In December 2025, Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS), led the 1st anniversary celebrations of “Fit India Sundays on Cycle” movement with over 1,500 participants at Rock Beach in Union Territory (UT) of Puducherry.
- K. Kailashnathan, Lieutenant (Lt.) Governor of UT Puducherry; N. Rangaswamy, CM of UT Puducherry, and other distinguished government officials were also present at the event.
Exam Hints:
- Event? Celebrations of 1st Anniversary of Fit India Sundays on Cycle
- Celebrations Led by: Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, MYAS
- Where? Rock Beach, Puducherry
- Originally Launched in: December 2024
- Key Launch: Fit India Mobile App Carbon Credit Incentivization
- Supporters: NaMo Fit India Cycling Clubs, MyBharat volunteers
About Fit India Sundays on Cycle:
Launches: The Fit India Sundays on Cycle programme was launched on December 17, 2024, by Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, and builds upon the earlier Fit India Cycling Drive.
Model: The programme is conducted every Sunday as a nationwide weekly activity.
Objective: It motivates people of all age groups to adopt cycling as a regular fitness habit.
Key Details of Celebrations:
ParticipationPadma Bhushan and Khel Ratna awardees P. R. Sreejesh and Sharath Kamal joined the cycling ride, motivating over 1,500 cyclists from schools, universities, NaMo Cycling Clubs, and the community.
Supporters: The movement is supported by NaMo Fit India Cycling Clubs and MyBharat volunteers.
Key Activities: In order to celebrate the 1st anniversary of the movement, various activities like: Zumba, carom, chess, mallakhamb, silambam, yoga, rope, skipping were organised.
Celebrations Across India: The movement spanned across Sports Authority of India (SAI) and Khelo India centres in Hazaribagh(Jharkhand), Kargil, Patiala(Punjab), Lucknow(Uttar Pradesh, UP), Golaghat, Rajnandgaon, Hisar(Haryana), Tinsukia, Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh, AP), Kashipur, and Cuttack (Odisha).
- Also, more events were organised in collaboration with various banks across the country.
Key Launch: During the event, Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Madaviy launched ‘Fit India Mobile App Carbon Credit Incentivization’, aimed to boost cycling enthusiasts.
- Also, top 3 cyclists: Bharatbhai Parmar, Shashikant Veerkar, and Govind Singh, who garnered the highest carbon credits were felicitated at the event.
- Through Fit India Mobile App, top 3 cyclists from every State/UT will be incentivised on a monthly basis.
Felicitation of Fit India Ambassadors: The Fit India Ambassadors and Influencers namely, Nidhi Nigam, Aishwarya Raj (Champion) and ambassadors Shikha Gupta, Yukti Arya, mountaineer Divya Arul, and Tamil Nadu (TN) Cycling State Champion Siva Senthil, were felicitated at the event, in recognition of their contributions in championing the cause of Sundays on Cycle initiative.
About Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MoYAS):
Union Minister- Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya (Constituency- Porbandar, Gujarat)
Minister of State (MoS)- Raksha Nikhil Khadse (Constituency- Raver, Maharashtra)
