DEHRADUN: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, during a meeting held at the Secretariat on 10 March, directed the officials to run the ‘Fit Uttarakhand’ campaign on a wide scale in the state. He directed Additional Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan to prepare a detailed action plan for this campaign in coordination with all the departments.
Dhami stated that the main objective of the Fit Uttarakhand campaign is to make the citizens of the state aware of health, hygiene and fitness, so that they can adopt a healthy lifestyle. Educational institutions, government and non-governmental organizations will also be included in this campaign so that more and more people can be benefited from it.
He directed that yoga, exercise and health awareness campaigns should be promoted under the Fit Uttarakhand campaign. Also, sports activities should be encouraged in schools and colleges so that the younger generation can remain physically more active and healthy.
The Chief Minister emphasised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for increasing awareness to reduce obesity. He emphasized that people should pay special attention to their food habits and should make a habit of reducing the use of oil in food. This message will be disseminated across the state through the ‘Fit Uttarakhand’ campaign.
He said, the government’s goal is that the message of the Fit Uttarakhand campaign reaches every citizen of the state. Under this campaign, publicity will be done through various mediums, so that the common people are inspired to include fitness in their daily routine.
