Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Singh Thakur will be launching the 'Fit India Freedom Run 2.0' program today. This is to commemorate 74 years of Independence which India will be celebrating on August 15. This initiative was a part of 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav' which was flagged off by PM Modi. 

To celebrate Independence Day, we have launched Fit India Freedom Run 2.0 nationwide. This has been launched at 75 iconic locations today. This campaign will run till October 2. 75 villages from each district of the country will take part in this," Sports minister said. He further said that in the coming days till October 2, people from each district and each village will participate in this movement. Last year, 5 crore people joined us and this time 7.5 crore people will directly join us. I hope this number will go up as the campaign progresses.

As per the official release by the ministry, 75 physical events at different historical locations will also be launched. "The aim is to encourage people to take up fitness activities such as running and sports in their daily lives and get freedom from obesity, laziness, stress, anxiety, diseases etc. Through this campaign, citizens will be given a call, "FITNESS KI DOSE AADHA GHANTA ROZ",  resolve to include physical activity of at least 30 minutes daily in their lives, The release reads.

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