Prime Minister's Awards for Outstanding Contribution towards the Promotion of Yoga for the Year 2021 announced

The Prime Minister's award for outstanding contribution for promotion of Yoga has been announced for the year 2021. Bhikkhu Sanghasena from Ladakh, Marcus Vinicius Rojo Rodrigues from Brazil and two organisations, The Divine Life Society from Uttarakhand and the British Wheel of Yoga from United Kingdom have been chosen for



the award. Ayush Ministry said, the winners will be felicitated with a trophy, certificate and cash award of 25 lakh rupees.

The award was announced by the Prime Minister on the occasion of the second International Day of Yoga celebrations at Chandigarh in 2016.