"Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has decided to train physiotherapists of SAI Centres in Yogic techniques. The purpose is to achieve integration of physiotherapy and yogic science for helping athletes in speedy recovery," the ministry said in a release.
"SAI has been asked to instruct all its Centres to train their Physiotherapists in Yoga," it added.
This was seven months after the Ministry gave recognition to Yoga as a sports discipline and place it in the 'Priority' category in September last year.