Information and Broadcasting Ministry will organise a variety of program activities to create awareness about the Common Yoga Protocol along with awareness about the benefits of practising Yoga.

Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju and Secretary, Ayush Vaidya Rajesh Kotecha reviewed preparations for outreach activities of International Day of Yoga 2024 in New Delhi on Friday.

Public Service Broadcaster, Prasar Bharati will broadcast and telecast different programs through Doordarshan and Akashvani Network. The Ministry said, Doordarshan will broadcast programmes and interviews with Yoga experts along with telecasting special LIVE morning shows.

Akashvani will broadcast programmes to promote Yoga as a way of life and for the overall wellness of people, in collaboration with Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga. The Ministry of AYUSH has prepared a Yoga Geet which will be shared across all media platforms.

I&B Ministry said, it will continue with the initiative of encouraging private media organisations with Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman. The Ministry had instituted the Antarashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman last year for recognizing the contribution of Media Houses and Companies in Print, TV and Radio in spreading the message of Yoga.

At the grassroots levels, yoga sessions will be organised at Panchayats, Anganwadi centres, and schools, covering around two lakh locations, under the Har Aangan Yoga initiative. The Ministry said, the estimated participation in the International Day of Yoga – 2023 was over 23 crore.