Yoga for Indian Army soldiers

New Delhi - As per Indian parliamentary panel recommendation the Indian Army to immediately introduce yoga for its soldiers in field areas to de-stress them.

‘There is also imperative need for regular lectures and exercises on yoga techniques to de-Stress our jawans in field units. Immediate steps may be initiated in this direction,’ the standing committee on defence said in its ‘Review of medical services and education in the defence sector’ tabled in both houses of parliament .

It recommended that the strength of the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) be raised ‘in proportion to its increased workload and responsibility’ and that the Pune-based AFMC Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) be converted into a deemed university.