Special Events Across the State on June 21 for International Yoga Day under the Theme Yoga Sangam – Green Yoga

Raipur, 20 June

The Chhattisgarh government has completed preparations for the celebration of International Yoga Day on 21 June. This year, mass yoga sessions will be organized from district headquarters down to village panchayat levels across the state, based on the theme “Yoga Sangam – Green Yoga.”

At the district headquarters, dignitaries including the Governor, Chief Minister, Union Ministers of State, both Deputy Chief Ministers, Ministers, Members of Parliament, and MLAs will attend the yoga sessions as chief guests. As per the directive issued by the General Administration Department of Chhattisgarh, specific chief guests have been designated for each district-level yoga event.

In the capital Raipur, the mass yoga session on June 21 will be held under the chief guestship of Governor Shri Ramen Deka. In Jashpur, Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai will lead the yoga event at Ranjita Stadium at 7:00 AM, with Cabinet Minister Smt. Laxmi Rajwade presiding over the program.

Deputy Chief Minister Shri Arun Sao will be the chief guest at the event in Mungeli, while Deputy Chief Minister Shri Vijay Sharma will attend the program in Kawardha (Kabirdham).

Other key dignitaries participating across districts include:

Dr. Raman Singh, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly – Rajnandgaon

Minister Shri Ramvichar Netam – Balrampur-Ramanujganj

Minister Shri Dayaldas Baghel – Bemetara

Minister Shri Kedar Kashyap – Narayanpur

Minister Shri Lakhanlal Dewangan – Korba

Minister Shri Shyambihari Jaiswal – Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur

Minister Shri O.P. Choudhary – Raigarh

Minister Shri Tankaram Verma – Gariaband

MP Shri Brijmohan Agrawal – Balodabazar-Bhatapara

MP Shri Vijay Baghel – Durg

MP Shri Santosh Pandey – Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-Gandai

MP Shri Chintamani Maharaj – Sarguja

MP Smt. Roopkumari Chaudhary – Mahasamund

MP Shri Radheshyam Rathiya – Sarangarh-Bilaigarh

MP Shri Kamlesh Jangde – Janjgir-Champa

MP Shri Mahesh Kashyap – Sukma

MP Shri Bhojraj Nag – Kanker

MP Shri Devendra Pratap Singh – Sakti

MLA Shri Amar Agrawal – Bilaspur

MLA Shri Asharam Netam – Bijapur

MLA Shri Ajay Chandrakar – Dhamtari

MLA Shri Kiran Singh Deo – Bastar

MLA Shri Bhaiyalal Rajwade – Korea

MLA Smt. Renuka Singh – Surajpur

MLA Shri Guru Khushwant Saheb – Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki

MLA Shri Chaitram Atami – Dantewada

MLA Shri Lalit Chandrakar – Balod

MLA Shri Pranav Kumar Marpachhi – Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi

MLA Shri Neelkanth Tekam – Kondagaon

These state-wide events aim to promote holistic health, environmental awareness, and the integration of yoga into everyday life.