India will celebrate the 11th International Day of Yoga on June 21, 2025, and in advance, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has declared early morning services to support commuters who will be going to yoga activities.
In an official notification posted on X, the DMRC said, “Delhi Metro services will start from 4am from all the originating stations on 21st June 2025 (Saturday) to enable the travel of yoga lovers on International Day of Yoga, 2025.”
The DMRC also made it clear that trains on all lines will operate every 30 minutes up to the time when normal services start according to the day’s routine. “Services will be available on all lines at an interval of 30 minutes from 4 am onwards until the start of passenger services according to daily timetable,” the statement added.
Nation Gears Up for Yoga Celebrations
While India gets ready to celebrate the big day, various events are being organized across the nation. This year’s central theme is “Yoga for One Earth, One Health.” The prime programme, Yoga Sangam, will host a mass yoga demo in conformity with the Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) at more than one lakh places on June 21, 6:30-7:45 am.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the primary event from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, reinforcing India’s commitment to promoting yoga as a unifying global practice.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta also confirmed that yoga events will be held at 11 locations in the capital city. She praised PM Modi’s efforts, noting, ‘Thanks to the initiatives by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Yoga Day is being celebrated in international forums and the whole world is embracing Yoga very fondly.”
These combined efforts reflect India’s commitment to demonstrating the timespan relevance of yoga in contemporary life, both domestically and internationally.