Budget 2022: FM Sitharaman announces launch of mental health programme

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New Delhi, Feb 01, 2022: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget, said a national tele-mental health program will be launched for mental health counselling. IIT Bangalore will provide tech support for the programme.

 

She also said an open platform for the National Digital Health Ecosystem will be rolled out.

"It will consist of digital registries of health providers and health facilities, unique health identity and universal access to health facilities," she said.

She said the government is focused on empowering the youths, women and the poor sections in the country, adding that the government’s next target is to create 60 lakh jobs.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting her fourth Budget that is aimed at maintaining the world’s fastest-growing economy tag for India.

The budget comes days before the first phase of voting in Uttar Pradesh, which along with four other states is going to the polls to elect a new state government.

Indian economy is estimated to expand 9.2 per cent in the fiscal year that ends in March, following a contraction of 7.3 per cent in the previous fiscal.

Courtesy:India Today