Question : Who has recently(February 2022) said that National tele mental health programme will be launched to improve access to quality mental health counselling and care services ?
a. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
b. Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya
c. Minister of Science and Technology
d. Dr Girdhar Gyani, Director General, Association of Healthcare Providers
Ans. a.
Related facts —
- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Budget-2022-23, said the National tele mental health programme will be launched to improve access to quality mental health counselling and care services which will consist of digital registries of health providers and health facilities, unique health identity, consent framework, and universal access to health facilities.
- Dr Girdhar Gyani, DGAHP(India), said the government’s intent of focusing on setting up 23-mental health centres will be beneficial in general and more specifically for long COVID patients.
- It is notable that expenditure on the health sector is pegged at Rs 86,606 crores compared to around 74,000 crores in the current fiscal year, which is a marginal increase but coupled with the overall increase in capital expenditure.
- It is notable that health sector has been allocated Rs 86,200.65 crore in the recent Union Budget, a hike of 16 percent over Rs 73,931 crore in 2021-22, with the government also announcing the National Tele Mental Health Programme and roll out of an open platform for the National Digital Health Ecosystem.
- DGAHP —
- DAGHP stands for — Director General, Association of Healthcare Providers.
- Dr Girdhar Gyani is currently working as Director General, Association of Healthcare Providers (India).
By – Pankaj Pandey