The Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India launched the “MANAS” App to promote wellbeing across age groups.
Key takeaways
It was jointly executed by NIMHANS Bengaluru, AFMC Pune and C-DAC Bengaluru.
MANAS which stands for Mental Health and Normalcy Augmentation System was endorsed as a national program by the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC).
It is a comprehensive, scalable, and national digital wellbeing platform.
It is an app developed to augment mental well-being of Indian citizens.
It integrates the health and wellness efforts of various government ministries, scientifically validated indigenous tools with gamified interfaces developed/researched by various national bodies and research institutions.