Highlighted the priorities of the Youth-20 conference

Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, the chief guest of the Y20 Consultation, threw broad light on the priorities of the Youth-20 conference.
She said that today more than 1.5 lakh health and wellness centers are providing health services in the country.
Panel discussions on topics like Yoga & Mental Health, Holistic & Spiritual Health and Sports & Fitness were also organized

During the inauguration on the second day of the Youth-20 Consultation Summit held at AIIMS Rishikesh, emphasis was laid on promoting holistic health. The chief guest of the programme, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar said that only healthy youth can use their energy in the development of the country. That’s why it is necessary that every youth of the country should be physically and mentally healthy. She said that in order to make India a world leader, we have to improve the future of our youth.
Group discussions on health and holistic development of youth by various youth representatives of G-20 countries continued till late evening in various sessions on the second day of the Youth-20 Summit. Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar, who arrived as the chief guest of the summit on Friday, threw light on the priorities of the Youth-20 conference. She said that the Prime Minister of the country Shri Narendra Modi has a vision that the youth of our country should give special recognition to the country at the international level. This is possible only when the youth of the country remain healthy. Dr Pravin said that it is the result of PM Modi’s vision that today more than 1.5 lakh health and wellness centers are providing service in the country. She called the ‘Khelo India Yojana’ launched in the year 2018 with the aim of reaching the youth at the international level through sports. Union Minister Bharati Pawar, referring to teleconsultation run by Rishikesh AIIMS and the facility of delivery of medicines by drone to remote areas, described it as a multi-beneficial scheme in the field of health services and praised AIIMS Rishikesh for running this scheme. She described the Youth-20 event as a global platform for the youth and said that the Youth-20 conference being organized in various places across the country under the guidance of Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur.
Earlier, welcoming Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Bharti Pawar, Executive Director of AIIMS Rishikesh, Prof. Meenu Singh described the various events being organized under the Youth-20 Summit as a special opportunity to improve the future of the youth. Said that in this summit more than 700 youth participants from India and abroad are sharing their views.

Youth-20 President Anmol Sovit also addressed the program. He said that under the leadership of PM Modi, the central government has a vision to make the country a “golden” nation by the year 2050. This will be possible only when the youth of the country move forward by strengthening themselves on the agenda of health and sports. Expressing concern, he said that 30 percent youth of the country are currently suffering from depression due to various reasons. For this, it is necessary that he should adopt yoga and spirituality to keep himself mentally healthy.

Special guest, Finance and Urban Development Minister of Uttarakhand Government, Shri Prem Chand Aggarwal expressed hope that the youth of the country will get inspiration from this conference to develop their thinking in the interest of the country and will be able to provide a new direction to the world.
Earlier, Union Minister Bharti Pawar inspected the hospital including the helipad of AIIMS and gave necessary guidelines after meeting with the officials and doctors.

During this State Commission for Women Chairperson Kusum Kandwal, Dean Academics Prof. Jaya Chaturvedi, Director of AIIMS Delhi Prof. Srinivas, Director of Mangalagiri AIIMS Prof. Mukesh Tripathi, Director of AIIMS Rae Bareli Prof. Arvind Rajvanshi, Director of AIIMS Guwahati Prof. Ashok Puranik, Director of AIIMS Rishikesh Financial Advisor Lt. Col. S. Siddharth, Administrative Officer Gaurav Badola along with Dr. Geeta Negi, Dr. Monica Pathania, Dr. Niti Gupta, Dr. Mayank Mishra, Dr. Bhavna Gupta, Dr. Daljeet, Dr. Priyanka, Dr. Mridul Dhar, Dr. Kalyani, Dr. Anish Gupta, Dr. Shazia, Dr. Ashish Bhute, Dr. Prakhar Sharma, Dr. Vandana Dhingra, Dr. Vinod and other staff members of the institute were present.

Other Programmes –
On the second day of the Youth 20 consultation event, a morning yoga session was organized at the auditorium of AIIMS. In which about 70 domestic and foreign participants took part. On this occasion, Yoga connoisseur from Finland Madam Hadi called upon the young seekers to compulsorily include Yoga mode in their daily routine. In the yoga session, AIIMS Executive Director Professor Dr. Meenu Singh, Dr. Vandana Dhingra, Dr. Prakhar Sharma, Dr. Rohit Gupta, Dr. Pankaj Sharma, Dr. Vinod, Dr. Pooja Bhadoria, Yoga Instructor of AIIMS AYUSH Department Deepchand Joshi, Sandeep Bhandari, Amit Bhardwaj, Beena etc were present.

As part of the two-day Youth 20 Consultation event organized at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh, a panel discussion session on Yoga and Mental Health was organized on Friday, in which experts presented their lectures on the positive changes that yoga can bring in life.
The panelists in this session were Finland’s leading yoga teacher and spiritual teacher Heidi Sokka, neuropsychiatrist Hyderabad Dr. Charan Teja Kogant, yoga expert and entrepreneur Goa Shraddha Jain, Indian Foreign Service (IFS) Sweta Bansal, director AIMS Mohali Dr. Bhavneet Bharti, head yoga philosophy Teacher Hare Krishna Das, Director of Delhi AIIMS Prof. N. Srinivasan and Dr. Ashok Khurana were involved. While the moderators who questioned the experts were Dr. Mayank Mishra and Ruchita Mishra.
Youth shared their views through panel discussions on various topics under the Youth-20 Summit. A panel discussion on the topic ‘Holistic and Spiritual Health’ in the first session questioned the cause of drug addiction. Chairpersons of this session were Prof. Sunil Saini and Dr. Rajendra Doval. Moderators were Dr. Venugopal Damrela and Neetu Kainth. While the panellists Dr. Saraswati Hegde, Jeeva G. Hammond, Nishant Sharma, Dr. Sheetal Soni, Indra Dhar and Manideepa Manji also participated. During this, after discussion on overall health and discussion, the youth kept their point through many questions. Moderators questioned the definition of addiction.
The theme of sports and fitness was discussed in the panel discussion organized in the third session of the Youth 20 Summit. The panelists in this session included Col RS Jamwal, eminent mountaineer, Lt Col DD Goyal, Vidisha Baliyan athlete, Bharat Sachdeva Health Consultant, Ilyash Patel, Dr Saikat Mandal Senior Clinical Fellow. While those who asked questions included Moderator retired Prof. Lt. Col. Akunar Sabharwal Psychologist, Dr. Bhavna Gupta of AIIMS Rishikesh.
Director of AIIMS Mangalagiri, Prof. Mukesh Tripathi said that it is necessary to accept defeat in sports and maintain the hope of winning again.
In response to a question asked by mountaineer Colonel RS Jamwal, he shared his experiences and described the area as adventurous and challenging. The two-day conference ended with cultural programs