Yoga army looks to tap wellness industry, but certification checks needed

The government is creating a pool of employable yoga professionals with the greater involvement of the likes of Baba Ramdev and Sri Sri Ravishankar

Ever since the United Nations announced June 21 as World Yoga Day in 2015, Narendra Modi's government has moved aggressively to ensure rules regarding the ancient practice are made and shaped in India. The government announced the ‘Yoga Professionals Scheme’ coinciding with the first World Yoga Day. Since then, the government says on an average some three people have been certified as a ‘Yoga Professional’ every day. The government also says it has certified, through private agencies, more than 3,000 people as yoga instructors in about three years. But the actual number could be well above that. The certifications were