Bagmati Province Chief Minister Kiran Thapa Magar has pledged to develop the province as a model destination for yoga, health, tourism and prosperity. Speaking at an honouring programme organised by the Patanjali Yoga Committee in Bhaktapur on Saturday, he said the provincial government would create a yoga council to make yoga and a healthy lifestyle accessible to citizens. He also said Bhaktapur would be developed as a centre for yoga, education and health.
A provincial yoga council planned
Thapa Magar presented the proposed council as a way to bring yoga and healthy living within reach of people across Bagmati Province. His announcement places the creation of a provincial body at the centre of the government’s stated plan to promote yoga. The chief minister did not provide further details at the programme about the council’s structure, timeline or specific activities.
The pledge links yoga with the broader goal of making Bagmati a model province for health and prosperity. Thapa Magar also included tourism in that vision, presenting the province’s development ambitions as connected rather than limited to a single sector. His remarks set out the government’s intended direction, while the announcement offered no additional implementation details.
Bhaktapur’s proposed role
The chief minister identified Bhaktapur as a place with a particular role in the plan, saying it would be developed as a centre for yoga, education and health. The proposal would position the city as a focal point for those areas within the wider provincial vision. The remarks did not specify what facilities or programmes would be created, or how the proposed development would be carried out.
By naming Bhaktapur alongside the provincial yoga council, Thapa Magar outlined two parts of the plan: a province-wide effort to make yoga more accessible and a city-level ambition to establish a centre for yoga, education and health. Both proposals were presented at the Patanjali Yoga Committee’s honouring programme, where the chief minister spoke about the province’s future development priorities.
Wider vision for Bagmati
Thapa Magar’s stated goal is to make Bagmati a model province for yoga, health, tourism and prosperity. The announcement connects the promotion of yoga and a healthy lifestyle with that broader ambition, while the proposed council is intended to help bring those practices within reach of citizens. Bhaktapur’s proposed role adds an education and health focus to the vision.
The remarks mark a commitment to pursue these goals, but further information will be needed to clarify how the plans will be put into practice. At the event, Thapa Magar announced the proposed council and Bhaktapur’s intended role without setting out a timetable or detailing resources, responsibilities or programmes. The government’s next steps will determine how the commitments are translated into initiatives for residents and the province’s wider development.
