Answer: Anurag Thakur
Notes: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag Thakur, launched a nationwide programme of Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 on August 13, 2021 to celebrate the Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav. According to union sports minister, this programme has been launched at 75 ‘iconic’ locations. The Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 will conclude on October 2, 2021. During this period, people from each district and each village will participate in the freedom run movement. In the freedom run 1.0, about 5 crore people had joined. This year, the number has increased to 7.5 crore people. Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 was flagged off from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi. Government has planned to reach out to every household with the mantra of ‘Fitness ki dose ‘aadha ghanta roz’ in order to keep Indians fit. Fit India Freedom Runs will be organised across 744 Districts, 75 villages in each of 744 Districts and 30,000 Educational Institutions in India. First edition of the ‘Fit India Freedom Run’ was organized from August 15 to October 2, 2020.
