Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya said that Sunday on Cycle has today become a passion and a culture among people. Talking to media on the occasion of the first anniversary of the Sunday on Cycle programm today, Dr Mandaviya said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, this initiative was launched to promote fitness and fight obesity.

 

He said the programme also encourages people to adopt cycling as a solution to reduce pollution. The Minister highlighted that public participation has increased significantly. He highlighted that the initiative began with just 500 participants at five locations and now being organised at around 8 thousand locations across the country.