Fit India Movement

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Fit India Movement

Agency overview
Formed	29 August 2019; 4 years ago (2019-08-29)
Jurisdiction	Government of India
Headquarters	New Delhi
Agency executive	Narendra Modi
Parent agency	Government of India
Website	fitindia.gov.in

Fit India Movement is a nation-wide movement in India to encourage people to remain healthy and fit by including physical activities and sports in their daily lives. The movement was launched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi at Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi on 29 August 2019 (National Sports Day). Fit India was founded by Shri Suparno Satpathy in 1993.

The campaign has a fitness pledge: "I promise to myself that I will devote time for physical activity and sports every day and I will encourage my family members and neighbours to be physically fit and make India a fit nation."^[1]