PM Yoga Awards
| PM Yoga Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Promotion and Development of Yoga |
| Country |  India |
| Presented by | Prime Minister of India |
| Reward(s) | Trophy, Certificate and ₹25 lakhs |
| First awarded | 2017 |
| Last awarded | 2019 |
PM Yoga Awards, officially named as PM's Awards for Outstanding Contribution for Promotion and Development of Yoga are the annual awards by Prime Minister of India for recognizing contribution in promotion and development of Yoga.[citation needed] The institution of the award was announced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of the Second International Day of Yoga at Chandigarh on 21 June 2016.
The Award
[edit]Award includes Trophy, Certificate and Cash Prize of ₹2.5 Million each.It has four categories:
- Individual (National)
- Individual (International)
- Organisation (National)
- Organisation (International)
List of Award Winners
[edit]| Year | Individual (National) | Individual (International) | Organisation (National) | Organisation (International) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ramamani Iyengar Memorial Yoga Institute, Pune | [1] | |||
| 2018 | Vishwas Vasant Mandlik | The Yoga Institute, Mumbai | [2] | ||
| 2019 | Swami Rajarshi Muni (Life Mission, Gujarat) |
Antonietta Rozzi (Italy) |
Bihar School of Yoga, Munger (Bihar) |
Japan Yoga Niketan (Japan) |
[3] |
Selection Process
[edit]The guidelines for awards were developed by AYUSH Ministry and Nominations for awards are invited through open advertisement. Two committees are constituted to evaluate the nominations - Screening Committee (for preliminary evaluation) and Evaluation Committee (Jury).
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "International Yoga Day 2017: Pune institute selected for Prime Minister's Yoga award". Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Prime Minister's Awards for Outstanding Contribution for Promotion and Development of Yoga - 2018". Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Italian teacher, Japan Yoga Niketan among recipients of 2019 Yoga award". Retrieved 31 August 2019.