Inclusion of Yoga in Army Training Programme
Training in Yoga is already being imparted in the Indian Army as a part of overall physical training. An eight weeks yoga course is conducted thrice a year at the Army Institute of Physical Training, Pune. The trained personnel are further utilized at places wherever posted to train the troops in Yoga. This information was given by Defence Minister Shri Manohar Parrikar in a written reply to Shri Uday Pratap Singh in LokSabha today.
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