Stating that more and more medicinal plants should be grown and utilised to get rid of intoxication, the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday urged youth to take a pledge on Yoga Day to stay away from drugs. The Chief Minister was addressing a state level function on the occasion of 8th International Yoga Day in Bhiwani.

He said that drug addiction is increasing day by day, which is fatal to society. Therefore, youth should take a pledge on Yoga Day to stay away from drugs. The youth should contribute significantly in making the earth green by planting a tree. It is also necessary for them to protect themselves by planting trees for three consecutive years, this will also purify the environment and people will have a clean environment.

Khattar said that on International Yoga Day, every citizen should take a pledge to do yoga every day. By doing yoga, the human body remains completely healthy. He said that yoga will be included in the curriculum of schools from Classes I to XII in order to take it forward, so that students can easily adopt it and get benefitted. For this, yoga teachers and volunteers will be made ready. Youth will also be able to take AYUSH degree at the college level. For this, a postgraduate yoga, naturopathy and research institute is being established in Devarkhana village of Jhajjar. Apart from this, AIIMS of AYUSH is also being built in Panchkula, the building of which will be ready soon.

He said that if a person wants to be healthy, then yoga must be adopted in life. He himself did yoga activities continuously for two hours and encouraged people towards yoga. Yoga not only keeps the body healthy but can also help get rid of many diseases.

The CM said that if you adopt yoga, you will get freedom from diseases and the expenditure of the health department will also be saved, which can be spent on other works. For this, 1,000 yoga schools and gymnasiums are being opened by the government. He said that Yoga Day should be celebrated as Nirog Diwas and Yoga should be a part of daily routine.