FITPASS Co-founder Akshay Verma sits down with RJ Swati from Red FM to discuss how policy and perception have shaped the fitness ecosystem, and why making fitness affordable and accessible is essential for the nation’s health.

FITPASS, India’s largest fitness membership programme with over 8,100 gyms and fitness centres across 130+ cities, has already driven landmark change. In 2018, Akshay Verma played a key role in reducing the GST on fitness memberships from 28% to 18%, making wellness more achievable for millions.

In 2020, during COVID, he also single-handedly led the move for health insurance to cover access to fitness memberships and services, a breakthrough moment in recognising prevention as healthcare.

This vodcast goes beyond the statistics to shed light on India’s fitness ecosystem and the reforms still needed to make preventive health a true priority.

Tune in, get informed, and be part of the ongoing conversation to make fitness affordable for all. FITPASS website- https://fitpass.co.in/

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Mr. Tarun Sharma, Founder and CEO, Yodda Eldercare. Yodda Eldercare is a technology focused premium and exclusive eldercare services and solutions provider. Yodda is enabling seniors and elders to avail integrated and sustainable healthcare services with the touch of a button on the app. It provides 24/7 emergency response, healthcare assistance and concierge services to senior citizens in the cities of Pune, Mumbai, and Hyderabad. It also provides an emergency SOS and community platform to elders living throughout the rest of the country. In this episode Mr. Tarun Sharma has talked about his journey and the challenges he has faced. He highlighted the importance of technology in the healthcare sector. Listen to the full episode to know more about Yodda Eldercare and Mr. Tarun Sharma.

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Neha Bagaria, Founder & CEO HerKey (formerly JobsForHer) After taking a 3.6-year break in her own career when she had her children. Prior to her career break, she worked at Kemwell, a biopharmaceutical manufacturing company based in Bangalore, where she was involved in the fields of HR, Finance and Marketing strategy for their facilities in India, Sweden and the US. Before she moved to Bangalore, Neha was the Founder & CEO of Paragon, an educational startup based in Mumbai to bring the Advanced Placement Program to India. Neha has graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, with honours in Finance, Marketing and Management of Information Systems. Set of Questions: Despite various initiatives, women's participation in the Indian workforce remains lower, even further at the executive level. One of the key reasons that you’ve mentioned is that women are not as engaged in their careers.

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