Speaking on the occasion of The ‘Yoga Mahotsav’, celebrated to commemorate 75 days to the International Day of Yoga at the Dibrugarh University, the Union Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal, the Ayush Minister, said, “I have the pleasure to announce that the Ministry of Ayush is going to set up a 100 bedded Yoga & Naturopathy hospital at Dibrugarh".
Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga
Adding further, Sarbananda Sonowal said, “This centre will cater to needs of the region by providing Yoga and naturopathy out-patient and inpatient treatments to the people of Assam. An MoU was also signed between the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) and Dibrugarh University to develop an ecosystem of Yoga practitioners which will further reinforce our commitment to make Yoga a part of everyone’s healthy lifestyle".
” Our endeavour to promote Yoga as a way of life will not only enrich our health but also contribute positively towards building a healthy & Swastha Bharat - a vision of our dynamic Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji.”
The event was graced by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal; Chief Minister of Tripura, Prof (Dr) Manik Saha; Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Chowna Main; Union Minister of State for Petroleum & Natural Gas & MP of Dibrugarh; Rameshwar Teli; Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh; Health & Family Welfare Minister of Assam, Keshab Mahanta; former minister & Chairman, HOUSEFED, Bhabesh Kalita; Health & Family Welfare Minister of Manipur, Sapam Ranjan Singh; Minister of Power of Meghalaya, A T Mondal; Vice Chancellor of Dibrugarh University, Prof Jiten Hazarika; and Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha.
International students from Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Togo, Nepal, Nigeria, Lesotho, Botswana, Egypt, Namibia & Korea apart from thousands of students, yoga enthusiasts participated at the Yoga Mahotsa.