New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a nation-wide ‘Fit India Movement’ at 10:00 am at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex in New Delhi. PM Modi had announced about it in the latest edition of his monthly radio programme, 'Mann Ki Baat.'  

“Fit India movement will be launched on August 29, on the occasion of Swami Vivekanand’s birth anniversary,” PM Modi had said.

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“There will be goals that will be fixed for it, too. It is currently being celebrated as National Sports Day. It will be an interesting campaign for all,” he said.

Here are the highlights from PM Modi's speech on National Sports Day launch:

11:19 am: Fit mind in a fit body important: PM Modi

11:18 am: Fitness is not just a movement in India, globally it is being taken seriously. China has launched a mass campaign called "Healthy China" by which they are aiming for every national to be fit by 2030... there are similar programs across the world. A healthier or fitter country is a stronger country: PM Modi

11:16 am: Huge population of India is suffering from diabetes and hypertension. This is a big concern, but we have a ray of hope if we understand lifestyle diseases are caused by lifestyle disorder: PM Modi

11:13 am: There is no elevator to success, you have to take stairs: PM Modi

11:11 am: Lifestyle diseases are being caused by lifestyle disorders. And lifestyle disorders can be corrected by making small changes. To inform the people of the country about these changes is the objective of the Fit India Movement: PM Modi

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11:06 am: Fit India mission is not a government movement and the government can act only as a 'catalyst': PM Modi 

11:00 am: Major Dhyan Chand amazed the world with his fitness, stamina, and hockey stick: PM Modi

10:55 am: Fitness is not just a word, it is a key requirement of a healthy and happy life: PM Modi

10:50 am: Sports has a direct connection with fitness: PM Modi

10:45 am: My wishes to you all on National Sports Day. It was on this day that India got a sports star like Major Dhyan Chand who left the world spell-bound: PM Modi

The campaign is supported by several national sports icons including World Badminton champion PV Sindhu, sprinter Hima Das along with celebrated wrestlers Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik.

The nation-wide campaign aims to encourage people to inculcate physical activity and sports in their everyday lives.

A committee comprising government officials, members of Indian Olympic Association (IOA), national sports federations, private bodies and fitness promoters was also formed to advise the government on the Fit India Movement.

The 28-member committee, which will be under the chairmanship of sports minister Kiren Rijiju, has 12 members from the government, including secretaries of Sports, Secondary Education, Ayush, Youth Affairs, among others.

IOA President and seven NSF heads, including those of boxing, athletics, football and cycling, are also a part of the committee.

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Representatives of private bodies such as Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Reliance Foundation, JSW Cement and JSW Paints, SE TransStadia Pvt. Ltd., Tata Trusts, ASSOCHAM India, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), and actors Shilpa Shetty and Milind Soman will also be involved.

Last year, then sports minister Rajyavardhan Rathore had also floated a fitness campaign called #HumFitTohIndiaFit. He had posted a video on Twitter doing 10 push-ups while encouraging sports personalities and people to share pictures and videos on the site to show how they kept themselves fit.


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