Chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday announced that the upcoming state budget would lay emphasis on promoting yoga.
The CM was speaking at the inauguration of a yoga camp organised for the members of the legislative assembly and the legislative council near Vidhana Soudha.
The camp was organised as a prelude to the International Conference on Yoga, Naturopathy & Arogya Expo (ICYN 2012), an initiative of the department of Ayush.
“Yoga needs to be adopted by everyone, including the elected representatives, who work under a lot of pressure to handle crises. Yoga will help overcome any kind of crisis. In order to promote yoga, the government will make a special allocation in the budget,” Gowda added.
The government has also decided to hold another yoga camp for all those involved in preparing budget.
“I have seen that legislators become tired by the time they reach Vidhana Soudha to attend the legislature sessions. They can participate in debates by rejuvenating themselves through yoga. We also plan to use the Vidhana Soudha conference hall for yoga practice,” he added.
“Elected representatives work under extreme pressure and face challenging deadlines. Yoga is ideal to maintain a healthy lifestyle. We feel good to support such an initiative. We hope the legislators continue for the rest of their lives what they learnt at this camp,” said DH Shankaramurthy, chairman, legislative council.
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