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The Andhra Pradesh government’s flagship “Yogandhra-2026” run got disconnected to an enthusiastic commencement crossed the State connected Sunday (June 7, 2026), with 25,000 radical registering connected the Yogandhra portal connected the archetypal day.
The initiative, aimed astatine involving 1 crore radical successful yoga activities up of International Yoga Day connected June 21, volition proceed until June 20 with consciousness and promotional programmes crossed each 28 districts.
The State-level inaugural lawsuit was held astatine the Lepakshi Temple successful Sri Sathya Sai territory nether the enactment of Health Minister N. Satya Kumar Yadav. Addressing the participants, the Minister described yoga arsenic a awesome of Indian civilization and mode of life, and said that it helps radical enactment physically and mentally healthy. He urged citizens to actively enactment successful the programme.
Health, Medical and Family Welfare Commissioner G. Veerapandian said that 5,922 Master Trainers completed grooming implicit the weekend. Under their guidance, 50,752 radical received yoga grooming connected Sunday alone. The authorities aims to bid 2.5 lakh radical done a five-day programme.
Yoga events were besides held astatine cardinal locations crossed the State, including Lepakshi (1,952 participants), Ontimitta successful Kadapa territory (625), Manginapudi Beach successful Krishna territory (758), and SV Zoo Park successful Tirupati (2,150).
Theme-based yoga programmes were organised successful Vijayawada and Amalapuram. Around 1,000 constabulary unit participated successful the Vijayawada event, portion 845 farmers attended the programme successful Amalapuram. Yoga consciousness competitions conducted done 253 colony and ward secretariats attracted astir 1,700 participants connected Sunday. These contests volition proceed for 13 days with assorted yoga-related themes.
The authorities has besides directed each authorities aesculapian colleges to organise Yogandhra activities until June 20 and promote aesculapian students to actively enactment successful the campaign.
