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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Name the mobile app launched for community mental-health well-being of citizens on scalable, secure, and digital platforms by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India.
A
COACH
B
MIND
C
MOOD
D
MANAS
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Why in News. Recently, the government of India launched a mobile app, MANAS (Mental Health and Normalcy Augmentation System) to promote mental wellbeing across age groups. MANAS was endorsed as a national program by the Prime Minister’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Advisory Council (PM-STIAC).

Detailed explanation-2: -K Vijay Raghavan has launched the MANAS App to promote wellbeing across age groups. The word MANAS stands for Mental Health and Normalcy Augmentation System.

Detailed explanation-3: -UPSC Mains MANAS stands for Mental Health and Normalcy Augmentation System. The app is a comprehensive, scalable, and national digital wellbeing platform aimed to promote mental wellbeing across age groups.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Tele Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (Tele-MANAS) initiative of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare was launched on Monday on occasion of the World Mental Health Day.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tele-MANAS aims to provide free tele-mental health services all over the country round the clock, particularly catering to people in remote or under-served areas.

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