On the occasion of National Sports Day 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the 'Fit India Movement' on Thursday, August 29, 2019. PM Modi will deliver an address in New Delhi and will also take a fitness pledge. The event will be organised at Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. The event will live stream on the official Youtube channel of PIB (Press Information Bureau). The live streaming will also be available on Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India's official Facebook Page. The event will also live telecast on television. Doordarshan will broadcast the event live on television.

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Under #FitIndiaMovement, PM will also motivate Indian citizens to walk at least 10000 steps on August 29 and follow the habit in their daily lives. University Grants Commission (UGC) has also urged higher educational institutes to make necessary preparations for students of schools and colleges to watch PM Modi’s event live. If you want to watch the live telecast of the #FitIndiaMovement, you can switch to  Doordarshan channel at 8 AM (IST). If you are unable to watch it on television, you can check the official Youtube channel of PIB to witness the live streaming. Check live streaming of ‘Launch of FIT India Programme by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’. 

UGC has also planned to launch Fit India Movement Portal under which education institutions will undertake fitness programmes for students. Physical and sports activities of students will be undertaken under the programme.  After PM Modi’s speech, some cultural and sports activities will be organised for students, teachers and parents Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. National Sports Day 2019 is celebrated on Agusut 29 every year in India to commemorate the birth anniversary of late former Indian hockey player Dhyan Chand.

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