Speed Post News Network
New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 16, 2021, addressed an event organised to commemorate 75 years of Shri Ram Chandra Mission. The Prime Minister lauded the Mission for instilling meaningfulness, peace, health, and spiritual well being among the people. He also praised the Mission for popularising yoga. He said in today’s fast and stressful life when the world is fighting lifestyle related diseases and pandemic, Sahaj Marg, Heartfulness, and Yoga are like a beacon of hope for the world.
Referring to India’s handling of Corona, the Prime Minister said that alertness of 130 crore Indian became an example for the world. The household wisdom and Yoga-Ayurveda played a big role in this.
PM Modi said India is following a human centric approach to furthering global good.This human centric approach is based on a healthy balance of welfare, well-being, and wealth. In the last six years, India has undertaken the largest public welfare programmes in the world from universal sanitation coverage to social welfare schemes, from smoke free kitchens to banking the unbanked, from access to technology to housing for all. India’s public welfare schemes have touched many lives, said the Prime Minister.
Speaking on India’s focus on wellness the Prime Minister noted that the Indian idea of wellness goes beyond merely curing a disease.There has been extensive work on preventive healthcare. PM Modi pointed out India’s flagship healthcare scheme Ayushman Bharat has more beneficiaries than the populations of America and many European nations.It is the world’s largest healthcare scheme.The prices of medicine and medical equipment have been lowered, he added, according to a PIB release.
The Prime Minister said India is playing a central role in global vaccination. Our vision for wellness is as much global as it is domestic. India has much to offer in health and wellness. He called upon the people to work towards making India a hub for spiritual and wellness tourism.Our Yoga and Ayurveda can contribute to a healthy planet. It is our aim to present them before the world in a language they understand, said the Prime Minister. PM Modi underlined the growing global seriousness towards Yoga and meditation. He noted the growing challenge of depression and expressed the hope that Heartfulness programme will help in tackling that.