Ayush ministry sets up inter-disciplinary team to explore potential of Yoga

The Union Ministry of Ayush has set up an interdisciplinary team of experts to explore the potential of Yoga as a productivity enhancing tool for the population.

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The committee is chaired by Dr. H. R Nagendra, Chancellor, SVYASA and its members include representatives from AIIMS New Delhi, IIM Bangalore, IIT Bombay, various leading Yoga institutions, the corporate sector and the AYUSH Ministry.

One of the primary tasks of the committee was to review evidence that linked Yoga to productivity and analyse the same. The various possible directions of the productivity dimension could then be identified systematically, and along these directions, protocols could be developed.

The committee will submit its preliminary recommendations by May 2021.