Fit India Freedom Run 7.0

2ND OCTOBER – 31ST OCTOBER 2026

Background

The Fit India Freedom Run was first launched in 2020 to inspire citizens to embrace fitness and raise awareness about the prevention of lifestyle diseases. The run encourages people to dedicate at least 30 minutes each day to physical activity while promoting the dual message of Swachhata and Swasth (Cleanliness and Health).

Now in its 7th edition, the Freedom Run 7.0 will be held from 2 October (Gandhi Jayanti) to 31 October (National Unity Day). It is envisioned as the country's largest fitness and cleanliness Jan Andolan, bringing together educational institutions, PSUs, ministries, communities, athletes, and citizens in a nationwide movement.

    • Inspire citizens to engage in 30 minutes of daily fitness activity.
    • Encourage freedom from lifestyle diseases through mass participation.
    • Promote community cleanliness via plogging runs.
    • Celebrate National Unity Day (31st Oct) with the Unity Run.
    • Embed values of responsibility, fitness, and collective well-being.
    • Launch (2nd Oct): National & state-level launch with plog runs, and fitness assemblies.
    • Daily/Weekly Runs (3rd–30th Oct): Schools, RWAs, PSUs, ministries, and local bodies to host fitness runs, walks, yoga, cycling, and plogging.
    • SundaysOnCycle (5th, 12th, 19th, 26th Oct): Special cycling and plogging drives.
    • Celebrate National Unity Day (31st Oct) with the Unity Run.
    • Culmination (31st Oct): The Unity Run across India on National Unity Day.
    • Institutions must register on the Fit India Portal.
    • Upload event details (participants, kms covered, cleanliness drives).
    • E-certificates auto-generated for participants.
  • “I pledge to stay fit, encourage my family and community to adopt daily fitness, and keep my surroundings clean. Through fitness and cleanliness, I will contribute to building a healthier, stronger, and united India.”
  • Be a part of India’s largest fitness & cleanliness movement. Run for health. Run for unity. Run for India!