AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched the ‘CM di Yogshala’ programme in Patiala, Amritsar, Ludhiana, and Phagwara on Wednesday. Under the Punjab government’s initiative, people can give a missed call on helpline number 7669400500 to seek a free yoga teacher.
Sixty people have been trained at the Guru Ravidas University to teach yoga under the ‘CM di Yogshala’ initiative. A ‘CM di yogshala’ portal was also launched on the occasion. Addressing a gathering here, Kejriwal said in the first phase, this programme was being launched in Patiala, Amritsar, Ludhiana, and Phagwara. Later, it will be launched throughout the state, said Kejriwal.
Initially, we are starting this initiative in four cities, Patiala, Phagwara, Amritsar, and Ludhiana, and later, it will be expanded to other cities and towns too, and three crore people will receive free yoga training in the state, he said.
The AAP government in Delhi had launched the ‘Dilli ki Yogshala’ programme to offer free yoga classes in 2021. The programme, however, was stopped last year amid a tussle between the city government and Lt. Governor VK Saxena. Speaking on this occasion, Mann also said free yoga teachers will be provided for learning yoga under the ‘CM di yogshala’ initiative.
