World has recognised yoga's scientific importance: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

Jun 21, 2025

NEW DELHI: Extending his greetings on the 11th International Day of Yoga, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla on Saturday said that the world has recognised the scientific importance of yoga.

"I extend my greetings on International Yoga Day. Today, Yoga has become the everyday routine of people worldwide," Birla told reporters after participating in a yoga session held at the Parliament House.

"Yoga is the heritage of India, and the world has also recognised its scientific importance," he added.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged the international community to embrace "inner peace" as a "global policy' and make yoga a collective global responsibility.

Speaking at the 11th International Day of Yoga celebrations in Visakhapatnam, the Prime Minister called upon countries to adopt yoga not just as a personal or cultural practice, but as a unifying force for humanity.

"I would like to take this opportunity to urge the global community on this important occasion to let this International Yoga Day mark the beginning of Yoga for Humanity. Let this be the day when inner peace becomes a global policy, where yoga is embraced not just as a personal practice, but as a powerful tool for global partnership and unity. Let every country and every society make yoga a shared responsibility, a common contribution toward collective well-being," the Prime Minister said.