Yoga recognised as sports discipline by Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports recognised Yoga as sports discipline. It was placed under priority category.
Advantages of Recognition
- It will encourage the practice of yoga across the country especially among the youth.
- Due to the recognition, the practitioners will benefit in the form of funding and other administrative assistance for its development.
About Yoga
- Yoga is an Indian physical, mental, and spiritual practice or discipline.
- Yoga was mentioned in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, the author of the grammatical Mahabhasya.
- On 21 June 2015, first International Day of Yoga was observed globally lead by India