AYUSH Ministry sets up interdisciplinary team of experts to explore the potential of Yoga as a productivity enhancing tool

The Ministry of AYUSH has set up a a high level interdisciplinary committee to explore various aspects of the Productivity dimension of Yoga.
The committee would be chaired by Dr. H. R Nagendra, Chancellor, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA).
The main objective to form this committee is to find answer to following questions:
- Can yoga be deployed as a productivity boosting tool at the workplace?
- Can its wider adoption have positive implications on the systematic growth and development of the economy, and hence the nation?
Other members of this committee will include representatives from AIIMS New Delhi, IIM Bangalore, IIT Bombay, various leading Yoga institutions, the corporate sector and the AYUSH Ministry.
The committee will submit its preliminary recommendations by May 2021.