- The app is launched to promote mental wellbeing across all age groups in India.
- The app will focus to promote positive mental health in the age group of 15-35 in its initial stage.
- The MANAS signifies ‘Mental Health and Normalcy Augmentation System’.
- The MANAS app is endorsed as a National Program by the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology and Innovation Advisory Council.
- The app is a scalable, comprehensive, and national digital well-being platform to promote the mental well-being of people.
- In the health and wellness efforts of various government ministries of India, mental health improvement games and tools are integrated into the app.
- The app was initiated Principal Scientific Advisor Office and was jointly executed by AFMC (Armed Forces Medical College), Pune, NIMHANS Bengaluru, and C-DAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing) Bengaluru.
- Static Part:
- World Mental Health Day: 10th Oct 2021
Question:
Q.1 Who among the following launched MANAS App which promotes mental wellbeing across all the age groups in India?
a. Dr Harsh Vardhan
b. Arjun Munda
c. Smriti Zubin Irani
d. K Vijay Raghavan
a. Dr Harsh Vardhan
b. Arjun Munda
c. Smriti Zubin Irani
d. K Vijay Raghavan
