IYA held the Madhya Pradesh State Chapter formation meeting on July 10, 2020. The meeting commenced with a prayer. The first State Chapter meeting was presided over by Dr. Jaideep Arya ji, Joint Secretary, IYA and Regional Coordinator, North Region, IYA. He then gave an overview of the Association, its formation, development and future plans. He also gave an elaborate vision about the potential and possibilities of the Madhya Pradesh State Chapter.
The meeting was attending Smt Ekta Bouderlique, Working Director, SPPPRC, IYA & Representative of SCRM, Smt. Garima Khandelwal, Art of Living Foundation, Bengaluru, Smt Pushpanjali Sharma, Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar, Shri Rajender Arya, Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar, Smt.Manisha Dhadore, Dev Sanskriti Vishwa Vidyalaya, Shri Sandeep Dixit, S.M.Y.M. Samiti (Kaivalyadham), Lonavla, Dr. R.H Lata, SVYASA, Bengaluru, Shri Gajendra Singh Gautam, Shri Ram Chandra Mission, Shri Swadesh Sharma, Shri Ram Chandra Mission, Shri Yash Tongia, The Yoga Institute, Mumbai, Dr Yashawant Bhati, Secretary, Ujjain Yoga Life Society, Shri Vedprakash Sharma ji, Poet, Writer, Social worker, Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Ajay Dubey, Madhya Pradesh and Shri Karan Singh Pawar, State Incharge, Bharat Swabhiman Trust, Madhya Pradesh (East).
Member Institutions who have either given representation or have sought time to give representation were Pundit Radheshyam Mishra, Director, Ujjain Yoga Life Society, Ujjain, Shri. Manoj Sharma, Sri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry, CA Ankur Goyal, Chartered Accountant of M/s Ujjain Yoga Life Society and Shri Ajay Dhagat, Jabalpur.
The nominees who were recommended for different posts of the Madhya Pradesh State Chapter are Smt.Pushpanjali Sharma, Patanjali Yog Samiti, Rajya Prabhari- MP for Chairperson, Dr R.H Lata for Vice Chairperson, Dr Yashawant Bhati for Vice Chairperson, Shri Sandeep Dixit for Joint Secretary, Shri Yash Tongia for Joint Secretary, Shri Karan Singh Pawar for Joint Secretary, Shri Rajender Arya for Joint Secretary, Smt.Manisha Dhadore for Joint Secretary (Research), Shri Gajendra Singh Gautam for Secretary, Smt.Garima Khandelwal for Treasurer, Shri. Manoj Sharma for Member, Dr. Ajay Dubey for Member and Shri Vedprakash Sharma for Patron of the State Chapter.