Ayush Minister Sarbabanda Sonowal reported that the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga has the potential to become the world’s best educational institution in the field of Yoga at par with the US’s Harvard University.
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The Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga is an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India. It is the nodal agency for Planning, Training, Promotion and Coordination of Yoga Education, Training, Therapy and Research.
The Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga is a Government of India initiative with a mandate to promote the yoga culture and spread the yoga philosophy nationwide.
The functioning of the Institute is under the Ministry of Ayush. The Institute is mandated to promote Yoga philosophy and facilitate training and advanced research on the subject.
MDNIY has been organising Yoga Mahotsav annually since 2016. Yoga Mahotsav is a curtain raiser for International Day of Yoga to sensitize the masses regarding celebration of IDY.
