New Delhi | Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch ‘Fit India Movement’ at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on National Sports Day at 10 am on Thursday.
The programme aims to promote a healthy wellbeing.
PM Modi will take a pledge and ask all the citizens to take one.
NOT TO BE MISSED-
Launch of #FitIndiaMovement by Hon’ble PM @narendramodi, this morning at 10 am LIVE on @DDNational & Live-Stream on https://t.co/XSIufeZqNS#HumFitToIndiaFit@PMOIndia @KirenRijiju @RijijuOffice @Media_SAI @PIB_India @MIB_India pic.twitter.com/nxwGyEHDIa— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) August 29, 2019
The campaign is supported by several national sports icons including World Badminton champion PV Sindhu, sprinter Hima Das along with celebrated wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik.
“I am taking the pledge, are you guys ready to take the pledge,” PV Sindhu said, in a video released by Sports Authority of India on August 27, encouraging followers to take out some time everyday to keep fit.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that PM’s initiative is receiving support already.
“Tremendous supporters are coming from all sections of the society to participate in the #FitIndiaMovement to be launched by @narendramodi ji on 29th Aug at 10am. Chief Ministers, Corporates and many icons are taking amazing steps to make the programme a grand success”.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh has also appealed to citizens to take the pledge.
“I am also happy to know that the Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi himself is going to launch the FitIndiaMovement today to mark the National Sports Day. I appeal to everyone to join this fitness movement and make a ‘Fitter & Better India’”, he wrote.
PM is a well-known supporter of Yoga and has in the past attributed his fitness to regular yoga and breathing exercises.
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