced under Ayush. “It will increase further in the coming days, it is certain.” The minister said everyone agrees that a person can become healthy through yoga. “It is very important to practice yoga to avoid diseases. The popularity of yoga is increasing day by day,” the minister noted.
International Yoga Day is being organized on such a large scale after two years due to conditions that prevailed due to COVID-19. (ANI)
