Dilli ki Yogshala scheme likely to continue

The board of directors of the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University -- which runs the programme -- decided to continue the government scheme after a meeting on October 29, the officials sai

New Delhi: The Delhi government’s ‘Dilli Ki Yogshala’ programme is likely to continue beyond November 1, the day it was scheduled to discontinue, officials aware of the matter said on Sunday.

Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia had met Delhi LG VK Saxena on Friday to request him to allow the Dilli Ki Yogshala scheme to continue. (ANI photo)

The board of directors of the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University -- which runs the programme -- decided to continue the government scheme after a meeting on October 29, the officials said, and added that decision has been sent to the General Council of the university for ratification. The council is headed by Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena.

Earlier last week, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia alleged that the BJP was trying to halt the programme by putting pressuring government officials, which triggered a war of words with the BJP. At the core of Sisosida’s allegations was a notice issued to concerned officials that the programme will discontinue from November 1. BJP categorically dismissed the charges as baseless and Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said the AAP government had not obtained approval of the competent authority before the launching the programme.

Later, Sisodia met Saxena on Friday to request him to approve the files related to Dilli Ki Yogshala project.

In a statement on Friday, the Delhi government said that under ‘Dilli Ki Yogashala’ programme more than 17,000 people are benefiting from free yoga classes at 600 locations across Delhi. It has helped about 11,000 people battling post-Covid symptoms to recover from various health problems.