MANAS App

Current Context: The Principal Scientific Advisor K Vijay Raghavan launched the ‘MANAS App’.

• 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