Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu announces Rs 25 crore to conduct yoga programmes in state.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday announced that the state government will provide Rs 25 crores for conduction of regular yoga programmes in the state by the AYUSH department.
“The government will allocate Rs 25 crore for the AYUSH department to organise yoga classes in the state,” Naidu said while participating in the state-level International Yoga Day celebrations.
He compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his namesake Swami Vivekananda (born Narendra Nath Datta), by showing a way for the international community by focusing on India’s spiritual philosophy. Naidu lauded the role of Modi in giving an international status to yoga.
A large number of students and NCC cadets attended the programme and practised the yoga on the occasion.