Yoga, an investment with considerable benefits; Media awards presented to 30 media houses for Yoga promotion
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New Delhi, January 07: Hailing media contribution towards promoting healthy living through yoga, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday conferred awards to 30 media houses at the first 'Antarrashtriya Yoga Diwas Media Samman', presented under three categories.
Javadekar described the award as a unique honour to media organisations that contributed to promote yoga for the benefit of society. "This event, the first of its kind, also marks a new trend of recognition of the endeavour of media organisations that go beyond news, views and advertisements, and work in mission mode for the larger benefit of society", he said.
प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी की प्रतिभा है जिन्होंने अंतरराष्ट्रीय योग दिवस मनाने का प्रस्ताव #UN के मंच पर रखा और 100 दिन में 170 देशों ने सहयोग करके 21 जून को अंतरराष्ट्रीय योग दिवस के रूप में घोषित किया। यह भारत के लिए सम्मान की बात है।#IYDS @PIBHindi @moayush pic.twitter.com/o6O84V3tQG
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) January 7, 2020
Recalling the good spirits of Lokmanya Tilak who had launched the newspaper 'Kesari' as a medium to generate awareness towards good governance, he said that the media organisations are creating greater public awareness towards 'Suraaj' where good healthcare, education, and civic amenities are available to all. "Yoga has gained global respect due to the vision and efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi", he affirmed meanwhile.
मीडिया समाचार देते है, टिका - टिप्पणी करते है व विज्ञापन छापते है। यह पुरस्कार समाज के व्यापक हित में बेहतर काम करने के लिए दिए जाने वाला, साथ ही एक अच्छे काम के लिए मीडिया संगठनों के प्रयासों को पहचानने का एक यह अनूठा प्रयास है। #IYDS pic.twitter.com/MICfRJa20k
— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) January 7, 2020
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister of State for AYUSH Shripad Yesso Naik congratulated Javadekar for the successful conduct of this new initiative of Yoga Diwas Media Samman. Chairman of the jury and the Press Council of India Justice C K Prasad also described yoga as an investment with zero risk and considerable benefits.
Eleven awards were conferred under the 'Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Newspapers' category, eight under the 'Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Television' and 11 under the 'Best Media Coverage of Yoga in Radio' category.